BBC Olympic Breakfast

Back in the world of domestic and breakfast, seems a certain James Mobbs has been tweeting about more breakfast bits, jib moves outside Salford Quays? Looks like its right outside the sport center too.

Shooting some stuff for #olympicbreakfast with @keefycameradude. On air from Saturday, 6am, BBC One and BBC News. pic.twitter.com/W6hvHEJoSh

— James Mobbs (@jamesmobbs) August 2, 2016

I think I remember someone saying that the original sports studio is actually windowed which I believe is in the first picture above.

This shows how close the studio is to the plaza outside...

Why would the BBC be presenting their domestic news broadcasts from Rio?


The only reason they were done from the Olympic Park in 2012 is because the games were in London.

On the introduction you could see there was signage in the elevator lobby, on the door Babita entered and throughout the workspace was labeled / branded as being the Associated Press.

This is our privileged location of #livepositions with panoramic views of the Olympic Park #newsourceglobo #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/BkrY6ul35J

— The Associated Press GMS (@AP_GMS) August 2, 2016

I suspect he was referring to sports bulletins rather than the entire news. Given how grim the news has been so far this year though I'd be quite happy for all broadcasters to decamp to Rio for the fortnight and give it the full London treatment.

That's exactly what I was suggesting. I'm hardly expecting the entire BBC News operation to be based in Rio, although you never know with the BBC!

It won't be.

Sally and Naga just said that Olympic Breakfast will look 'quite different'. The sofa is a different colour apparently.

BBC1 becomes BBCSport24 for 2 weeks...... yawn.

Other television channels are available.

The ground floor spaces in the BBC Salford space now used by BBC Sport News had a number of intended occupants (which changed iteratively) during the design process I understand...