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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
John Plunkett

Sky News - breaking or broken news?

Here is the news. Three months into its expensively-assembled relaunch and Sky News bosses are taking a long, hard look at the channel's new schedule.

Never short of awards and industry plaudits, Sky News took a gamble by hiring big name (and presumably big money) presenters in the shape of Eamonn Holmes and James Rubin and tried to introduce more "appointment to view" programming.

The jury is still out on breakfast host Holmes, who occasionally wears the look of a man remembering why he quit getting up so early for GMTV. But former Bill Clinton aide Rubin hasn't convinced as host of the new World News evening bulletin.

The BBC says it is still ahead in the 24-hour news race, with a weekly reach of 5.1 million viewers last year against Sky's 4.6 million. But if Sky wants to close the gap on its publicly funded rival, what should it do with its new-look schedule? Who's hot and who's not? What's working and what isn't?

Do you love "triple heading" – Sky's new-found penchant for three presenters stood around a desk barely bigger than a bar stool – or do you yearn for the days when two co-hosts was sufficient even for the busiest of breaking news days?

And if you're wondering what happened to Julie Etchingham, she now presents the Sky Report at 7pm. Except you've probably left the office by then.

We know you're all still watching it, so what do you think?

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