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Saturday, November 27, 2004World News NowI was listening to the Hugh Hewitt show on cable radio (finally, the cable radio package pays off!), and near the bottom of my on-screen guide I found a network called ABC World News Now (channel 807 on my service). I was shocked to find that ABC had entered the cable news business. (They had discussed the possibility around the time that FOXNews and MSNBC came along, but the idea never got off the ground floor.) Even more shocking than the discovery that the network existed at all, was the abysmal production values that accompanied it. If ABC is hoping this network will compete with FOXNews, CNN and MSNBC, they have another thing coming. This couldn't hold a candle to Bloomberg or Headline News. UPDATE: This USA TODAY article explains all: What they're talking about is ABC News Now, a low-budget channel now available via an increasing number of digital TV channels over the air and on cable in major cities, the Internet and, in some cases, your cell phone.The emphasis being on "low budget". Seriously - this thing is unwatchable. |
