Virgin Media News at 8.00

Last updated

Virgin Media News at 8.00
Virgin Media News at 8.00.jpg
Also known asVirgin Media News at 7.00
Virgin Media Evening News
Presented by Claire Brock
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locations Dublin, Ireland
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production company Virgin Media Television
Release
Original network Virgin Media One
Picture format16:9
Original release
  • March 2015 (2015-03) - December 2016 (2016-12)
  • August 2018 (2018-08) - present (present)
Related
Virgin Media News
Virgin Media News at 5.30

Virgin Media News at 7.00 (formerly News at 8.00) is the main primetime news programme on the Irish television network Virgin Media One (formerly known as "TV3"). It is produced by the Virgin Media News division.

Contents

The News at 7.00, presented by main newscaster Claire Brock, is a thirty-minute news programme covering Irish national and international news stories, broadcast at 7pm from Monday to Friday. It was previously broadcast at 8pm, before being pushed back in March 2022 to accommodate a permanent new schedule featuring extended episodes of UK soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

History

On 30 March 2015, TV3 announced that it will begin broadcasting a new main evening news programme at 8pm every weeknight. [1]

In December 2016, the show was moved over to sister channel 3e after TV3 regained the rights to Coronation Street and Emmerdale. At the end of December 2016, TV3 News at 8 was discontinued.

A major rebrand of the entire TV3 Group took place in August 2018, when the company was renamed as Virgin Media Television, with all news output rebranded as Virgin Media News. News at 8.00 returned on the day of the rebrand, replacing the News at 7, which aired on Be3.

Newscasters

Main newscaster

YearsNewscasterOther roles
2018–present Claire Brock
2015-2016 Colette Fitzpatrick News at 12.30, News at 5.30 presenter

Relief newscasters

YearsNewscasterOther rolesPrevious roles
2011-2012Ruairi CarrollNews correspondent

Related Research Articles

<i>Coronation Street</i> British soap opera

Coronation Street is a British television soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in the fictional Weatherfield, a town based on inner-city Salford, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ITV (TV network)</span> TV network in the United Kingdom

ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition and reduce the current monopoly to the then BBC Television. ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: BBC One, BBC Two, and Channel 4.

<i>Emmerdale</i> British soap opera

Emmerdale is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale, a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale Farm was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Interior scenes have been filmed at the Leeds Studios since its inception. Exterior scenes were first filmed in Arncliffe in Littondale, and the series may have taken its name from Amerdale, an ancient name of Littondale. Exterior scenes were later shot at Esholt, but are now shot at a purpose-built set on the Harewood estate.

Sky Cinema is a British subscription film service owned by Sky Group. In the United Kingdom, Sky Cinema channels currently broadcast on the Sky satellite and Virgin Media cable platforms, and in addition Sky Cinema on demand content are available through these as well as via Now TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ITV2</span> British free-to-air television channel

ITV2 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five analogue terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service ITV3 both of which are freely available to a majority of households.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Virgin Media One</span> Irish television station

Virgin Media One, also called Virgin One, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Ireland, operated through its subsidiary Virgin Media Television. The channel was known until 30 August 2018 as TV3, becoming Ireland's first commercial television channel. Its name was changed to Virgin Media One on the same day. The channel broadcasts a mix of Irish programming and acquired programming from ITV and others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UTV (TV channel)</span> Television channel in Northern Ireland

UTV is the ITV region covering Northern Ireland, ITV subsidiary and the former on-air name of the free-to-air public broadcast television channel serving the area. It is run by ITV plc and is responsible for the regional news service and other programmes made principally for the area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ITV3</span> British free-to-air television channel

ITV3 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. The channel was first launched on Monday 1 November 2004 at 9pm, replacing Plus (Granada). ITV3 is the sixth-largest UK television channel by audience share and the largest after the five main terrestrial services, the position which was previously held by its sister station ITV2. The channel is known for repeats of ITV dramas, and including sequential reruns of Agatha Christie's Poirot, Classic Coronation Street, Classic Emmerdale, Heartbeat, Inspector Morse and A Touch of Frost, amongst others.

Virgin Media Two, also called Virgin Two, is an Irish free-to-air television channel operated by Virgin Media Television.

Martin King is an Irish broadcaster who was the Monday to Thursday co-host of The Six O'Clock Show on Virgin Media One and presents his own radio show on Saturday Mid Morning on Q102. King was TV3's first ever weather anchor when it launched back in 1998.

<i>Virgin Media News</i> Irish television news service

Virgin Media News 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, and on mobile.

<i>Virgin Media News at 5.30</i> Irish television news programme

Virgin Media News at 5.30 is the flagship evening news programme on the Irish television network Virgin Media One. It is produced by the Virgin Media News division. Presented by main news anchor Colette Fitzpatrick, the thirty-minute news programme covers Irish national and international news stories daily.

<i>The 7 OClock Show</i> Irish TV series or program

The Seven O'Clock Show was an Irish evening-time television show on TV3. It is a live show, and provides chat, live music, cooking, entertainment, showbiz and technology updates. It replaced Late Lunch Live. The show was pushed back to 18:00 and renamed The 6 O'Clock Show due to the return of Emmerdale and Coronation Street to TV3.

This is a timeline of the history of the British television network ITV.

Virgin Media Three, also called Virgin Three, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Television.

<i>The 6 OClock Show</i> Irish evening-time television show

The Six O'Clock Show is an Irish evening-time television show on Virgin Media One. It is a live show, and provides chat, live music, cooking, entertainment, showbiz and technology updates. It replaced The 7 O'Clock Show as Emmerdale and Coronation Street returned to TV3.

This is a timeline of the history of Ulster Television. It provides the ITV network service for Northern Ireland.

This is a timeline of the history of commercial television in the Republic of Ireland.

This is a timeline of television in Northern Ireland.

References

  1. "TV3 launches new main evening news at 8pm".