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LiamCarbinLiamCarbin Posts: 357
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Why do sky news show CBS news at night. If I remember correctly the parent company of sky news is news corporation, which also owns fox news. So why do they show CBS and not fox news, sky's sister channel.

Sorry for the strange and random question. :P
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    xtradjxtradj Posts: 875
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    I think because you can watch Fox News on Sky anyway
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    Digital SidDigital Sid Posts: 39,870
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    Because Fox News anchors are batshit insane.
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    C14EC14E Posts: 32,165
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    FOX News channel is available on Sky anyway.

    The CBS bulletin they show is the 6.30pm evening news in the US - like ITV or BBC evening news here. The FOX network doesn't have a national evening news broadcast.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 44
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    The same reason BBC news24 show ABC news. because most of the uk are in bed and they can't show what we are getting upto, so any new reports will probably be from the USA who are awake while we sleep. :sleep:
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    LiamCarbinLiamCarbin Posts: 357
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    Thanks for your replys, that clears it up. The CBS bulletin isn't LCD though is it?
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    ftvftv Posts: 31,668
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    ITV show large chunks of the NBC Nightly News in their 0530 news most mornings - presumably it's an easy way to fill the programme.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 795
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    Also Fox TV network don't have a nightly news show like ABC,CBS,NBC.
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    derek500derek500 Posts: 24,892
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    Over the 21 years of Sky News they've shown all three US network nightly news programmes.

    For the first few years they also showed one or two half hour segments of all three networks' breakfast shows too.

    Put UK breakfast TV to shame (the first few weeks of TV-am excepted, which was based on the US models).
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    cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    ftv wrote: »
    ITV show large chunks of the NBC Nightly News in their 0530 news most mornings - presumably it's an easy way to fill the programme.

    NBC Nightly News is on CNBC as well at 11.30 every evening. I watch it :)
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    JAS84JAS84 Posts: 7,430
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    ftv wrote: »
    ITV show large chunks of the NBC Nightly News in their 0530 news most mornings - presumably it's an easy way to fill the programme.
    When the ITV News Channel was around, they used to air the NBC programme in full.
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    cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    JAS84 wrote: »
    When the ITV News Channel was around, they used to air the NBC programme in full.

    It eventually moved to CNBC though, probably after ITV News was closed down.
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    excel99excel99 Posts: 744
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    C14E wrote: »
    FOX network doesn't have a national evening news broadcast.
    wallace howitt wrote: »
    Also Fox TV network don't have a nightly news show like ABC,CBS,NBC.
    Fox News do have the FOXReport, a nightly hour long 'straight' newscast - their version of a network newscast
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    AmbassadorAmbassador Posts: 22,333
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    I heard we might be getting Fox HD...swooooosh

    All your favourite neo cons and right wing nut jobs in glorious HD
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    Rab CRab C Posts: 2,331
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    One reason is to give downtime to the studio.

    When BBC/Sky show another News Channel then they can do work on their own studios like letting the cleaners in / allow technical work.
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    davies88davies88 Posts: 1,969
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    C14E wrote: »
    The FOX network doesn't have a national evening news broadcast.

    Sky could show Special Report. I wish Sky would play some music over live video going into breaks like Fox News Channel does relating to the next story.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 795
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    excel99 wrote: »
    Fox News do have the FOXReport, a nightly hour long 'straight' newscast - their version of a network newscast

    Yes but only on the Fox news channel,the only time Fox Tv have a news program is when there is an eletion.On sunday they have Fox news sunday which is a bit like meet the press on NBC.
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    TelevisionUserTelevisionUser Posts: 41,417
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    Sky maybe showing CBS for half an hour or so but during the regular Sky News service they either rely on their own Robert Nisbet for American reports or they resort to local Fox News correspondents.
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    Dear ViewerDear Viewer Posts: 1,657
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    As I recall when I first got Sky, Sky News used to show a lot of ABC News shows, including Good Morning America, Nightline with Ted Koppel, and their evening and nightly World News -remember the late Peter Jennings?! He was still the anchor when it transferred to the BBC a few years ago.

    The CBS news programmes included the Evening News with Dan Rather, and 60 Minutes.

    I think I recall that the NBC news was the first to be regularly re-broadcast in the UK via the ITN early morning news when ITV started its 24 hour service.
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    derek500derek500 Posts: 24,892
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    TelevisionUser wrote: »
    Sky maybe showing CBS for half an hour or so but during the regular Sky News service they either rely on their own Robert Nisbet for American reports or they resort to local Fox News correspondents.

    Greg Milam is based in Washington too. Also, Hannah Thomas-Peter has recently been filing reports from New York.
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    remlapremlap Posts: 6,256
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    Sadly no-one shows Newshour with Jim Lehrer which airs on PBS stations. The best nightly news cast in the US I think and Jim ads a bit of gravitas that the other big 3 anchors kind of lack.

    Reminds me of Channel 4 7pm News.
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    cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    Ambassador wrote: »
    I heard we might be getting Fox HD...swooooosh

    All your favourite neo cons and right wing nut jobs in glorious HD

    Interesting... now all I need is CNBC or Bloomberg HD and I'd be one happy gal :D
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    ramraiderukramraideruk Posts: 1,190
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    Digital Sid wrote: »
    Because Fox News anchors are batshit insane.
    If anyone doubts this, checl out Bill O'Reilly on Youtube -
    SHUT UP!!!!!:eek:
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    cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    ramraideruk wrote: »
    If anyone doubts this, checl out Bill O'Reilly on Youtube -
    SHUT UP!!!!!:eek:

    I've heard of him. Never watched him though so I might check him out on Youtube.
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    Joey DeaconJoey Deacon Posts: 3,926
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    cnbcwatcher wrote: »
    NBC Nightly News is on CNBC as well at 11.30 every evening. I watch it :)

    Me too.

    I used to love watching the breakfast show, Today, on NBC Super Channel.
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    ramraiderukramraideruk Posts: 1,190
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    cnbcwatcher wrote: »
    I've heard of him. Never watched him though so I might check him out on Youtube.
    Check it out:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIVnwYGU9Qo
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