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(April 2008)

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Londoner posted:
From the Feral Beast diary column in the Independent on Sunday:

Quote:
Declan Curry, BBC Breakfast's face of the stock market, is said to be moving to Sky. A presenter on BBC News 24 for more than 10 years, Declan is so popular that there are five Facebook groups dedicated to him. No doubt Sky made an offer he couldn't refuse, although fellow presenter Maryam Mashiri might be over-optimistic when she writes on his profile, "I hope it's not for less than £3m".


Just responding to that article, as you know I have major issue with the cost cutting claims regarding Sky News
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gillw72
NewsUpdate posted:
Londoner posted:
From the Feral Beast diary column in the Independent on Sunday:

Quote:
Declan Curry, BBC Breakfast's face of the stock market, is said to be moving to Sky. A presenter on BBC News 24 for more than 10 years, Declan is so popular that there are five Facebook groups dedicated to him. No doubt Sky made an offer he couldn't refuse, although fellow presenter Maryam Mashiri might be over-optimistic when she writes on his profile, "I hope it's not for less than £3m".


Just responding to that article, as you know I have major issue with the cost cutting claims regarding Sky News



Got to agree with you....the cost cutting argument doesn't stack up anymore..
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Londoner
fodg09 posted:
I was wondering the same thing,there has been no official announcement has there?

I did wonder if it was a Facebook April fool that the Feral Beast took at face value.
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rob Founding member
SN2005 posted:
martinDTanderson posted:
Quote:
Declan Curry, BBC Breakfast's face of the stock market, is said to be moving to Sky.

Seems sky are considering their business coverage on Sky News.


Yes, I remember the Money programme well, it would be good to get something like that back to break the morning schedule up a bit. It would seem that they are reverting to their more traditional target audience, which is promising as it is something that they always did so very well. Also promising considering business news has been so poor on sky for the past few years.

EDIT: For an editorial point of view they always have a business related interview at about 10:30-ish, so that maybe something that they are looking to build upon.


Jeff Randall becoming a daily thing could be good. I watched his show for the first time last night, and thought it was superb.
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SN2005
rfrancis51284 posted:
Jeff Randall becoming a daily thing could be good.


I don't know if I'd want it every day tbh, partly because I think the content would end up being spread out too thinly.

rfrancis51284 posted:
I watched his show for the first time last night, and thought it was superb.


Yeah - a really good watch. I think if sky got more programs like that, they could really be onto something.

I would try to make the 7:30 slot became a kind of feature 1/2 hr with a different program every weekday. It's a shame they don't do something crime based too IMO, as every time a worthy story turns up you have the same former detectives on screen, one of which even did some news wall presenting during the Suffolk hunt on her own - Jaquie Haimes, I think, was her name, and she was actually really very good. Of course they have Martin as well who is very knowledgeable.

It would be a good way of testing out atv, because at the end of the day it is only 1/2hr.
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SN2005
gillw posted:
Got to agree with you....the cost cutting argument doesn't stack up anymore..


When did it ever....
MD
mdtauk
rfrancis51284 posted:
SN2005 posted:
martinDTanderson posted:
Quote:
Declan Curry, BBC Breakfast's face of the stock market, is said to be moving to Sky.

Seems sky are considering their business coverage on Sky News.


Yes, I remember the Money programme well, it would be good to get something like that back to break the morning schedule up a bit. It would seem that they are reverting to their more traditional target audience, which is promising as it is something that they always did so very well. Also promising considering business news has been so poor on sky for the past few years.

EDIT: For an editorial point of view they always have a business related interview at about 10:30-ish, so that maybe something that they are looking to build upon.


Jeff Randall becoming a daily thing could be good. I watched his show for the first time last night, and thought it was superb.


Jeff Randal must stay in its current slot, but we do need a weekly round up and on wednesdays, it can be replaced by PMQs and on friday with a film/showbiz roundup. Also on Saturday, we should have the whole afternoon, be fly by the seat of your pants, travel around the newsroom getting stories from the journos at their desks, and then going indepth from the news wall - NO DESKS IN SIGHT!
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SN2005
I would like to see Sky give their correspondents webcams in the newsroom, like Fox have done, so they can contribute to breaking news straight away and from the comfort of their desk where they have all of their notes and their own teams around them.

EDIT: Martin that is an interesting idea. I suspect that having the option of webcams could make it more viable.
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rob Founding member
Connews posted:
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fusionlad Founding member
rfrancis51284 posted:


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I don't think that was the point being raised.
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rob Founding member
Sorry, not paying attention this morning, been awake all night.

On that note, the TOTH failed at 3am. No graphics, just straight from the weather into the presenter (Jason De La Pena I think), and the headlines bed was played instead.

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