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To anyone complaining on here about ITV as well as the BBC showing news specials, get a grip!
This is a moment of national importance. The future King of this country has been born. Yes there will be a lot of inane analysis and people yappering on for an hour, but it's an important moment for the whole of the UK. |
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I agree, this is, regardless of own opinions, an important moment in our history.
We should be thankful we don't adapt the US model of Special Reports - god knows how US viewers cope. |
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Eve Pollard just mentioned whether Prince William will come out like Prince Charles did after William was born - which explains why both BBC One and ITV are showing the baby coverage. They wouldn't want to give that scoop to the other.
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To anyone complaining on here about ITV as well as the BBC showing news specials, get a grip!
This is a moment of national importance. The future King of this country has been born. Yes there will be a lot of inane analysis and people yappering on for an hour, but it's an important moment for the whole of the UK. A child has been born. No name. Thats it. A child. Not Jesus. It's not the second coming We are in a digital age. There is no need for a 'normal' channel to break broadcast. There are nigh on 20 channels broadcasting this news. Repeating the same endless guff and filler. |
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Peter Hunt suggests not: https://twitter.com/BBCPeterHunt/sta...08576751611904
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To anyone complaining on here about ITV as well as the BBC showing news specials, get a grip!
This is a moment of national importance. The future King of this country has been born. Yes there will be a lot of inane analysis and people yappering on for an hour, but it's an important moment for the whole of the UK. |
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Funny stuff, from 830 to 900 every post was slating ITV for not providing coverage, it was an example of how poor they are now blah blah. Now from 900 everyone is slating ITV for providing coverage saying they should offer an alternative against the BBC.
Never a clearer example of damned if you do... |
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A bit of a weird decision as ITV really don't have the resources for rolling news and it shows. As their coverage has been very studio dominated with Eve Pollard gossiping and repeating items they have done earlier.
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Funny stuff, from 830 to 900 every post was slating ITV for not providing coverage, it was an example of how poor they are now blah blah. Now from 900 everyone is slating ITV for providing coverage saying they should offer an alternative against the BBC.
Never a clearer example of damned if you do... |
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Funny stuff, from 830 to 900 every post was slating ITV for not providing coverage, it was an example of how poor they are now blah blah. Now from 900 everyone is slating ITV for providing coverage saying they should offer an alternative against the BBC.
Never a clearer example of damned if you do... |
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Long Lost Family trending on Twitter. Tweets flooding in saying why is it cancelled, stupid ect.
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Agreed. I really don't understand the rationale behind this decision at all. Better to show a decent alternative to BBC1's coverage rather than do exactly the same thing...
Comedy moment of the night, bbc news reporter telling us children in Kate's home village have been told "they can stay up to watch Kate give birth" brilliant! |
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Exactly why it should be broadcast on the BBC but from a commercial and ratings point of view ITV have missed a trick- no one is gonna watch their coverage of the BBC.
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Long Lost Family trending on Twitter. Tweets flooding in saying why is it cancelled, stupid ect.
Result for Sky. |
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@BBCOne 9s
*SCHEDULE NEWS* At 10.45pm tonight we'll be showing a special documentary, 'Born To Be King |
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They knew Corrie would mean they will beat BBC1's news special, and they won't miss the bragging rights over that - royal baby born and the nation saw it on itv. Bigger than coming top on Christmas Day!
Comedy moment of the night, bbc news reporter telling us children in Kate's home village have been told "they can stay up to watch Kate give birth" brilliant! ![]() I bet the BBC News Special will beat the ITV News Special - people automatically tune into BBC, whatever the lead in. |
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Here's the issue - ITV is a commercial channel but some of the time it's not expected to act like one.
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Here's the issue - ITV is a commercial channel but some of the time it's not expected to act like one.
You're right, Ofcom expects them to cover official state occasions without ads, and I assume this is one of them. |
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*SCHEDULE NEWS* At 10.45pm tonight we'll be showing a special documentary, 'Born To Be King Mass hysteria in the 21st Century |
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*SCHEDULE NEWS* At 10.45pm tonight we'll be showing a special documentary, 'Born To Be King |
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Here's the issue - ITV is a commercial channel but some of the time it's not expected to act like one.
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Hoping Big Brother beats ITV News at 10pm- hilarity would ensue
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They must have thought they would receive less flack for doing a BBC and doing live coverage- considering the BBC and Sky offer superior and extensive coverage it seems a bit silly and they will lose ratings and money.
As I said, ITV is a commercial channel but is expected to accept a drop in ratings and money when required. It's an odd situation to be in. |
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ITV's finances are robust enough to be able to drop about 15 minutes of adverts and not cause a crisis in their accounts department.
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A bit of a weird decision as ITV really don't have the resources for rolling news and it shows. As their coverage has been very studio dominated with Eve Pollard gossiping and repeating items they have done earlier.
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