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Relaunch & beyond (October 2005)

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EY
the eye
Im a viewer, he asked what we think about hoodies... they are so 1997 over here in New Zealand. Get with the times fs.
GR
gregmc
A Sky style storyfix of tomorrows news now... gosh.
BB
BBriscoe
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm really enjoying this new show!

The 2 hours have been very different, and the 'viewers views' (which I was dreading) have been good as they have invited viewers to participate who actually know what they're talking about. It's not just a 'send us your views...'

The tomorrow's news now was a really nice idea!

This seems like the sort of appointment to view programme Sky should have adopted from the beginning of the relaunch. It is ATV, but it is still obvious that Sky are still first for breaking news.

Plus the new stings are great!
GI
gillw72
Nice to see the studio CAM - although a lot of it was too tightly framed so you couldn't really see much of the studio....
GR
gregmc
I too am rather enjoying this show. Its got going now, it is different to the usual sky news. Its a bit like how SNT felt like against just normal Sky News back in the 2002 days lol.

Tomorrows News Now
MO
Moz
Lots of 'Live from London' I've noticed.
JO
Joshua
Anyone seen any intresting things going on in the studio during the adverts then ???
BB
BBriscoe
It's a shame Sky News at Ten hasn't had a 'makeover'.

I must say I was quite impressed with the new show and Martin Stanford really does suit it!
AJ
AJ
It seems to me that possibly Martin Stanford has come up with many of the ideas for the show perhaps.

He has always seemed one who is very into technology and interactivity - Technofile, and his recommendation of bringing the tablet PCs into Sky News a few years back.

The programme - I like it. Possibly needs a few days to break in, as it were - but the signs are good.
JO
Joshua
Have to say the new stings should most definatley be used more often, especially the one going into the 9PM TOTH telling people all the aspects of SKY News : Online,On cable,On Freeview,On Radio, Around the World.
BR
Brekkie
The evil of YouTube has reached TV Forum then!


Not sure about the relaunch of the relaunch myself - World News Tonight had to go, as did the triple headed bulletins, but I think a bit of rescheduling would have been better.

I'd have stuck with Live at 5 with JT till 6.30pm, then the sport. I'd have put Martin Stanford on at 7pm and then kept The Sky Report for the 9pm hour. I think it could work quite well at 9pm - it never had a chance up against C4 News!
LO
Londoner
The thing with the floating squares is a little bit pre-relaunch ITV. Not much, but a little.

http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/skylive.jpg
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/051212_chisholm2.jpg

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