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"UTV Live at Six is the UK's Number One!"

  • 01-03-2007 08:08PM
    #1
    Richard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭


    According to http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=80432&pt=n UTV live at Six is the most popular regional news programme in the UK. I actually think this statement is misleading as they probably have the biggest audience share of any other region, but I have this question. Why?

    They're not bad, really, but I think BBC Newsline is better - less tabloidy. I still wonder why UTV are so popular especially when BBC NI invest more in local programming.

    Hmm, maybe that last statement answers my question!


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  • #2
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    It could just be the most popular independant regional news programme in the UK, i.e. excluding the BBC.


  • #3
    DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,732 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    UTV have always been light years ahead of the BBC in the main evening local news, more so since Inside Ulster was dropped and Newsline appeared (and the shift in time from 5:35 to 6:30)


  • #4
    Scottish paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭Scottish paddy


    God help us all.........has anyone actually watched it?.........the weather watchers.........cringe....it's showband TV!! :o


  • #5
    Richard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    Scottish paddy wrote:
    God help us all.........has anyone actually watched it?.........the weather watchers.........cringe....it's showband TV!! :o

    It is very twee, isn't it? "We'll be down your weather watching way tomorrow..."


  • #6
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    I think it's ITV regulations for the regional news to be twee, naff, and whatever else. I used to live in Somerset and Westcountry Live was just as crappy. At least UTV actually made some other programs of their own though.


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  • #7
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    UTV's locally produced programming is stuck in the 1980's.

    UTV Live is dreadful a mix of Richard&Judy, Newsline, Nationwide and TV3 Weather.


  • #8
    Ulsterman 1690
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭Ulsterman 1690


    UTV's locally produced programming is stuck in the 1980's.

    Maybe so but in the context of the ITV network is that not actually a good thing :rolleyes:


  • #9
    Scottish paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭Scottish paddy


    UTV Live is dreadful a mix of Richard&Judy, Newsline, Nationwide and TV3 Weather
    If only it was that good!!


  • #10
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    If only it was that good!!

    I ment all the bad points of those programmes

    e.g.

    The 2 annoying presenters with out the good guests
    The baddly produced news items with out the interest value
    And the mad capped weather with out the madness :(


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