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Virgin Media News
Also known asTV3 News (1998–2017)
3News Ireland (2017–2018)
Presented byColette Fitzpatrick
Claire Brock
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsDublin,Ireland
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production companyVirgin Media Television
Original release
NetworkVirgin Media One
Virgin Media Two
Virgin Media Three
Release20 September 1998(1998-09-20)–
present

Virgin Media News(formerlyTV3 Newsand then3News Ireland)[1]is the news division ofVirgin Media Televisionin Ireland, owned byLiberty Global.The news division produces news and current affairs programming for free-to-air channelsVirgin Media One,Virgin Media Two,andVirgin Media Three;online (virginmediatelevision.ie), on streaming (Virgin Media Play), and on mobile.

Its flagship programme is the daily evening news from 5.30 pm withColette Fitzpatrick;other programmes include news bulletins onIreland AM,News at 12:30 and News at 7.

History

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Early years

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The service was first launched on September 20, 1998, then branded as TV3 News and later as 3News hosted byGrainne SeoigeandAlan Cantwell. Virgin Media News launched its first news bulletin on September 20, 1998 under theTV3 News @ 6branding airing Monday – Friday for an hour at 18:00, with half an hour bulletins on Saturdays and Sundays. A year later following a failed attempt to compete withRTÉ News: Six Onethis bulletin was moved to 17:30 and 19:00. Following the TV3 Group's acquisition of content from ITV and a schedule change the 19:00 bulletin was moved to News @ 6.30eventually being dropped in April 2007. For a time, the 17:30 programme was calledFirst Edition.

TV3 NewsTonight,Late EditionorNightly Newswas 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 forTV3 Nightly News with Vincent Brownewhich also aired for 30 minutes until 2009 when the show was rebranded asTonight with Vincent Browne.TV3 Nightly Newscontinued to air on Friday nights until 2009 when it was replaced withThe Political Party.

Later years

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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 asThe 5:30andThe 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

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From September 2009, the programme[clarification needed]was renamedTonight with Vincent Browne,after a deal was signed withBank of Scotland (Ireland)to sponsor the programme. Due to legislation from theBroadcasting Commission of Irelandand similarEuropean Unionrules preventing a news programme from being sponsored, it was no longer to be branded as "TV3 News" and officially considered to be an "entertainment/lifestyle" programme rather than news or current affairs.[2]The CEO of TV3 David McRedmond is also a Director of Bank of Scotland (Ireland).[3]The sponsorship was short lived.

Programming

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Current Virgin Media News programmes

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  • Ireland AMbulletins hosted by Siobhan Bastible, Geraldine Lynagh or Anne O'Donnell(Virgin Media One)
  • Virgin Media News at 12.30with Colette Fitzpatrick(Virgin Media One)
  • Virgin Media News at 5.30with Colette Fitzpatrick, Geraldine Lynagh and Caroline Twohig(Virgin Media One)
  • Virgin Media News at 7.00with Caroline Twohig and Claire Brock(Virgin Media One)
  • The Tonight Showwith 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

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  • 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 on3e
  • 3News at 7on be3 with Claire Brock
  • 3News at 10on be3 with Claire Brock
  • News on Twoat 22:00with hosted by Claire Brock

Additional programming

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In house news documentaries includeIreland'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

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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 on11 September 2001.CNN services have also been availed of during the 2008 election ofBarack ObamaasPresident of the United Statesand the 2009Death of Michael Jackson.As part of the2012 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

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Agendawas a political magazine show hosted byDavid McWilliams;it ran from 1998 to 2001 on Sunday mornings and repeated in the afternoon. The series returned as part of TV3's Autumn 2016 schedule however it only lasted a further season.The Political Partywas a politically themed chat show, hosted by TV3's political editorUrsula Halligan,which originally aired Sundays at 17:00 before being moved to Fridays at 23:00 in late 2008. However the show was axed in March 2009 due to falling advertising revenues at the station. Both shows were produced independently of TV3.

In 2009, TV3 announced a new business show that would effectively replace the original slot held by bothAgendaandThe Political Partyairing every Sunday at midday. The programme was calledBusiness Matters.The series was hosted byIvan Yates.[4]Business Mattersbegan 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 showMidweek,which airs weekly each Wednesday night and focuses on the latest political and topical issues affecting Ireland.

Midweekwas hosted by TV3 News presenterColette 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 asmail-order brides,alternative medicine,gangland crime,etc.Midweekaired on Wednesdays at 22:00. In July 2014 it was announced thatMidweekwould 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 toThe Sunday Business Post,TV3 had to cut 15 jobs and 15 freelance jobs in the company to save money.

TV3 News aired at the beginning ofMidday.As of 2 June 2014 TV3 News no longer airs at the beginning ofMiddayas the show begins at 11:30.

Friday Late with Vincent Browneappeared in 2011 and was a more relaxed version of the heavy political debate ofTonight with Vincent Browne.After successful ratings of the more easy-going Friday night election specials in the run-up to the2011 Irish general election,which often featuredMarie-Louise O'Donnellas guest, TV3 chose to continue in the same vein with a new spin-off show entitledFriday Late with Vincent Browne,presented from theIreland AMstudio by Vincent Browne, and taking onThe Late Late Show,presented byRyan TubridyonRTÉ One.Friday Late with Vincent Brownefeatured guests such asRay D'Arcy,Linda MartinandJedwardin its first episode. Subsequent episodes featured guests such asDavid McSavageandPaddy Cole.Browne introduced entrepreneur Norah Casey as "Norah Carey".[6]It was soon discontinued.

3e Newsbroadcast on TV3's sister channel3e.It was aimed at the 15- to 36-year-old age group. It is presented by Caroline Twohig (News), Paul Walsh (Sport) andCassie Stokes(Technology). Reports are sourced from the TV3 newsroom, however TV3 state that the news content is entirely different from that ofTV3 News at 5:30.3e Newsbroadcast daily from the TV3 newsroom at 18:00 Monday to Friday.[7]

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 Newswas renamedFYI(For Your Information) from 10 March 2010. The show's presenters remain on in their current roles and the format of an interactive news aimed at the 15- to 35-year-old age group remains. It also featured the 'Top 5 Downloads' which are five internet clips at the end of every 18:00 show.[8]

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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Virgin Media Television announces NEW season schedule".Xposé.23 August 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 24 August 2018.
  2. ^Kenny, Colum (30 August 2010)."Browne must go 'lifestyle' or TV3 will lose sponsor".Sunday Independent.Retrieved30 August2010.
  3. ^"Panel"Archived1 December 2008 at theWayback Machine.Smurfit School BJA.
  4. ^Noonan, Laura (26 July 2008)."TV3 to buy Channel 6 for €10m".Irish Independent.Retrieved26 July2008.
  5. ^"TV3 announces new Documentary Unit and New Primetime Evening Show"(Press release). YV3.Retrieved19 July2014.
  6. ^Heaney, Mick (31 March 2011)."A new heavyweight in light entertainment".The Irish Times.Retrieved31 March2011.
  7. ^"3e to launch own news after reporting 25pc surge in new Sky slot".Irish Independent.12 November 2009.Retrieved12 November2009.
  8. ^"fyi. – A Fresh Approach to News".TV3.4 March 2010.Retrieved4 March2010.
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