BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

Wow. 1 single programme - this means that diversity is solved. Hurrah!

And no male for gender balance?

Yes, Sean Farrington was presenting the business news.

How odd that we don't get similar comments about gender balance and diversity when they have three male presenters on! They're using regular cover presenters, the only unusual thing is that they have two females as the main presenters. Not the first time it's happened and indeed for anyone convinced it's an evil ploy by the BBC, take a look at Business Live which occasionally has two male presenters.

Oh yes there is, on Twitter. You clearly didn't get the tongue in cheek comment.

Reports emerging that Carrie Gracie has stepped down as the BBC's China editor.

Going to become a big story I suspect.

Interestingly, the above article says she won't be leaving the BBC, and instead will be returning to work for the BBC News Channel.

Through some of her fellow non - BBC Journalists are tweeting how it's a shame the BBC is losing her talent.

Why does the BBCNC TOTH countdown in the midnight does not sync with the BBCWN TOTH countdown during overnight simulcasts? As you can see in the opening sequence video below, the BBCWN countdown sequence is 2 seconds late:

I guess because the NC version has a slightly longer end frame than the WN version. (After the 00:00 point of the countdown). Perhaps this longer hold end frame provide the opportunity to calibrate and align.

Longer satellite processing? The same happens with NC on World - where a few seconds of the NC countdown air after World’s end.

They are two separate channels with their own galleries, I presume. And since BBCWN has adverts in between programming and the like, BBCNC has to wait until they can join World. It's not really joining in "late" or "early" (technical cockups notwithstanding) but waiting for their cue to join. (e.g. of that: BBC Two was kept on standby for 5 minutes with a static "BBC Two" Bounce ident until it could join with BBC One to form "BBC Television News" and announce the Queen Mother's passing some years back). That's why some countdowns are shorter or longer and can air sans a clock to fill time.