The Newsroom

US ELECTIONS 2020 Coverage

With added Impeachment 2.0 (August 2020)

This site closed in March 2021 and is now a read-only archive
JO
Johnnie
Willz posted:
Does anyone have caps of ITV and BBC coverage?

I've posted some here
BB
BBI45
But, just to be different, there is also a QR code to their results website in the bottom-right!


I hadn't thought about it before but it seems a little surprising to me that QR codes aren't more prevalant on TV. Is there any Ofcom thing about obfuscated (i.e. non-human readable) info like that?

I can't say anything about Ofcom rules, but it is quite common to see QR codes on Japanese television. They're especially common on NHK during natural disasters, when they're used to direct people to relevant info.
BK
bkman1990
Martin Luther King III has featured on two channels in the UK during this election coverage.

He was on BBC News earlier tonight & then after that. He later appeared on ITV News coverage with Tom Bradby.
BK
bkman1990
Nigel Farage was having trouble speaking to Tom Bradby of ITV News just now. He is back on now.
JO
Jon
Nigel Farage was having trouble speaking to Tom Bradby of ITV News just now. He is back on now.

I know he likes a pint. Had he had one too many?
BK
bkman1990
How do ITV get their results coming in from all of the Electoral College votes when compared to the BBC?

I'm seeing that ITV is currently 14 votes behind for Biden on their lower thirds at 30 votes. ITV have Trump at 42.

The BBC have 44 for Biden & 42 for Trump.
UN
Universal_r
CNN also have Biden on 30 the last time I checked, seems to only be the bbc that have him on 44.
BK
bkman1990
Julie Etchingham is at a Trump party at Palm Beach; Florida. She is speaking to another lady at the party while wearing a face covering.
SC
scottishtv Founding member
How do ITV get their results coming in from all of the Electoral College votes when compared to the BBC?

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but it's good to remember that many of these numbers are projections (educated guesses) as opposed to actual confirmed results - that's why they will vary more between broadcasters (particularly compared to UK general election results, which are only counted after the declaration).
JL
JamesLaverty1925
MSN giving some very weird scores, anyone know their source? https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/us-election-2020/results-map
SC
scottishtv Founding member
MSN giving some very weird scores, anyone know their source? https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/us-election-2020/results-map

The map says AP (Associated Press).
UN
Universal_r
Some of their results are very interesting, especially Texas and nc.

Newer posts