"VICE News Tonight," the half-hour daily newscast of HBO has moved their original premiere date from Sept. 26 to Oct. 10.
According to the New York Times, Josh Tyrangiel, chief of VICE news, announced at a press gathering, "HBO and Vice both have incredibly high technical standards," Further explaining the delay he said, "We are just making sure that everything looks as good as we want it to look. We plan on being on the air for a lot of years, so none of us thought that a couple of days was that big a deal."
He mentioned that the delay is caused by the testing that they have been doing to make sure that everything runs smoothly on a range of platforms.
The show is not the typical news format that is often seen on TV. "VICE News Tonight" is HBO's way of getting the younger generation to start watching the news. In a promo that they had released earlier, it features random scenes and clips from different recent events. They had replaced the typical new anchors with typography that flashes on the screen.
Josh Tyrangiel said in an interview, "We think a news show can play a big role in viewers' daily lives, but it has to be on their terms," he further noted, "We've tried to think about our audience with every choice we've made from the kinds of stories we cover and the format in which we present them, to the platform on which they'll be watching and how touch-enabled screens can enrich our storytelling. We really believe there's room for a modern, flexible-format show that helps our audience understand the world. And we can't wait to debut."
It promises that there will be no sponsors, no censors, and no makeup during the show and that they will deliver news in its purest and rawest form. Could it be that delay is caused by the show being too ambitious?
The audience will have to find out when "VICE News Tonight" premieres.
