BBC News Channel: Presentation

Well all reports on here have suggested only the 5pm and 9pm hours will move to N8 for 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock news rehearsals.

I did a search on Twitter and there was nothing worth looking at. Merely a rumour, if I may say so.

That they move full-time, yes. That they move in for the 17:00 and 21:00 hours? That's been confirmed as the current plan by TVF's insiders.

That's what I mean exactly, yes.

I think it would make sense for them to move BBC News Channel back to N8 full time, and leave the BBC1 bulletins in N6. N8 may require more maintenance, meaning weekends in N6 once in a while, but I'm sure it's more expensive to run a 20+ (or however many) screen video wall continuously, than it is to run an 8 screen video wall.

Also, if they have any spare old bits, how about they send them to Singapore to make a set out of for Rico and co?!

It been mentioned before that the screen stay on continously, even when the studio's aren't in use as it keeps them calibrated and requires less maintainence. In studio terms, the panels pull a negligable amount of power anyway.



Except the studio in Singapore is tiny.

I was being tongue in cheek!

Just any change in that case would suffice, like a new small desk.

N8 is actually one sexy looking set these days. The current imaginative lighting and camera work makes it quite a versatile little studio, as opposed to the acres perception of the NC studio.

The only issue with N8 is that in its current layout, isnt best suited to double-headed presentation. Unless the NC intends to switch to single headed presentation before the BH move. Although there is no reason why N8 cannot have the Right hand screen reinstated, desk & cameras moved, but I think the first idea is probably more cost effective when theyre probably only going to be in there for six months. Or they could just have one of the two presenters sitting in the pod.

Wow. We have reached new levels of sadness on this forum if sets are 'sexy'.

News channel continuing to carry coverage of the Eviction of Protestors from St Paul's Cathedral at 1am.

Really long day for Tim!

Edit, the reporter not realising he was on the air - ' N6, Mark can you hear me - N6, yes I'm here'.