30-03-2024, 11:28 AM
On packaged reports, there is already a notable decline on Newsnight.
Ben Chu and Nick Watt tend to cover stories in the studio with the presenter, interspersed with clips of DTL interviews on the screen. It's obviously cheaper than an edited package from the field, but it can make the programme drag. Packages also allow presenters time to move to the next item.
It's the same on Radio 4. Programmes like In Business have been axed. They can be replaced with panels / two people pontificating in a studio but there is an abundance of these formats elsewhere.
Ben Chu and Nick Watt tend to cover stories in the studio with the presenter, interspersed with clips of DTL interviews on the screen. It's obviously cheaper than an edited package from the field, but it can make the programme drag. Packages also allow presenters time to move to the next item.
It's the same on Radio 4. Programmes like In Business have been axed. They can be replaced with panels / two people pontificating in a studio but there is an abundance of these formats elsewhere.