TV3 - Reducing Weekend News

iseegirls

I see starting from this weekend, TV3 are reducing all their news bulletins on the weekend.

On Saturday - the news is on for 5 minutes from 5.30-5.35pm, and on Sunday 5.15-5.20pm. And this isn't exactly done due to other programmes, as TV3 just have Kid Nation, and a repeat of All Star Mr & Mrs on Saturday afterwards.

I also see they have moved the Political Party to Fridays at 11.10, and the Week In Review which has been on every week since 1998 has been removed.

How they'll fit the news, sport and weather in 5 mins is gonna be wierd. Maybe there's not an "appetite" for weekend news, or maybe TV3 are trying to cut corners here, hoping people wouldn't notice.

bookiebasher

everyone is in trouble...loads of firms making cuts

mike65

First thing to say is no-one watches TV3 for the news, second thing is that while I imagine the BCI should have a view on this, they won't have.

Mike

Robbo

Well haven't all the regional ITV franchises been allowed to cut back on local content?

gazzer

TV3 is really going down the tubes with its weekend content. On Saturday nights there is 4 hours of the bloody X-Factor which is repeated on Sunday morning along with 2 hours of Americal Idol. Thats 10 hours over 2 days of reality tripe.

Aidric

What? TV3 has a news service. Must have missed that one.
I'd have just given Halligan the chop altogether, she hasn't a clue god bless her.

tintin67

Aidric wrote: »

I'd have just given Halligan the chop altogether, she hasn't a clue god bless her.

Well she has solved rather a lot of murders on her days off so she can't be totally clueless.

iseegirls

gazzer wrote: »

TV3 is really going down the tubes with its weekend content. On Saturday nights there is 4 hours of the bloody X-Factor which is repeated on Sunday morning along with 2 hours of Americal Idol. Thats 10 hours over 2 days of reality tripe.

Weekend TV on TV3:
Reality TV's - 2 hours of American Idol, America's Next Top Model, Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen USA, Kid Nation, Crowned.

And ITV's - All Star Mr&Mrs, X Factor, 3 hours of Coronation Street, Heartbeat, Britannia High.

And TV3 - Em . . . . The Best of Ireland AM is shown THREE times, and the All Ireland County Quiz.

Wow!!

MementoMori

mike65 wrote: »

First thing to say is no-one watches TV3 for the news, second thing is that while I imagine the BCI should have a view on this, they won't have.

Mike

Yup - If the BCI had any cojones they would come down on them like a ton of bricks.

You would have to question the rationale behind TV3/Channel 6's existence
at this stage.

In the current form you could make a very strong case for getting rid of at least one of them, if not both.

Possibly the only positive about them is that they make RTE/Network 2 look halfway passable.

anotherlostie

Robbo wrote: »

Well haven't all the regional ITV franchises been allowed to cut back on local content?

- nice one!