11-11-2022, 01:11 AM
(11-11-2022, 12:37 AM)JMT1985 Wrote: I should have rephrased my comment - yes, of course Newsnight was not as fast paced as modern news bulletins, but from watching it, I noticed they did put a lot more news stories into one short bulletin.I'd say RTE has got the right balance now.
So, I should have said it had a lot more news content than the average bulletin on RTE 1.
Network News from the videos I have seen was simply the Nine O'Clock News with updates in a shorter form.
Now I have been told that the commercial channel Virgin Media One has a show called The Tonight Show, and I first thought this was a nightly talk show, but apparently it is a news show. Could RTE 2 not try something similar but with a little more edge?
For international news coverage, they are competing with big players such as the BBC and Sky - and most homes can also receive ITV.
For home news, there's ample coverage across RTE One, the website and on RTE Radio. And there's Virgin Media TV.
As I said before, RTE 2 has quite a young demographic. That audience generally gets their news online. With limited funding available, RTE needs to spend wisely. A news service on RTE 2 doesn't feel like a sensible spend in 2022.