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Sky News: Presentation Discussion

(May 2010)

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SK
skyviewer
Not to understand me wrong, sky news remains my favourite newschannel.As well I´m interested in what´s happening in the UK. But they could have an hourly news update, despite the riots throughout the UK. Only for 5 minutes an hour. I think then there is still enough space for reporting about the riots.
MA
Magoo
Not to understand me wrong, sky news remains my favourite newschannel.As well I´m interested in what´s happening in the UK. But they could have an hourly news update, despite the riots throughout the UK. Only for 5 minutes an hour. I think then there is still enough space for reporting about the riots.


Because, frankly, 95% of people in the UK only care about one story at the moment. Changing to cover other news will immediately lose viewers. All about numbers.
SK
skyviewer
Interesting! Today on sunrise I had the side panels for a short while, although I was watching skynews in SD
Last edited by skyviewer on 11 August 2011 8:46am
TH
Thomas
Weather side panels were on Sky News SD just now during the weather forecast. Is this new?

And the business headlines have just been presented from the desk, rather than the newswall or the Gherkin.
Last edited by Thomas on 11 August 2011 9:40am
TW
Tom W
Weather side panels were on Sky News SD just now during the weather forecast. Is this new?

And the business headlines have just been presented from the desk, rather than the newswall or the Gherkin.


Who was presenting the business? If its Dharshini, then she's heavily pregnant by the looks of things so I would presume that's why.
TH
Thomas
Yes it was Dharshini - I didn't realise she was pregnant though! That explains why she was at the desk.
BC
Blake Connolly Founding member
Magoo posted:
Not to understand me wrong, sky news remains my favourite newschannel.As well I´m interested in what´s happening in the UK. But they could have an hourly news update, despite the riots throughout the UK. Only for 5 minutes an hour. I think then there is still enough space for reporting about the riots.


Because, frankly, 95% of people in the UK only care about one story at the moment. Changing to cover other news will immediately lose viewers. All about numbers.


Indeed, worth noting that on Tuesday Sky News had the highest daily reach audience it has ever recorded, with 9.28 million people watching for at least 15 minutes.
WO
Worzel
Nice to see Emma Hurd back on home soil reporting about the riots up North.
WW
WW Update
Indeed, worth noting that on Tuesday Sky News had the highest daily reach audience it has ever recorded, with 9.28 million people watching for at least 15 minutes.


...in the UK alone. Since Sky News is carried on a number of cable systems in Continental Europe and beyond, there were probably several hundred thousand if not several million viewers more tuning in that day.
DH
Daniel H
Anyone else left unimpressed by the 8pm 'Why are they Rioting' debate?

Also, the more I see use of it, the more I begin to dislike the Westminister studio - not sure what relevance it had to this programme plus the fact its so pokey, really not idea for a roundtable debate with 5 people...
FO
fodg09
Interesting line from the FT that the board of BSkyB ordered a review into editorial practices at Sky News following the phone hacking scandal last month. There was a 3 week investigation into the channels financial records to see how 'editorial money had been spent'. The report apparently found nothing of concern.
Quote:

There has been no suggestion of any impropriety at Sky News and we remain committed to the highest standards,” a spokesman for the company said.


http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/acf1561c-c42f-11e0-ad9a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1UlW1xY1a
DA
Dave Founding member
Anyone else left unimpressed by the 8pm 'Why are they Rioting' debate?


Due to the lack of comments on here I thought it was just me that was unimpressed. I lasted about 5 mins after the report by Emma Hurd before turning over, compared to the ITV special the other night it was poor.
Last edited by Dave on 12 August 2011 2:55pm

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