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Sky News: Presentation Discussion

(May 2010)

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DO
dosxuk
Thomas posted:
Connews posted:
Given the unpredecentedly busy news agenda at the moment, with so many big issues and a continually busy schedule, I think it is best they focus on straight news bulletins instead of personalities for a while.

I miss the formats they used, but it does make sense.


The problem is what happens when it's a slow news day and you end up with a presenter droning on repetitively every hour. It'll just become a 30-minute NSW. And there's very little to differentiate them from BBC News now.


But with BBC beating them at the ratings regularaly, maybe that's not such a bad thing? I know loads of people who if they want to catch up on the news (on a slow news day), they turn to BBC rather than Sky, because Sky will either not be summarising the news because they have one of their personalities doing their own thing, or they're doing the pointless 15 minute bulletins which only have enough time to read the headlines before it's time for an ad break and start over. With BBC, it doesn't matter what time of day you tune in, you know you'll get headlines at :00, :15, :30 and :45, weather every half hour, discussion and analysis of the top stories in the first half hour, and the minor stories in the second half hour. It's predictable, which makes it popular.
DA
David
This was an interesting change. We see Martin Stanford go shooting back in his chair.
[media:2658613750]http://up.metropol247.co.uk/davidlees/sky_news_camera_zoom.flv[/media:2658613750]
Let's hope we see more of this kind of thing.
TH
Thomas
dosxuk posted:
But with BBC beating them at the ratings regularaly, maybe that's not such a bad thing? I know loads of people who if they want to catch up on the news (on a slow news day), they turn to BBC rather than Sky, because Sky will either not be summarising the news because they have one of their personalities doing their own thing, or they're doing the pointless 15 minute bulletins which only have enough time to read the headlines before it's time for an ad break and start over. With BBC, it doesn't matter what time of day you tune in, you know you'll get headlines at :00, :15, :30 and :45, weather every half hour, discussion and analysis of the top stories in the first half hour, and the minor stories in the second half hour. It's predictable, which makes it popular.


I do see what you mean, but not every viewer wants to see hour after hour of predictable news. I'm sure there are people that watch Sky because it's not BBC News and has different shows with unique features depending on the time of day.
If you had to choose between a predictable, hour after hour Sky News and a predictable hour after hour BBC News, you would choose the BBC because it has no adverts and gets more stories into each hour.

With regards to that video, I think they should present more of the Gallery-backdrop shows with a wider shot. That was really good to see.
Last edited by Thomas on 12 April 2011 8:40pm
LJ
Live at five with Jeremy
It would be great to see at least a couple of hours per day of alternative news presentation. Accepting these changes it would be good to see The Live Desk remaining but bringing it back to its original format of Colin Brazier at the helm and the wonderful sidebars of the coming up segments they used to use. Even just for an hour a day to break up their rolling coverage.
LR
Lost The Remote
fodg09 posted:
Sky News had a monthly share of 1.0% in March - up 100% on March 2010 (0.5%).

Well, of course it's up. Anything less would be a disaster with all that's been going on.

When things settle down a bit it will be interesting to see the ratings with all these changes.
JA
Jasper
Connews posted:
Given the unpredecentedly busy news agenda at the moment, with so many big issues and a continually busy schedule, I think it is best they focus on straight news bulletins instead of personalities for a while.

I miss the formats they used, but it does make sense.


I think you might be right there. It is interesting that they've sent over so many of their main presenters and correspondents to Libya and other places of interest in recent weeks, so the schedule and rotas inevitably change as well. It raises two questions though: are these changes going to be long-term or just temporary, and if their reasoning is to save money, why spend so much in sending practically half their reporters over to the Middle East?
DE
derek500
Lost The Remote posted:
fodg09 posted:
Sky News had a monthly share of 1.0% in March - up 100% on March 2010 (0.5%).

Well, of course it's up. Anything less would be a disaster with all that's been going on.

When things settle down a bit it will be interesting to see the ratings with all these changes.


When I got home yesterday afternoon, I asked my wife, who has Sky News on whilst doing her chores, what she thought of the changes. She hadn't noticed anything different.

I'm sure the average viewer won't even register if someone is standing up or sitting down, or a voiceover says Sky News and not Aftenoon Live.
ST
steveh31
Has no one thought this all maybe because they have to sell of Sky News and it may make it more appealing to potenetial buyers or a way to appeal to Ofcom and the governement.
WA
watchingtv
steveh31 posted:
Has no one thought this all maybe because they have to sell of Sky News and it may make it more appealing to potenetial buyers or a way to appeal to Ofcom and the governement.


watchingtv posted:


I cannot see how its cost cutting either unless operators for cameras news wall etc perhaps, this must be something like an editorial change for a reason. Names and sets are the things that have changed would this have anything to do with branding? So is this a sign of the channel sale nearing?
DO
dosxuk
steveh31 posted:
Has no one thought this all maybe because they have to sell of Sky News and it may make it more appealing to potenetial buyers or a way to appeal to Ofcom and the governement.


Dear Dave Cameron

Please do not make me sell Sky News or I will rename Live At Five.

BFF

Rupe Murdoch
SK
skyviewer
strange on the interactive service you can see martin stanford reading the headlines and it seems that he is presenting from the isle
TW
Tom W
phil94 posted:
strange on the interactive service you can see martin stanford reading the headlines and it seems that he is presenting from the isle


Nope, definitely from the green screen that is usually used for the interactive bulletins, just with a gallery backdrop.
Last edited by Tom W on 14 April 2011 12:03am

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