New BBC Singapore studio

Remember of the five proper studios in New Broadcasting House, only the two which are on air 18 hours a day have been provided with the Furio system. The other studios, despite getting daily use, all have peds. You can do a lot with remote PTZ control and even more with remote height adjustment (as some of the NBH peds are fitted with), without any of the expense of the Furio system.

Amazing images cant wait to see the new studio on tv.

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Some Corrections from an earlier post on page 211...
I had previously assumed that because the BBC Asia Bureau's published address had changed from Shaw Towers to Wilkie Edge that they had moved to the latter. However upon seeing the new set pictures and orientation of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel which can be seen in the image it became pretty quickly obvious that assertion was wrong.

After a lot more digging i found that the new Bureau is 10,000sq ft and located in one of the Aperia towers. No idea what floor or which tower.
Just thought this useless information might be of interest to someone.

For anyone who didn't know, the BBC World News Facebook page has the videos of the Singapore studio previews.
https://www.facebook.com/bbcworldnews/videos?ref=page_internal
On a different note, it's really depressing to read people complaining about the costs of this. Correct me if I'm wrong, the broadcasting equipment, etc. eventually need to be upgraded and/or replaced anyway, leases expire, and etc. so it's not like the BBC just felt like spending on nice things because they wanted to.

I've said it has the characteristics of Studio C, but I notice the main desk looks a lot more like the one in Studio B where GMT is presented.

In any case, would anyone of you prefer a monitor background behind the presenter (like the recorded day and night in Studio C / news images backdrop like Studio B) over the live window view as it is?

I prefer the real thing if there aren't any visual problems with the window like glare or reflection. A fake background just isn't as aesthetically pleasing as the real thing.

It depends. Normally I'd prefer the window view but if the shades are down I would go with the monitor wall.

Going by the orientation of the chairs in the photo on the last page, could this be an "either way round" set? (Can't think of the proper name, or even if there is one).

In the previous studio, there were times when they start broadcast before sunrise (6am) and the window view is totally dark. On occasion, there was fog, rain and such, rendering a rather mundane backdrop. Also to note, I think during those pre-sunrise hours, sometimes I do see reflections of the studio lights on the window glass. But I guess on a fine day, it gives a sense of presence, of being there in the heart of a bustling city and knowing the weather in that city.

Is the reason NBH uses monitor walls extensively being that their studios don't face the city skyline?

I believe the main London studios are below ground level.
I have noticed Al Jazeera does not have their presenters stand in front of the windows if it rains in London. Personally, I think if they don't cause any real problems (eg. the dangers of lightning), rainy weather add some realism.

13th floor. Tower furthest from the coffee shop (nearest to Kallang road). If you're booking Uber get it from 12 Kallang road, not 8 or 10.

Interesting that nobody mentioned the first live from the new office about 30 hours ago.

I think Singapore is the highest profile BBC news studio with a real view out of a window. Other bureaus have live outside positions, but they need to be rigged with a shoot edit. Joburg, Brussels, Nairobi, and Gaza spring to mind. Mediacity was going to have a real view, but that didn't last long. Live camera backgrounds include Rome, Brussels and Washington.

Generally the desirability order is

1) Outside (e.g Brussels Balcony)
2) Inside with window (e.g Ramallah)
3) Live Camera (e.g. Rome)
4) DVD (e.g. Delhi)
5) Static background (e.g one of the Gaza studios)

Aside from Ramallah and Rio, I cant think of any bureau with a window view from the studio.

The PTZ on the ladder is not for the bigwigs to keep an eye on things. Look for a timelapse of the office build at some point though.

Strange that they closed the old bureau before the new one was up and running.

Not as high profile as Singapore, but does BBC Persian still have their Studio in the front of the Egton/Peel Wing? ...also, I know its not BBC but, the only other high profile Bureaus that i remember having a window view was Al Jazeera at The Shard and Washington's Newseum (formerly ABC's studio) and Sky News' Gherkin studio. Other members can probably remember more. I know some would be interested to see Washington get a new Bureau, and a nice shiny new studio like Singapore, but seeing as how their studio is only on air for 1 hour a day i cant see it being a viable expense.

I guess also that due to Singapore's Latitude there will be less problems with sunlight/glare than in the UK even though this new studio window is south facing.

Thanks for posting Derek. Its always a pleasure to welcome a new Insider to the forum. Looking forward to the office build timelapse - i'm totally obsessed with things like that.