TV3 News @ 6
TV3 News @ 6 was the flagship evening news programme on the Irish television network TV3. It was produced by the TV3 News division.
TV3 News @ 6 | |
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Created by | TV3 News |
Presented by | Alan Cantwell Gráinne Seoige |
Country of origin | Ireland |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Production locations | TV3, Westgate Business Park, Dublin 24, Ireland |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30-60 minutes |
Distributor | TV3 Ireland |
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Original network | TV3 |
Picture format | 4:3 |
Original release | 20 September 1998 – 11 April 1999 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | First Edition TV3 News @ 7 |
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Website |
The TV3 News @ 6, presented by main newscasters Alan Cantwell and Gráinne Seoige, was a sixty-minute news programme covering Irish national and international news stories, broadcast at 6:00pm from Monday to Friday.
At weekends the main evening bulletin also aired at 6:00pm but was reduced to thirty minutes.
History
TV3 News @ 6 was the first programme broadcast by TV3 on opening night on 20 September 1998. The news programme provided a comprehensive view of the day's main international and national news stories and was in direct competition with RTÉ News: Six One. This period of direct rivalry with RTÉ only lasted for a year as poor ratings, due to the strength of the competition from RTÉ, resulted in TV3 deciding to break up the hour-long programme. Because of this two new programmes - First Edition at 5:30pm and TV3 News @ 7 - were launched. Both programmes were still fronted by Cantwell and Seoige, while First Edition became Ireland's first early evening news programme.
Newscasters
Main newscaster
Years | Newscaster | Other roles | Previous roles |
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1998–1999 | Alan Cantwell | ||
1998–1999 | Gráinne Seoige[1] |
References
- "Gráinne Seoige's Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 20 August 2011.