06-05-2023, 05:39 PM
(06-05-2023, 05:27 PM)Kojak Wrote: You said we are getting the same amount of US-originated output as we did in 2008 - it’s been a few years, and I can’t remember exactly what was originated from the States back then? I know WNA existed, as it does now, but that is only half an hour.Around 2008, you had World News America at 00:30, ABC World News at 01:30 and World News Today - initially co-presented by Philippa Thomas in Washington - for the 03:00 hour. So, if you split WNT in half, 90 minutes of US-originated content during the overnights, roughly the same as now. In fact, until really about 2010, there was always a strong US lean on News 24 overnight - USA Direct was originally shown three times a night, then you had the London-New York edition of World Business Report from 2000-07 - so I guess the current set-up isn't that out of the ordinary.