13-06-2023, 12:57 PM
(13-06-2023, 12:47 PM)justinh Wrote: Lots of hand-wringing on here over the months about how the UK opts don't provide the headlines in the same way that news channels traditionally do, but that's completely rational when you think about the fact that the bulk of the audience is watching online now.I wonder if during UK opts the News Channel could use a pushout(?) every 15 mins or so to show the headlines in text form on the right-hand side, with maybe an accompanying photos/graphic. At the very least having the ticker display additional news headlines (preferably more than just 3 items) might help. That way they could focuses on the one UK news story, whilst still providing some information about what else is happening in the UK and globally.
More than ever, live news is only being consumed when something big happens - rather than as something you leave on, dip into briefly, or (even more rare) as appointment viewing. Most people watching the UK opt are doing so in a web browser or on an app. And they're doing so because they want to know about updates about Nottingham specifically. Far fewer are watching the output as a news *channel* so to speak.
It's a trade-off, but I think it's a rational one if the BBC no longer values the tiny audience that a free-to-air news channel brings in.
Formerly 'Charlie Wells' of TV Forum.