29-03-2024, 11:11 AM
(28-03-2024, 07:51 PM)DTV Wrote: See, my reading is the opposite. To me, the plans seem to suggest they want to eventually lose packaged reporting and move further in the direction of longer focus on a few stories (heavy on live reporting and discussion), with added recycling of made-for-online content. It's not my cup of tea and I don't really see why the raison d'etre of TV news has become such an embarassment recently, but packages are very much out of favour across news channels, with a preference for talking instead. And, of course, doing what everybody else is doing is exactly what you should do in a crowded and shrinking marketplace like TV news.I think the non-package mode has been used far before the merger - back then they mostly aired packages during off-peak hours.
I guess it's one way to bolster the ratings of network bulletins, make the rest of their TV output so unwatchable it's the only island of safety left. It's hardly a BBC only problem, but it is incredible how every attempt to future-proof TV news has made me watch less TV news.