LF
The US election studios have been awful. A lot more effort had gone into the 2010 UK election studio, and this years one!
Whilst the minor tweaks to the regular studio look relatively pleasant, it must be pointed out that ITV put more effort into both the 08 and 2012 U.S. elections, studio wise, which I think speaks volumes.
The US election studios have been awful. A lot more effort had gone into the 2010 UK election studio, and this years one!
NI
The US election studios have been awful. A lot more effort had gone into the 2010 UK election studio, and this years one!
No, they haven't been awful, and whether you like the Election 2015 set or not, there's absolutely no denying the fact that more effort went into both the 2008 and 2012 US election sets than this year's effort.
ITV is generally more pacey and energetic than the Beeb on election night, so I've no doubt their coverage will be spot on as usual. Not a fan of Tom Bradby's presentation style but let's wait and see!
Whilst the minor tweaks to the regular studio look relatively pleasant, it must be pointed out that ITV put more effort into both the 08 and 2012 U.S. elections, studio wise, which I think speaks volumes.
The US election studios have been awful. A lot more effort had gone into the 2010 UK election studio, and this years one!
No, they haven't been awful, and whether you like the Election 2015 set or not, there's absolutely no denying the fact that more effort went into both the 2008 and 2012 US election sets than this year's effort.
ITV is generally more pacey and energetic than the Beeb on election night, so I've no doubt their coverage will be spot on as usual. Not a fan of Tom Bradby's presentation style but let's wait and see!
NE
newsman1
There's a half-hour bulletin this Sunday night on ITV at 10. It's probably because of the government-forming negotiations that will probably follow the general election but there's a normal weekend-length bulletin on Saturday night at 10. If it's the case that fewer people watch the news on a Saturday evening than on a Sunday evening then why is that?
BR
Sunday night has always been stronger for news mainly as the overall audience is higher I suspect, both in the early evening and later at night. You don't need to delve into the rota threads to see that ITV put a lot more effort into the Sunday bulletins than on Saturday.
There's a half-hour bulletin this Sunday night on ITV at 10. It's probably because of the government-forming negotiations that will probably follow the general election but there's a normal weekend-length bulletin on Saturday night at 10. If it's the case that fewer people watch the news on a Saturday evening than on a Sunday evening then why is that?
Sunday night has always been stronger for news mainly as the overall audience is higher I suspect, both in the early evening and later at night. You don't need to delve into the rota threads to see that ITV put a lot more effort into the Sunday bulletins than on Saturday.
NE
newsman1
There's a half-hour bulletin this Sunday night on ITV at 10. It's probably because of the government-forming negotiations that will probably follow the general election but there's a normal weekend-length bulletin on Saturday night at 10. If it's the case that fewer people watch the news on a Saturday evening than on a Sunday evening then why is that?
Sunday night has always been stronger for news mainly as the overall audience is higher I suspect, both in the early evening and later at night. You don't need to delve into the rota threads to see that ITV put a lot more effort into the Sunday bulletins than on Saturday.
Why would people be less interested in news on a Saturday than on a Sunday?
GM
Sunday night has always been stronger for news mainly as the overall audience is higher I suspect, both in the early evening and later at night. You don't need to delve into the rota threads to see that ITV put a lot more effort into the Sunday bulletins than on Saturday.
Why would people be less interested in news on a Saturday than on a Sunday?
Less tends to happen on a Saturday I suppose - it's the day of the week where some people like to switch off from "bad news", and be entertained. Just a theory.
There's a half-hour bulletin this Sunday night on ITV at 10. It's probably because of the government-forming negotiations that will probably follow the general election but there's a normal weekend-length bulletin on Saturday night at 10. If it's the case that fewer people watch the news on a Saturday evening than on a Sunday evening then why is that?
Sunday night has always been stronger for news mainly as the overall audience is higher I suspect, both in the early evening and later at night. You don't need to delve into the rota threads to see that ITV put a lot more effort into the Sunday bulletins than on Saturday.
Why would people be less interested in news on a Saturday than on a Sunday?
Less tends to happen on a Saturday I suppose - it's the day of the week where some people like to switch off from "bad news", and be entertained. Just a theory.
AN
Sunday night has always been stronger for news mainly as the overall audience is higher I suspect, both in the early evening and later at night. You don't need to delve into the rota threads to see that ITV put a lot more effort into the Sunday bulletins than on Saturday.
Why would people be less interested in news on a Saturday than on a Sunday?
Because it's the weekend!
Sunday nights people start getting back into weekday mode.
On the opposite side, the same reason why Friday night bulletins are often a shorter length/presented by a lesser presenter/at a different time depending on the era and channel.
Andrew
Founding member
There's a half-hour bulletin this Sunday night on ITV at 10. It's probably because of the government-forming negotiations that will probably follow the general election but there's a normal weekend-length bulletin on Saturday night at 10. If it's the case that fewer people watch the news on a Saturday evening than on a Sunday evening then why is that?
Sunday night has always been stronger for news mainly as the overall audience is higher I suspect, both in the early evening and later at night. You don't need to delve into the rota threads to see that ITV put a lot more effort into the Sunday bulletins than on Saturday.
Why would people be less interested in news on a Saturday than on a Sunday?
Because it's the weekend!
Sunday nights people start getting back into weekday mode.
On the opposite side, the same reason why Friday night bulletins are often a shorter length/presented by a lesser presenter/at a different time depending on the era and channel.
MA
Because it's the weekend!
Sunday nights people start getting back into weekday mode.
On the opposite side, the same reason why Friday night bulletins are often a shorter length/presented by a lesser presenter/at a different time depending on the era and channel.
Indeed. In fact, one US station recently moved its weekday evening anchor team to Sunday to Thursday to reflect this. And it's the same reason why lots of UK commercial radio stations run the same evening and late-night shows from Sunday to Thursday.
mark
Founding member
Why would people be less interested in news on a Saturday than on a Sunday?
Because it's the weekend!
Sunday nights people start getting back into weekday mode.
On the opposite side, the same reason why Friday night bulletins are often a shorter length/presented by a lesser presenter/at a different time depending on the era and channel.
Indeed. In fact, one US station recently moved its weekday evening anchor team to Sunday to Thursday to reflect this. And it's the same reason why lots of UK commercial radio stations run the same evening and late-night shows from Sunday to Thursday.
:-(
A former member
That radio tend started, nearly 10 years ago. This is part.of the reason why its needs to recognise itself into weekday and weekend operations. But that's for a different thread.