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New Meridian, BBC South & South East Thread

(July 2006)

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ME
meridiantvfan
yeah sorry that's it could'nt think of the name of it anyway it all looks better now at last we have full 16:9. I hope nothing changes in 2009 but it probably will knowing how ofcom are so weak and give in usually
ME
meridiantvfan
Londoner posted:
meridiantvfan posted:
mini video wall ?? - no idea what you mean but the backgroud usually has a pic or film of the tower thingy in Southhampton

The Spinnaker tower is in Portsmouth. And it's not used at weekends because the bulletins are pan-regional.

For a while they used the view of Brighton Palace Pier from the Brighton bureau for the weekend bulletins. Shame they went back to the horrible animated backdrop.


Really...We really could do with a new region for the East Sussex / Brighton area, It's daft that the South and SE versions often double up if there's a Brighton (area) story. Not that this will ever happen..
PT
Put The Telly On
With this revamp, does that mean the end of Ian and Sangeeta? (Oh how I jest.... in fact, you're a bit of a jester aren't you Ian? hahahahahaHA ).

Anyway, Gemma in widescreen? Surely not Wink
ME
meridiantvfan
nok32uk posted:
With this revamp, does that mean the end of Ian and Sangeeta? (Oh how I jest.... in fact, you're a bit of a jester aren't you Ian? hahahahahaHA ).

Anyway, Gemma in widescreen? Surely not Wink


How do you mean ? Actually Ian and Gemma presenting would make a great duo
PT
Put The Telly On
I went off on a Sangeeta rant sorry.

Ian and Helen James work well. Or better still Andy Steggal and Helen.
AS
Asa Admin
nok32uk posted:
With this revamp, does that mean the end of Ian and Sangeeta?

Haha, doubtful considering I noticed their faces were on the side of a taxi plugging Meridian Tonight as I walked past the other day!

Here's their version of the new titles (pan regional weekend one)

http://asahicks.com/uploads/Meridian%20News%20Weekend%20Dec%2007.flv

Can't judge whether its an improvement or not really...the split screen animation at the end just fades out into the usual caption - it would look better if it swept past, revealing the Meridian Tonight name IMO.

I noticed tonight's MT didn't have the usual blurb at the end to disguise the awkward ending as we wait...and wait...for the National titles to appear. I guess someone didn't get around to re-doing them for w/s.
DA
David
Anyone catch the weather on South East Today just before 7pm? Looks like they had some problems with the graphics.

They haven't uploaded this edition to their website yet.
PT
Put The Telly On
They've often had problems with the weather graphics.

As for Meridian Tonight, the widescreen is tidier but they've got to shrink the corner glarer a bit on the headlines.
RO
rob Founding member
South Today Breakfast bulletins are in full screen this morning...
DA
David
Has anyone else noticed that the feed from South East Today has been really jumpy for the past month or so? Whenever the half hour 6:30 South East Today is on, the picture will jump at least 2 times during the show and sometimes the picture will go black for a second. This also happens during the Breakfast bulletins too.

This jump can happen during the studio bits, a report or a live two-way so its not just one source that has the problem. I haven't noticed it on any regional promos or The Politics Show although I have only seen a few minutes of the later. I also don't know if it happens on The Nature of Britain or Inside Out.

I don't remember it happening on the Children in Need opts but it was happening on SET during the same period.

Please tell me someone else has seen this 'jumping picture'. It doesn't really bother me, its just odd that they haven't fixed it or even mentioned it on air.
ME
meridiantvfan
Asa posted:
nok32uk posted:
With this revamp, does that mean the end of Ian and Sangeeta?

Haha, doubtful considering I noticed their faces were on the side of a taxi plugging Meridian Tonight as I walked past the other day!

Here's their version of the new titles (pan regional weekend one)

http://asahicks.com/uploads/Meridian%20News%20Weekend%20Dec%2007.flv

Can't judge whether its an improvement or not really...the split screen animation at the end just fades out into the usual caption - it would look better if it swept past, revealing the Meridian Tonight name IMO.

I noticed tonight's MT didn't have the usual blurb at the end to disguise the awkward ending as we wait...and wait...for the National titles to appear. I guess someone didn't get around to re-doing them for w/s.


Asa how are you encoding this video and uploading etc ?
DB
dbl
meridiantvfan posted:
Asa posted:
nok32uk posted:
With this revamp, does that mean the end of Ian and Sangeeta?

Haha, doubtful considering I noticed their faces were on the side of a taxi plugging Meridian Tonight as I walked past the other day!

Here's their version of the new titles (pan regional weekend one)

http://asahicks.com/uploads/Meridian%20News%20Weekend%20Dec%2007.flv

Can't judge whether its an improvement or not really...the split screen animation at the end just fades out into the usual caption - it would look better if it swept past, revealing the Meridian Tonight name IMO.

I noticed tonight's MT didn't have the usual blurb at the end to disguise the awkward ending as we wait...and wait...for the National titles to appear. I guess someone didn't get around to re-doing them for w/s.


Asa how are you encoding this video and uploading etc ?

See here..
http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23544

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