07-04-2023, 06:32 PM
(07-04-2023, 06:17 PM)DTV Wrote: I expect it's somewhat a post hoc rationalisation for the fact that they have 'streamlined' the on-screen graphics operation, i.e., made people redundant. Does it really hold up, no - but it doesn't actually need to, it's just a bland PR answer that sounds better than 'we have no money'. I would imagine that if you asked why presenters are now operating their own Autocues, somebody would answer that it's about 'giving the presenter control over how the story is told'.I do think it’s mad that the cuts have been made to such an extent that they can no longer afford to run a ticker! (Okay, I know it’s not quite that simple, but it’s certainly a pithy illustration of said cuts).
What was wrong with having an automated ticker? I know the headlines on it were generally a bit dodgy, but that could have been easily rectified - just scrape the first paragraph from each article on the website, rather than the headlines.