BBC News Channel General Discussion

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Worzel 15 April 2014 7:06pm

Nothing is recorded. It's all live.
We've made some tweaks to bring NC in line with the BBC1 bulletins, to allow standing at the top of single headed and to make greater use of the three screens for the top story in single and double headed.

I'm pleased that stood up presentation was re-introduced last year (as I'm sure you know).

Some think its gimmicky, some probably think it dumbs down the output. Personally, I don't think it does because the channel uses it in an effective manner at the TOTHs and during the hour, to present graphics and effectively illustrate stories. Not, the old Sky News way of walking along a massive wall for the sake of doing so.

I was thinking only the other week that the top stood single shot for the nationals could be used for single headed news channel TOTHs as well.

Last edited by Worzel on 15 April 2014 7:31pm - 2 times in total

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bilky asko 19 April 2014 3:13am

I wouldn't have posted this mildly humorous wrong caption, but for me noticing the lack of Twitter logo. Do they not show that any more? They used to use the logo on overnights and a more generic symbol during News Channel hours, didn't they?

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harshy Founding member 19 April 2014 5:55am

Have they changed the backdrop that looks more better theres more going on

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HarryB 19 April 2014 7:37am

bilky asko posted:

I wouldn't have posted this mildly humorous wrong caption, but for me noticing the lack of Twitter logo. Do they not show that any more? They used to use the logo on overnights and a more generic symbol during News Channel hours, didn't they?

That is right! However they have stopped using the twitter logo version overall on both the NC and World News since about February, if I remember correctly. Not to sure why, it was quite a nice feature!

Also Mariko is named as Kasia, oh dear!

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DAN09690 19 April 2014 10:12am

harshy posted:

Have they changed the backdrop that looks more better theres more going on

I think the reason it looks like that is because the camera is angled lower in that shot than usual.

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flaziola 19 April 2014 10:13am

News channel never used the twitter bird, they had a red box with a white @
The bird was only used by BBC World News for whom this bulletin above is produced.

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HarryB 19 April 2014 11:33am

flaziola posted:

News channel never used the twitter bird, they had a red box with a white @
The bird was only used by BBC World News for whom this bulletin above is produced.

Quote:

They used to use the logo on overnights and a more generic symbol during News Channel hours, didn't they?

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Davidjb Founding member 19 April 2014 9:52pm

Random question to ask. At weekends when does the newsroom go into 'night mode' i.e. when do the blue lights come on? Also are the newsroom lights controlled by the gallery, automatic or does someone physically flick a switch in the newsroom itself?

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HarryB 19 April 2014 10:44pm

Davidjb posted:

Random question to ask. At weekends when does the newsroom go into 'night mode' i.e. when do the blue lights come on? Also are the newsroom lights controlled by the gallery, automatic or does someone physically flick a switch in the newsroom itself?

The blue lights come on in time for the News at Ten or the 10 o'clock TOTH.

On weekdays the lights are switched on while the News at Nine is broadcast and in preparation for the Ten. On weekends, the lights are switched on while Our World is on after 21:30.

If I remember correctly, I remember seeing a vine posted by a floor manager the change from day to night time - and giving the gallery an all clear before the change. So I think are controlled by the gallery.

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dosxuk 19 April 2014 10:58pm

It's only a change of colour in the LEDs around the newsroom, it's not some super special lights that only get turned on at certain times of the day by a giant knife switch controlled by elves that live in the NBH basement.

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welshkid 20 April 2014 3:45am

dosxuk posted:

It's only a change of colour in the LEDs around the newsroom, it's not some super special lights that only get turned on at certain times of the day by a giant knife switch controlled by elves that live in the NBH basement.

The Elves are too busy controlling the cameras...

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JamesWorldNews 20 April 2014 7:06am

Davidjb posted:

Random question to ask. At weekends when does the newsroom go into 'night mode' i.e. when do the blue lights come on? Also are the newsroom lights controlled by the gallery, automatic or does someone physically flick a switch in the newsroom itself?

Whereas World changes into the dark blue sky (night) backdrop at 6G when Zeinab Badawi takes over with WNT.

(November 2013)