Virgin Media News
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Virgin Media News (formerly TV3 News and then 3News Ireland)[1] is the news division of Virgin Media Television in Ireland, owned by Liberty Global. The news division produces news and current affairs programming for free-to-air channels Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, and Virgin Media Three; online (virginmediatelevision.ie), on-demand (Virgin Media Player), and on mobile.
Its flagship programme is the daily evening news from 5.30 pm with Colette Fitzpatrick; other programmes include news bulletins on Ireland AM, News at 12:30 and News at 7.
History
Early years
The service was first launched on September 20, 1998, then branded as TV3 News and later as 3News hosted by
TV3 News Tonight, Late Edition or Nightly News was first broadcast on Monday 21 September 1998 at 23:00. It aired at 23:00 each weeknight for 30 minutes. It was hosted by either of its two main anchors each taking alternative nights. In 2008, TV3 News axed the late news in preference for TV3 Nightly News with Vincent Browne which also aired for 30 minutes until 2009 when the show was rebranded as Tonight with Vincent Browne. TV3 Nightly News continued to air on Friday nights until 2009 when it was replaced with The Political Party.
Later years
Following with tradition of other European broadcasters,[clarification needed] the broadcaster began a news service from Monday 30 March 2015.[citation needed] 'TV3 News at 8' has the same format as The 5:30 and The 12:30. Many European broadcasters have a news programme among its primetime schedule.[citation needed] In 2017, €3 million was invested in news output by the broadcaster featuring a "state of the art" studio which launched on 4 September 2017.[citation needed]
Sponsorship controversy
From September 2009, the programme[
Programming
Current Virgin Media News programmes
- Ireland AM bulletins hosted by Siobhan Bastible, Geraldine Lynagh or Anne O'Donnell (Virgin Media One)
- Virgin Media News at 12.30 with Colette Fitzpatrick (Virgin Media One)
- Virgin Media News at 5.30 with Colette Fitzpatrick, Geraldine Lynagh and Caroline Twohig (Virgin Media One)
- Virgin Media News at 7.00 with Caroline Twohig and Claire Brock (Virgin Media One)
- The Tonight Show with Claire Brock and Ciara Doherty (Virgin Media One)
- Virgin Media News 60 Second Update (Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Three)
Former Virgin Media News programmes
- Pat Kenny's Big Debate
- TV3 News at 6
- Agenda (returned after 10 years in Autumn 2016)
- Tonight with Vincent Browne
- Tonight: The People's Debate
- Week in Politics
- The Political Party
- 20/20(1998–2000) – an Irish edition of the popular U.S. series.
- The Week in Review
- Business Matters
- Midweek
- The Late Review (July 2015- September 2015)
- The Thread
- FYI
- 3e News
- Pat Kenny Tonight
- 3News Update – afternoon news bulletin on 3e
- 3News at 7 on be3 with Claire Brock
- 3News at 10on be3 with Claire Brock
- News on Two at 22:00 with hosted by Claire Brock
Additional programming
In house news documentaries include Ireland's Crime Capitals, a sensationalist show that observes crime in Ireland; Gift of Life, a three part special focusing on donor donations; Surviving the Recession, a one-off special looking at life in Ireland and the recession.
CNN on Virgin Media News
CNN, the American cable news channel, often airs on TV3 News when major breaking news stories are taking place, particularly major events in the United States. CNN made its first appearance on TV3 News on 11 September 2001. CNN services have also been availed of during the 2008 election of Barack Obama as President of the United States and the 2009 Death of Michael Jackson. As part of the 2012 United States presidential election, Virgin Media News confirmed that both CNN US and TV3 became media partners in the coverage in Ireland.[citation needed] CNN US reporters will[when?] regularly contribute to Virgin Media News programming.[citation needed]
Former programmes
In 2009, TV3 announced a new business show that would effectively replace the original slot held by both Agenda and The Political Party airing every Sunday at midday. The programme was called Business Matters. The series was hosted by Ivan Yates.[4] Business Matters began on 13 September 2009, but just lasted 19 episodes. The series was produced in house by TV3. In 2009, TV3 also started to broadcast the current affairs show Midweek, which airs weekly each Wednesday night and focuses on the latest political and topical issues affecting Ireland.
Midweek was hosted by TV3 News presenter Colette Fitzpatrick. The show began on 16 September 2009. It was a much more tabloid version of other current affairs shows on Irish television dealing with issues such as mail-order brides, alternative medicine, gangland crime, etc. Midweek aired on Wednesdays at 22:00. In July 2014 it was announced that Midweek would not be returning instead it is to be replaced by a special documentaries unit at TV3.[5]
From the station's launch, a 30-minute news bulletin was broadcast at weekends. However, in December 2008, these weekend bulletins were reduced to five minutes, this cut blamed on a downturn in advertising revenues. According to
TV3 News aired at the beginning of
Friday Late with Vincent Browne appeared in 2011 and was a more relaxed version of the heavy political debate of Tonight with Vincent Browne. After successful ratings of the more easy-going Friday night election specials in the run-up to the
3e also broadcast regular one-minute news updates. The programme first started broadcasting shortly after TV3 renamed Channel 6 as 3e. The updates last for one minute, and start at 19:00 and broadcast thereafter, every hour, at 20:00, and 21:00. The programme gives viewers a one-minute news summary, with all of the days main news headlines.
3e News was renamed
News team
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Some Virgin Media News team members include the below.[citation needed] Note, the main and relief news presenters are all female.[citation needed]
- Colette Fitzpatrick – Main news anchor for Virgin Media News at 12:30 and 5.30
- Claire Brock – Main news anchor for Virgin Media News at 7
- Caroline Twohig — Relief presenter
- Micheal Ryan — Relief presenter
- Geraldine Lynagh — Relief presenter
- Anne O’Donnell - Relief presenter
- Richard Chambers - News correspondent
- Gavan Reilly - Political correspondent
- Paul Colgan - Economics correspondent
- Sarah O’Connor - Crime and courts correspondent
- Sinéad Kissane - Rugby correspondent
- Bernard O'Toole - Sports anchor and correspondent
- Paul Walsh - Sports correspondent
- Deric Ó hArtagáin - Weather Correspondent
Former news presenters and reporters
- Claire Byrne (moved to RTÉ One and RTÉ Radio 1)
- Ray Kennedy (moved to Sky News Ireland, then to RTÉ News)
- Grainne Seoighe(moved to Sky News Ireland, then to RTÉ News)
- Vincent Browne
- Ursula Halligan
See also
- Ireland Live: News bulletins produced by UTV Ireland's news division before the channel became Be3.
References
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- ^ Kenny, Colum (30 August 2010). "Browne must go 'lifestyle' or TV3 will lose sponsor". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Panel" Archived 1 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Smurfit School BJA.
- ^ Noonan, Laura (26 July 2008). "TV3 to buy Channel 6 for €10m". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ "TV3 announces new Documentary Unit and New Primetime Evening Show" (Press release). YV3. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ Heaney, Mick (31 March 2011). "A new heavyweight in light entertainment". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "3e to launch own news after reporting 25pc surge in new Sky slot". Irish Independent. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "fyi. – A Fresh Approach to News". TV3. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.