[BC] "Breaking News" interruptions

[Robert Meuser]

I think you will see network over the air news go away. It is basically 
oriented towards old people who are not in sync with the real world. 
Just look at the advertisers (yuck).

R

Alan Kline wrote:

> OK then, so why should the Big 3 networks continue to maintain news 
> divisions? If this is such a huge problem, why not just get rid of 
> those pesky, expensive news operations? I thought the whole idea was 
> to get the audience to depend upon CBS, ABC, or NBC as a primary news 
> source--not just as a news source to turn to when there's nothing else 
> going on.
>
> If one encourages viewers to rely on CNN, Fox, or the Internet for 
> "breaking news", then why should they turn to CBS, NBC, or ABC at all?
>
> I like my DVR as well as anyone else. If something I've recorded was 
> interrupted at the time by news, well then, that's life. I can deal 
> with that.
>
> ak
>
> Robert Meuser wrote:
>
>> These interruptions are really annoying to the many who watch via DVR.
>> Breaking news, EAS, etc are all worthless by the time they are 
>> actually seen. If one wants news then it is usually from Fox, CNN or 
>> your computer. You can flip CNN on and in a few seconds determine if 
>> anything is happening in the world (down to car crashes and building 
>> collapses) then go back to the DVR or DVD.  I guess the good thing 
>> about DVDs (or video downloads) is there is no news or EAS to disturb 
>> the continuity as happens with DVRs.
>
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