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Sky News 2015 new look

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PRM
Rkolsen posted:
Out of curiosity how many control rooms are back for day to day production at the current news facility? Don't they have two different presentation studios that would warrant a different control room? I only ask because of the decamping to Milbank during rehearsals at Sky Central seems a bit odd for such a major news organization that's on the air so much.

Also, why aren't they waiting until the technical facilities (control room) at Sky Central are set up before starting rehearsals? Surely they'd need to have technical rehearsals later on for the new equipment and based on what we've heard the new studio won't be online any time soon.


Hi...

Gallery A at Osterley is used for day-to-day output on Sky News. This is the same gallery that will be controlling the new glass box studio when it goes to air, so it’s needed for rehersals too. Millbank also has a fully operational gallery, so therefore possible to do live and pre-recorded programming from there when required. Very handy for situations like this.

Sky News will get a new gallery when it moves into Sky Studios next year.

Just to explain the buildings.
Unit 1 - current set, current newsroom & current gallery
Sky Central - new glass box studio from October
Sky Studios (where Sky Sports News and other productions have been since 2011) - Sky News moves in next year, 2nd new studio, new newsroom, new gallery
KM
Kevizz MS
watchingtv posted:
So when do we start discussing that the 'big screen' in the 'glass box' can move?


Never, because it can't?
RK
Rkolsen
PRM posted:

Hi...

Gallery A at Osterley is used for day-to-day output on Sky News. This is the same gallery that will be controlling the new glass box studio when it goes to air, so it’s needed for rehersals too. Millbank also has a fully operational gallery, so therefore possible to do live and pre-recorded programming from there when required. Very handy for situations like this.

Sky News will get a new gallery when it moves into Sky Studios next year.

Just to explain the buildings.
Unit 1 - current set, current newsroom & current gallery
Sky Central - new glass box studio from October
Sky Studios (where Sky Sports News and other productions have been since 2011) - Sky News moves in next year, 2nd new studio, new newsroom, new gallery


Thanks for the explanation. But would I be wrong to assume that when Sky Studios goes online the Sky Central studio will be controlled from there and Unit 1 will be decommisioned.

Will there be an additional gallery for the second studio in the Sky Studios building?
WO
Worzel
watchingtv posted:


Or if the lighting at the bottom is just plain red, or if it can glow blue. Very Happy
HB
HarryB
Once the move, Sky News will no longer have any blue. The only blue left at the moment is the blue set in Unit 1...
PI
picard
Sky News has had blue for as long as I can remember, did it used to be green before?

Blue will be back I have no doubt, anyone want to bet a virtual pound? Cool
NJ
news junkie
Worzel posted:
watchingtv posted:
So when do we start discussing that the 'big screen' in the 'glass box' can move?


Or if the lighting at the bottom is just plain red, or if it can glow blue. Very Happy


It also glows blue as seen from @JonathanSamuels


As does the desk

IS
Inspector Sands
PRM posted:

Just to explain the buildings.
Unit 1 - current set, current newsroom & current gallery
Sky Central - new glass box studio from October
Sky Studios (where Sky Sports News and other productions have been since 2011) - Sky News moves in next year, 2nd new studio, new newsroom, new gallery

Sky Studios is what was known as Harlequin 1?

Am I right in thinking that the end plan is just for Sky Studios and Sky Central and the rest of the site will be redeveloped?
AN
andrewrobinson89
It is fanastic we are getting these preview pictures.
It's certainly a brave new look for Sky and one I am really looking forward to seeing when it's fully launched.
Stuart, Charles and watchingtv gave kudos
:-(
A former member
There something Fox news about them but I cant put my finger on that. mind you its one bigger than the BBC, instead of hear a part view of the studio, here the whole studio.
EY
the eye
None of the pictures posted do the box any justice. Looks horrible.
PI
picard
the eye posted:
None of the pictures posted do the box any justice. Looks horrible.


Have you seen it in real life?

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