27-07-2023, 11:00 PM
CNNI just performed quite a silly thing during the 5pm ET hour (which is TSR this week, as Jake is off). It was earlier in the day billed on lower thirds to have "Exclusive interview with Israel PM", which is of significant relevance to the international audience.
Unsurprisingly, first 25 minutes it was rumbling about Trump exploits and their legal consequences - panel of four, no less.
At 25 minutes past the hour they finally started airing the interview - and right after the first part of it International feed went to World Sport! Thus they ditched not only more US-specific DTL with WH correspondent (talking about possible Biden-Netanyahu meeting), but the second part of the interview as well!
What a disregard for international viewers - they could have just shifted the World Sport half-an-hour back or forth, for it to overlap with much less relevant Trump panel - or just rearrange the 5pm hour, putting the exclusive interview first. They will most likely repeat it in the next hour and throughout the day, of course - but it seems sloppy to bill it on-air to be at 5pm and then show only one half of it on CNNI at said hour while giving priority to the Trump panel.
Unsurprisingly, first 25 minutes it was rumbling about Trump exploits and their legal consequences - panel of four, no less.
At 25 minutes past the hour they finally started airing the interview - and right after the first part of it International feed went to World Sport! Thus they ditched not only more US-specific DTL with WH correspondent (talking about possible Biden-Netanyahu meeting), but the second part of the interview as well!
What a disregard for international viewers - they could have just shifted the World Sport half-an-hour back or forth, for it to overlap with much less relevant Trump panel - or just rearrange the 5pm hour, putting the exclusive interview first. They will most likely repeat it in the next hour and throughout the day, of course - but it seems sloppy to bill it on-air to be at 5pm and then show only one half of it on CNNI at said hour while giving priority to the Trump panel.