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
Created byTV3 News
Presented byAlan Cantwell
Gráinne Seoige
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsTV3, Westgate Business Park, Dublin 24, Ireland
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30-60 minutes
DistributorTV3 Ireland
Release
Original networkTV3
Picture format4:3
Original release20 September 1998 (1998-09-20) 
11 April 1999 (1999-04-11)
Chronology
Related showsFirst Edition
TV3 News @ 7
External links
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

YearsNewscasterOther rolesPrevious roles
1998–1999Alan Cantwell
1998–1999Gráinne Seoige[1]

References

  1. "Gráinne Seoige's Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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