The nice guys at Ofcom have smiled on a request from Channel 5 to move their news bulletins out of peaktime. They are currently committed to two half hour bulletins, Monday to Friday, at 1700 and 1830; they want in future to produce an hour at 1700.
They point out that their 1830 is up against the two most popular news slots in the schedule - the BBC's regional news bulletin, often topping the daily ratings when you add up all the editions around the country, and the ITV bulletin (audiences between 3 and 3.5m). The current Channel 5 1830 bulletin has approximately a 0.72% share as compared to 30% for the BBC and 21% for ITV. 5 plan to keep their later headline service, currently at 1955 and 2055.
If you disagree with Channel 5 and Ofcom, write to them before 21st July.
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