Business Daily (TV programme)

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Business Daily
StarringVarious
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBusiness Television
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release21 September 1987 (1987-09-21) –
25 September 1992 (1992-09-25)

Business Daily is a British weekday financial news programme, shown on Channel 4 between 1987 and 1992.

Contents

The programme was produced by Business Television Limited. Business Television became majority-owned by Broadcast Communications in 1988. [1] Broadcast Communications then became a subsidiary of the Guardian and Manchester Evening News Group in 1989. [2]

History

The programme launched on 21 September 1987 as part of Channel 4's 1987 expansion of weekday broadcast hours, following the transfer of ITV Schools programmes from ITV. The 30-minute programme was broadcast on weekday lunchtimes, initially at 12 noon before transferring to 12.30pm in March 1988, where it would remain until the programme ended in June 1992. The programme was also shown by S4C, but with a one-hour time delay.

In April 1989 the programme became part of Channel 4's new breakfast programme The Channel 4 Daily . [3] Four bite-size editions were broadcast, lasting from 6 to 8 minutes. [4]

In 1990, The Channel 4 Daily's broadcast hours were reduced slightly and the first breakfast edition of Business Daily became a programme in its own right, broadcasting for 8 minutes at 6.20am, prior to the start of The Channel 4 Daily.

On 26 June 1992 the final lunchtime programme was broadcast. The breakfast editions continued for another three months with the final edition being broadcast on 25 September 1992, coinciding with the end of The Channel 4 Daily.

Presenters and reporters

The programme had two main presenters during its time on air: Susannah Simons [5] and Damian Green. During their time as the main presenter, they would present on Mondays to Thursdays with one of the programme's reporters hosting the Friday edition. Dermot Murnaghan was the first presenter of the breakfast programmes, [6] prior to him becoming one of the main presenters of The Channel 4 Daily.

The programme had its own team of reporters and contributors, including Mickey Clark, who would join the presenter in the studio to provide viewers with commentary on the day's market action.

The Business Programme

A spin-off Sunday teatime programme was shown during the early days of the programme's time on air. It was a 45-minute programme which aired between 5.15pm and 6pm.

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References

  1. ↑ "Broadcast into Business TV". The Daily Telegraph. 28 June 1988.
  2. ↑ "Guardian buys Broadcast". The Daily Telegraph. 12 September 1989.
  3. ↑ News report about the forthcoming launch of The Channel 4 Daily
  4. ↑ Channel 4 Daily trailer, which includes a description of Business Daily's contribution to the programme
  5. ↑ A clip of Susannah Simons presenting Business Daily in 1988
  6. ↑ The first half hour of the first edition of The Channel 4 Daily, including the start of the first Business Daily segment
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