[ViridianFan]

To recycle an earlier graphic of mine, this is broadly how the channel's standard hour schedule evolved over time.

- The xx:30 news summary got shorter and shorter, becoming just a headline sequence by the latter half of the 2000s. (Conversely, the TOTH headlines got longer).
- The coming up sequence and business headlines were dropped by the mid-2000s.
- Business and sport segments got shuffled in mid-2002 and then moved back when Sport moved to Salford in 2012 (though, of course, business segments were dropped from March to November 2013

When you look at the structure of the hour like that it becomes really clear why it felt like the news channel had a much snappier pace. 

Looking at it from an adult attention span view, 1999-2002 is probably best for keeping people engaged. There’s lots of dissuasion around it but you’re looking at about 10-15mins. So lots of brief sections could actually keep people more engaged. I’ll admit I am struggling with some of these long (and slightly dull) interviews with talking heads.