Daily analysis
Wednesday 29 July 2026
TV news coverage for this day is still in progress, with 1 of 13 broadcasts analysed so far, leaving Channel 5, BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4, GB News, ITV, Sky News pending. The editorial agenda was dominated by Ukraine, Wildfires, and US-Iran.
Channel priorities
What each channel focused on most, including topics it covered more than the others.
Who covered what
A quick grid showing which channels covered each topic on this day.
| Topic | BBC NEWS | Sky News scheduled · 10:00 | Channel 5 scheduled · 12:45 | BBC One scheduled · 13:00 | ITV scheduled · 18:00 | Channel 4 scheduled · 19:00 | BBC Two scheduled · 22:30 | GB News airing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquitoes (health) | 2m 17s 9.4% | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Sudan (international) | 1m 5s 4.5% | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Ukraine (war) | 8m 37s 35.7% | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| US-Iran (international) | 3m 57s 16.3% | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Wildfires (environment) | 8m 14s 34.1% | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Channel colours are identity only and imply no ranking or political lean.
How similar channels were
How closely each pair of channels matched on this day — higher means they prioritised the same stories.
Stories some channels skipped
Stories some channels ran and others did not. On live days this shows provisional coverage so far.
Provisional based on 1 of 8 channels analysed; 7 channels still pending analysis; more may follow.
Mosquitoes
Covered so far only by BBC NEWS.
Sudan
Covered so far only by BBC NEWS.
Ukraine
Covered so far only by BBC NEWS.
US-Iran
Covered so far only by BBC NEWS.
Wildfires
Covered so far only by BBC NEWS.
What was reported
A plain summary of each story, built from the channels that covered it.
No summaries for this date.
Broadcasts analysed
Every broadcast behind this day's analysis — open one to see the story timeline.