What are Sky News' policies to advertisement frequencies and timing when breaking news events occur? Can they cut through an advertisement break to cover a developing event?
Worked fine for the last twenty years. Not uncommon to go for hours on end without adverts in the case of really major news. Unfortunately breaking news doesn't fit around the commercials, much like crime doesn't just suddenly stop at 5pm on a Friday and start again at 9am the following Monday.
Today's Afternoon Live with Samantha Simmonds. Screen splattered with the following label for 20 minutes in huge bold fat letters: "TIGER WOODS TRANGRESSIONS". Not sure what a "trangression" is.
She interviewed Max Clifford on the subject. Max's formidable reply: "The thing, Samantha, about Tiger Woods, Samantha, is that nobody really cares whats been done, Samantha. The world loves him as a number one golfer, you know what I mean Samantha?"
"In fact, Samantha", he continues, "and please pardon this pun, Samantha, as long as Tiger is still
scoring a hole in one
, that's all that people really care about."
I can't believe how much time Sky News wastes on newspapers. Probably because they are too lazy to get their own news. Cheap filler.
Do you actually watch the reviews? It may be cheap, but it's engaging and interesting. Although admittedly this can depend on the quality of the reviewers somewhat.
It's not just stealing other peoples' news, it can spark very interesting debate on a wide range of subjects.
I can't believe how much time Sky News wastes on newspapers. Probably because they are too lazy to get their own news. Cheap filler.
Do you actually watch the reviews? It may be cheap, but it's engaging and interesting. Although admittedly this can depend on the quality of the reviewers somewhat.
It's not just stealing other peoples' news, it can spark very interesting debate on a wide range of subjects.
Yes, and the same old people expressing their personal opinions, which I thought the majority of people was against happening in this country in news output?
The Press Preview is a great segment. Particularly like Monday nights with Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce. The banter between those two is always great, even though I generally find Andrew to be toe-curlingly smug. I get the feeling though that despite their heavily conflicting political views, they do get on quite well underneath it all.
Kelvin McKenzie just aimlessly shoots his mouth off about everything which doesn't make for particularly good viewing. I had the misfortune today of reading his column in the paper. (it was the only paper lying around at work to read on my lunch break) The leading piece was spent attacking a Tory candidate that has just recently called the paper he writes for "immoral" and "unethical" for its handling of the Jacqui Janes story. The two events are not at all linked, I'm sure.