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Relaunch & beyond (October 2005)

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Seb
I suppose trashing the channel in this way may make it easier to remove it from Freeview Rolling Eyes
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STV Today
It is a mess Ginnyfan - they are billing this as a single headed schedule but it clearly is not.

It will be bitty and slap dash with someone doing one bit and I cannot see Kay and Emma working well together.

I also think Colin doing summaries is a huge waste as well as Anna Jones coming in to do the 8 to 10 segments seem rather odd. Anna B seems to be doing half and hour and then will be on air two and a half hours later for another two hours is nutty. Why are they splitting her about the joint. She must be very laid back for them to take the mick in this manner.

I wonder if Anna Jones should read Anna Botting?? It seems a weird masterplan!!

The 15 minutes slot between 8 and 10 was rumoured to be 30 minute 'wheels' of news, sport and weather according to DigitalSpy.

I cannot see this working - but will watch on Monday and see if I change my mind.
GI
ginnyfan
I guess Colin's name won't be even said in the opening? The same with Emma. I can't believe this. Looks like Gillian is the only one without a slot from the weekday team.
What about weekend?? I hope they'll have 2 presenters then.
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breakingnews
Like all Sky reshuffles, I'd say this won't last long. I don't understand lengthening Burley's slot. Where will Anna Botting be? Sad misuse of Martin Stanford too.

Has Gillian Joseph been axed? There is a noticeable lack of ethnic faces on Sky News.
MO
Moz
Martin's virual removal from the schedule is the amazing thing. He's easily one of their best presenters and has been moved around the schedules so much over that last few years that I'm surprised he's not left.
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fodg09
Moz posted:
Martin's virual removal from the schedule is the amazing thing. He's easily one of their best presenters and has been moved around the schedules so much over that last few years that I'm surprised he's not left.


I think Martin is their best presenter.

I find it hard to believe he will only be on for half an hour a day,i think there must be a mistake somewhere in that article.
GI
ginnyfan
Is this new schedule starting next week??
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Seb
1st October according to MediaGuardian
GI
ginnyfan
Here we go again, attack of the heads. It's really disturbing to watch a presenter's head on a huge screen. Why are they doing this?
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STV Today
ginnyfan posted:
Here we go again, attack of the heads. It's really disturbing to watch a presenter's head on a huge screen. Why are they doing this?
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Lol - well I can think of at least one presenter whos head would not fit onto a screen like this. They would need to zoom out a bit to get it all in!!! Laughing Laughing
AQ
Aquasetia
*shakes head* Is it really so hard for them to work out?
Look at the last schedule in the old studio.
Replicate and replace departures (like Vivian with Anna J).
*sigh* Perhaps I can get Jimmy Saville to let me "fix" Sky News. That'll take 5 minutes then.
GI
ginnyfan
Is it maybe the regular presenter of Live@5?

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