Originally Posted by CPFC:
“There already have been cutbacks in sports news albeit its less noticeable due to the flashy studio. SSN does a lot more studio based chat to fill airtime than they did before and if you watch it for any length of time you'll notice its literally talking heads and voicing over pictures, rather than the packaged reports of the past. In addition Sky News sports updates are now literally just promos for SSN and produced by the same team.
Sad for the people who have lost their jobs but Collins I only ever saw wheeled out for internationals so you can see how bosses looking to keep to a budget might have seen him as a luxury.”
While I like the two presenter format on SSN that does a bit od a luxury given cutbacks made elsewhere and some only present on-screen for 2 hours a day. Obviously they would be at Sky far longer than they're on-screen (goes without saying) but if Sky are making savings I'm surprised at least some shifts aren't yet one presenter.
I think it's a shame Collins is gone simply because he has been at Sky so long and is better than some of the reporters who remain.
I do think cutbacks too are responsible for some of the changes Sky have madethis season. Does feel in a way like they are cutting back on much of what they offer (losing certain rights like the US Open and cancelling magazine shows) as a result of cutbacks but then trying to hype up more the big events they do still have.