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Channel Four cancels News at Noon and More 4 News

Job losses inevitable - Krishnan Guru-Murthy however to stay with C4N (August 2009)

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Channel 4 is axing its lunchtime news bulletin and More4 News as part of a cost-cutting move that will place a number of journalism jobs under threat.

Staff at ITN, which produces Channel 4's news output, were told of the decision at lunchtime today. Channel 4 insiders said the aim was to protect the flagship 7pm bulletin, presented by Jon Snow.

The loss of News at Noon and More4 News will place an unspecified number of jobs at ITN under threat. Krishnan Guru-Murthy, anchor of News at Noon, will stay with Channel 4 News.

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Last edited by DVB Cornwall on 5 August 2009 2:41pm
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chris
Controversial move.
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breakingnews
How many viewers did the bulletin get?
BN
Breakfast News
Only ever watched News at Noon when The Daily Politics wasn't on...but always enjoyed it, I liked the more lighter tone it took...Khrisnan was a great anchor on it. Shame about More4...again only caught it now and then, but it did commission some good reports which were not covered in great depth by the mainstream news shows.
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Brekkie
No surprise about More4 News - indeed surprised it lasted this long considering it's ratings, but such a shame the News at Noon bulletin is going - easily the best of the lunchtime offering, and arguably one of the best bulletins of the day. I'd have sacrificed the weekend news before that.
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Nicky
Wasn't really a fan of More 4 News, but it's sad to hear that the News at Noon is going. It always seemed like a pretty decent bulletin whenever I tuned into it. Another smack in the face for ITN, no doubt.
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chris
To what extent does Ofcom require Channel 4 to show news programmes, or is it not at all?
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Brekkie
chris posted:
To what extent does Ofcom require Channel 4 to show news programmes, or is it not at all?

They're not actually required to show any.
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bilky asko
Brekkie posted:
chris posted:
To what extent does Ofcom require Channel 4 to show news programmes, or is it not at all?

They're not actually required to show any.


Oh, great! If they want to save some more money I'll do some news.
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roo
Gutted. Without More4 News, how can I criticise Kylie Morris' awful taste in clothes? And, without News at Noon, where will the highlight of my life be where the little Irish man gets to present and has the whole big screen to himself, which visibly overwhelms him? Terrible.
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excel99
News at Noon has always seemed a bit 'isolated' in the schedules to me. Before it is either repeats or education programming, and after it is repeats or maybe a Film. Not much else to draw the viewer to Channel 4 at that time. For this reason I wonder why bother with the proposed replacement lunchtime summary bulletin
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Inspector Sands
Brekkie posted:
chris posted:
To what extent does Ofcom require Channel 4 to show news programmes, or is it not at all?

They're not actually required to show any.


Yes they are:

Quote:
News programmes shall be provided at intervals throughout the
period for which the Channel 4 Service is provided, with at least
one programme at lunchtimes each weekday and one in the
early evening each weekday and a programme in the early
evening at weekends on both Saturday and Sunday.
(b) Not less than 208 hours in each calendar year of the Licensing
Period of news programmes in peak viewing time shall be
included in the Channel 4 Service. Such news programmes
shall be of high quality and deal with both national and
international matters. Coverage shall be accurate, impartial,
authoritative and comprehensive, in terms both of geography
and subject matter. Live coverage of important, fast-moving
events shall be provided, with news flashes outside regular
bulletins as appropriate.

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/c4/c4drl.pdf

Channel 4 News at lunchtime however is a relatively new thing - starting during the Iraq war

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