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Friday 30 September 2022

Network nightly newscasts morph, adapt for the streaming age

By DAVID BAUDER A profile of the jam band
AP Media Writer O.A.R. stretched like a gui-
NEW YORK (AP) — For more tar solo, and correspon-
than half a century, ABC, dent Phil Lipof even went
CBS and NBC have aired onstage to play with the
evening newscasts each band.
weeknight on television. “Live Prime” airs for an
This fall, the competition hour and a half, although
has spread to another me- the last half hour is largely
dium. a shortened summary of
The launch of John Dick- what had been on before.
erson’s “CBS News Prime The CBS and NBC shows
Time” in September means are an hour.
that all three news divisions Internal research shows
have unique streaming that “Live Prime” viewers
newscasts at night, a nod appreciate the longer-form
to the future and bid to This combination of photos shows, from left, Tom Llamas, host of “Top Story with Tom Llamas,” stories, more than a reli-
reach young people who Linsey Davis on the set of “ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis,” and John Dickerson, host of ance on talking heads, said
aren’t watching television “CBS News Prime Time with John Dickerson.” Seni Tienabeso, executive
at dinnertime. Associated Press director of ABC News Live.
Dickerson’s newscast de- Getting “Live Prime” start-
buted nearly a year after Muir and Norah O’Donnell. his role, having reported by in headlines leans into ed before its rivals allowed
NBC’s “Top Story” with Tom Network news divisions for “60 Minutes,” moderat- Dickerson’s strength as a for more research time,
Llamas. ABC’s “Live Prime” aren’t looking to replace ed “Face the Nation” and journalist, said Anthony Gal- said Reena Mehta, ABC’s
with Linsey Davis started the television broad- hosted “CBS This Morning.” loway, CBS News Streaming senior vice president for
in February 2020. Each casts, which usually reach At its launch, his stream- senior vice president. streaming and digital con-
streams live for at least an around 20 million people cast quickly distinguished The most established tent. She said it’s not ABC’s
hour starting at 7 p.m. East- combined every night, itself as the most interview- streamcast, ABC’s “Live goal to replicate the linear
ern and are repeated later more during cold weather heavy of the three. He will Prime,” takes advantage television model, and the
in the evening. All can be months. The streamcasts debrief CBS News reporters of what streaming has to program essentially has the
seen for free. almost certainly don’t ap- who have done television offer over television right capacity to go live all eve-
“The revolution will not be proach those numbers, stories to empty their note- now: time. Davis’ show is ning. The form of these pro-
televised,” Davis quipped. although if anyone knows books of additional details, most apt to stretch reports grams, though, is hardly a
“It will be streamed.” for sure how many people and find experts for conver- beyond what can be seen shock to television viewers.
She and her rivals have big are watching, they aren’t sations on the day’s major on TV’s “World News To- For NBC, Llamas packs his
ambitions. telling. There isn’t a single stories. night.” After Muir traveled fast-paced show with as
“We want to be the best outside source that mea- “I’m interested in who the to Ukraine, the streaming much information as pos-
news show, period,” Lla- sures audience size, like the person is who may not even show gave him 10 minutes sible.
mas said. “I don’t want to Nielsen company does for be known, but knows what to report on what hap- “I believe in delivering a
be just the best show on TV. The networks all say the is going on,” Dickerson pened in a village recently high story count,” he said. “I
streaming.” shows are catching on, but said. “It’s great to be able liberated from the Russians. think people right now are
Looking past the similarities, won’t share their own sta- to ask the experts yourself, That kind of length is a luxu- inundated with informa-
they each have intriguing tistics with competitors or whether the experts are ry seldom afforded on tele- tion, but they’re inundated
differences in approach, the public often a sign that within CBS or not.” vision evening news pro- with the same type of infor-
more so than the broad- those levels are low. Probing with experts to tell grams that have roughly 22 mation, the same stories. I
cast evening news shows Dickerson brings the most people more about stories minutes of news between want to find stuff that’s not
led by Lester Holt, David broadcast experience to they may have seen flash commercials. already out there.”q

Springsteen takes on Temptations,

Supremes, Four Tops

NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce ment. “And what better ning of his tour with the E
Springsteen takes on the music to work with than the Street Band.
Four Tops, Temptations, great American songbook Among the songs he tack-
Supremes, Frankie Wilson, of the Sixties and Seven- les are the Commodores’
Jimmy Ruffin and other soul ties? I’ve taken my inspira- “Nightshift,” The Walker
legends in an album of tion from Levi Stubbs, Da- Brothers’ “The Sun Ain’t
cover songs due out next vid Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin, the Gonna Shine Anymore”
month. Iceman Jerry Butler, Diana and the Four Tops’ “When
The disc “Only the Strong Ross, Dobie Gray and Scott She Was My Girl.”
Survive” is named for the Walker, among many oth- Other covers are “I Wish it
Jimmy Butler song, among ers.” Would Rain” by The Temp-
the 15 other cover songs, Those who’ve seen Spring- tations and “Someday We’ll
which will be released on steen perform live know Be Together” by Diana Ross
Nov. 11. that he’ll frequently pull out and The Supremes.
“I wanted to make an al- some soul covers. Soul legend Sam Moore This cover image released by Columbia Records shows “Only
bum where I just sang,” The disc arrives three sings on two of the cuts.q the Strong Survive” by Bruce Springsteen, releasing Nov. 11.
Springsteen said in a state- months before the begin- Associated Press