Surely the ITVNC wont carry the 10.30pm ITV1 bulletin at a time like this!? Obviously ITV1 will cover the story, but I doubt if they will actually stream the full audio of the verdict. If the ITVNC dont fully cover this, Im sure this will damage their reputation as a credible news channel!
I bet this is a nightmare for the Ten O'Clock News, they don't know when the verdict will be made yet can't move on to any other stories!
I was just thinking that. I know they'll accept the unpredictable nature of news, but if I was a journalist that spent a fair bit of the day working on a report for the Ten for it to get shelved for a static shot of the courthouse, I'd be less than impressed.
Plus, the digital/analogue balance must be tough for the Ten too. Do they go on to the other stories for the 'regulars' who don't have N24? Arg. tough call.
I bet this is a nightmare for the Ten O'Clock News, they don't know when the verdict will be made yet can't move on to any other stories!
I get the impression that they'll have at least a couple of minutes' warning before it's actually read, you'd have thought the Ten would be better moving on and coming back to the story later - rather than padding, and chucking all their other stories out the window. After all, they're not adding anything that News 24's not.
