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TV3 BOSSES HAVE confirmed a new, nightly, 8pm bulletin will start from next Monday.
According to a press release from the Ballymount broadcaster:
The new 30 minute comprehensive news programme, hosted by Senior TV3 News anchor Colette Fitzpatrick, brings viewers the day’s main national and international news stories, in a fast-paced programme which will also incorporate a comprehensive business and sports news section, followed by the national weather.
It’s the latest move by the station to compete with UTV Ireland. The arrival of the Docklands-based station to the scene at the start of the year meant TV3 lost the rights to evening staples like Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
A new, home-produced, soap opera ‘Red Rock’ is being shown twice a week by the station.
Martin King and Lucy Kennedy have also been moved from daytime to present magazine programme “The Seven O’Clock Show”.
Currently the 8pm slot on TV3 is filled with gameshows like ‘Celebrity Chase’ and repeats of lifestyle and documentary programming.
From the station’s press release, again:
With commuting times becoming longer, and a greater availability of audience in the early peak viewing time, TV3 has chosen the 8pm broadcast slot to provide its viewers with an alternative news time which is the norm throughout continental Europe including: Spain (Cuatro) France (TF1) Portugal (SIC) Italy (RAI).
A quote from news director Andrew Hanlon said the move had been planned for “some time” and was part of “the evolution of TV3’s overall new schedule of programmes and the introduction of landmark shows such as ‘Red Rock’ and ‘The Seven O’ Clock Show’”.
“For many people, catching the early evening news just isn’t an option as they are still travelling home from work. Now, ‘TV3 News at 8’ follows a long established European tradition, giving viewers the news at a time that suits them.”
The weekday 12.30pm and 5.30pm bulletins will continue as normal – as, of course, will Vincent Browne at 11pm.
So… Would you be more likely to tune in for news on the station, at 8pm?
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I unfortunately moved to Horizon from Sky. Horizon makes the little baby Jesus cry :(
Biggest pile of $h1t I’ve ever seen. Anyone thinking of going to horizon..don’t.
Why is there a photo of Alan Partridge with Dave Fanning?
It’s a comedy service for me. I checked out My Prime and laughed so much. Thanks UPC.
This sounds great..ih wait, my thin black upc bix is a pile of absolute w@@nk that doesn’t work, crashes all the time, needs resetting every two days, and doesn’t change channel when i press the. .. change the channel buttons. ….oh well, 60 quid more in the pocket soon every month.
Upc is absolute pants
Watch Love/Hate on My Prime or Better Call Saul, House Of Cards, Orange Is The New Black etc on Netflix. It’s a tough call.
Whilst I’m all in favour of increased competition in the marketplace, this new MyPrime offering from UPC is complete pants.
I tried to view some of the “Free” programmes on offer over the weekend (most are tripe fyi) but was met each time with a warning message saying that because they’re in HD, I’d need to upgrade my UPC box. It doesn’t give you an alternative. The box I have is only 2 years old. And now they want more money from me?? On top of the 14% price hike they sprung on me this month?! No thanks!
I’ll be sticking with Netflix.
Wow, your box lasted 2 years?since I was upgraded to horizon last year, we’re on third box,after the first 6months(kept braking) and we might get a 4th since this once is not that great either.
Any problems ph Pakistan or India, They know our streets and towns inside out, Goodluck with the queries.
Agree, there is nothing more frustrating than trying to solve a problem with some with limited English and strong accent
I’m sure it be just as shiiiite as the normal service,and probably as much as a disaster as the horizon box,
I’m sure I’ll get red thumbed into oblivion, but am I the only one who hadn’t had a problem with the Horizon service? Had teething problems, but for me, it’s all sorted and working. That said, I’ve absolutely zero interest in MyPrime.
Just left the Horizon service this week after UPC increased the monthly rate of €80 to €134.Terrible WI-FI through horizon too.AVOID
Did you negotiate first? I told them I have no interest is 200 broadband and can live with lower if competitors offer me close to half what UPC asks. I got it down and will go down as Sky is catching up.next year I might leave UPC for good if Sky are better than this year. Wi-fi isn’t yet able to have 200 speed for the regular folk, is it?We are fine without km of wires and love wi-fi.
Yes I tried to negotiate as the €80 was a deal that ran out after 12 months. There was no comparable deal this year and the horizon multiscreen hardly ever worked so just cancelled it and kept the broadband as it’s a good product through a modem (Not on Horizon box).Pity the horizon wasn’t developed properly before launch.
The Myprime content is shockingly bad!! Boxsets are a joke and the movies wouldn’t look out of place in the DVD bargain bin of your local topaz. Big own goal by UPC can’t believe they have the balls to compare it to Netflix
Sky like vodafone are the best,you get what you pay for peasants
Overpay for.
Don’t get the horizon box. Slower interface, poor wifi range, missed recordings, loses sound. Wifi needs to be rebooted at least once a day. And forget support from UPC.
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