10-05-2023, 11:51 PM
Reading a bunch of threads here, and various discussions at the old and other places, made me wonder what the future holds for TV news. There seems to be a strong contingent who thinks that news channels in particular are dead (unless they're internationally-focussed, in which case they do have some sort of future due to their global agenda and audience). One point of view that struck me from the purple place was that someone said the age of the endless bulletin with two presenters making jovial banter is over. I personally was a big fan of that style, as, I imagine, are many others here.
So what is the style in favour now? How does TV news remain relevant alongside the Internet? Obviously the new-style BBC News channel seems to be focusing on analysis of world events, with very little fancy presentation (the whole thing seems to be one locked-off camera in studio C - maybe two, if we're lucky - and much more use of full-screen graphics). Maybe that is indeed the future? Sky News has obviously reduced its focus on style dramatically (possibly too much, IMO) and has gone down a similar route of analysis plus few-frills presentation (albeit still with more flair than the BBC). There are now virtually no two-presenter bulletins or slots on UK news (apart from 5 News and the various breakfast shows). Perhaps we'll start to see no-presenter news?
It's 2023 now, and already TV news (particularly here in the UK) has changed a lot in the past decade. What do we think TV news will look like in 2033? Will Sky News still exist in its current form? Will the opinion channels last? Perhaps we'll see our first AI newsreader? Who knows what the future holds...
So what is the style in favour now? How does TV news remain relevant alongside the Internet? Obviously the new-style BBC News channel seems to be focusing on analysis of world events, with very little fancy presentation (the whole thing seems to be one locked-off camera in studio C - maybe two, if we're lucky - and much more use of full-screen graphics). Maybe that is indeed the future? Sky News has obviously reduced its focus on style dramatically (possibly too much, IMO) and has gone down a similar route of analysis plus few-frills presentation (albeit still with more flair than the BBC). There are now virtually no two-presenter bulletins or slots on UK news (apart from 5 News and the various breakfast shows). Perhaps we'll start to see no-presenter news?
It's 2023 now, and already TV news (particularly here in the UK) has changed a lot in the past decade. What do we think TV news will look like in 2033? Will Sky News still exist in its current form? Will the opinion channels last? Perhaps we'll see our first AI newsreader? Who knows what the future holds...