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Steph leaving BBC Breakfast for Channel 4 (October 2019)

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Charlie Wells Moderator
Andrew posted:
Rather than saying they’ve done well to launch in these circumstances, they’ve deliberately launched in these circumstances, as it wasn’t supposed to start for a few weeks yet.

I imagine it may also help them to iron any teething issues new programmes have with less negative feedback than normal. I'd like to think most viewers will understand that the current climate means programmes have a stripped back crew and can't contain all the features it might normally have.
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Brekkie
Wouldn't be surprised if they take a break before launching the show properly - maybe do this for three months or so then launch properly in the autumn.
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Joe
Andrew posted:
Rather than saying they’ve done well to launch in these circumstances, they’ve deliberately launched in these circumstances, as it wasn’t supposed to start for a few weeks yet.

I wasn’t suggesting that in my post – just expressing surprise.
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Johnr
Brekkie posted:
Wouldn't be surprised if they take a break before launching the show properly - maybe do this for three months or so then launch properly in the autumn.


Three months?! I read 2 weeks somewhere!

Also not sure if it would be better 12:30 - 1:30 to avoid the 30 minute clash with the end of This Morning
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bilky asko
Johnr posted:
Brekkie posted:
Wouldn't be surprised if they take a break before launching the show properly - maybe do this for three months or so then launch properly in the autumn.


Three months?! I read 2 weeks somewhere!

Also not sure if it would be better 12:30 - 1:30 to avoid the 30 minute clash with the end of This Morning


An advert on ITV for the programme advertises it as being "this month".
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Amber Avenger
bilky asko posted:
An advert on ITV for the programme advertises it as being "this month".


I believe there are restrictions on advertising specific times of shows when channels buy advertising times on other networks, hence you do tend to get the vague launch dates of "This Week/This Month"

This tweet from Scott Bryan adds a bit of colour to the process of getting the show on air



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Whataday Founding member
Obviously a lot of it hinges on what you think of Steph. Personally I have to say her success has totally gone over my head. I just don't get the hype. Wholly inoffensive as part of a wider presenting team, but worthy of a self-titled show? Not for me.

Not to mention my hatred of anything called The *** Show.
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Inspector Sands
She's presenting Have I Got News For You this week, one of that shows better guest presenters
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Markymark
Whataday posted:
Obviously a lot of it hinges on what you think of Steph. Personally I have to say her success has totally gone over my head. I just don't get the hype. Wholly inoffensive as part of a wider presenting team, but worthy of a self-titled show? Not for me.


She's not, nor ever has been my cup of tea either. I wish her well with her prog of course.
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davidhorman
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To help broadcast it, two technical workers will be in her garage,


Definitely four of them in there today, and somebody outside with a boom mic (?) (my recording missed the very beginning).
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MrUdagawa
Not quite sure why they're struggling so much with the news opt.
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Cando
Jonwo posted:
Brekkie posted:
Always found Steph much more watchable outside of Breakfast and this is a tough way to launch a show, especially as C4 could have just delayed till normality returns, but from the 10 minutes or so I saw given the circumstances it is a worthy effort and not worth criticism for the sake of it. I do think non-news based live shows are important now and this is the only show that ticks the box for C4. It is not going to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination but getting something to air early should be applauded.


I wonder why Channel 4 picked 12pm as that's a fairly competitive slot with Bargain Hunt and This Morning/Loose Women.


I suspect they're trying to purposefully avoid News at One which was getting nearly 5m at points last week.
JCB posted:
It's pretty much 'The One Show' at midday.


Two senior editors from The One Show (one who was even involved in the original Birmingham pilot run)have been poached for this. Along with the planning Editor from BBC Breakfast.
Peter Fincham's production company is co producing it. He launched The One show when he was controller of BBC 1.
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