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It would even be a big progress if they stopped adding so much warmth in the camera settings, when the sun shines at the walls of sky central then it looks like a beige brownish hell, looked so much better fresher and more like a news channel in the early days of the glassbox till late 2017.

The tragic irony is that Euronews was meant to get a refresh, which has not happened. Now they are stuck somewhere in the middle-zone and nothing fits anymore. Straps too big and the fonts of logo and strap headlines don't match+ titles are cut off.

Sky News Today is using the desk positioned in front of the screen (same as 9pm) - looks much better than the usual corridor backdrop, although it would look better if they got rid of the Sky News logo.

Don't know whether this is an editorial decision or a change due to problems with the desk. During the Press Preview yesterday, the desk was in the different position to how Anna was sitting.

It does look better. If it's an editorial decision then isn't it just like throwing in the towel and admitting the glass box just doesn't work for what it was designed for?

I think it is just due to a temporary malfunction of the desk.

I thought all along the current studio setup for sky news was about reducing running costs, especially as it is an operation that was going up for sale at the time.

Cost cutting, at the expense of viewer engagement, and programme output

Mark's using a laptop for The Newshour, sat to the left of the desk (the original position TNH had in Sept)... all looks very odd.

Sky's coverage of the British tanker seizure by Iran tonight has been very poor. Deborah Haynes has been (from what I've seen) their only extensive contributor since the story broke, first on the phone and now at a live point in Colorado. You'd think they'd be getting to various reporters (Diplomatic, for instance) and not just their Foreign Affairs Editor. Not to mention views and thoughts from guests.

Having said that, Deborah really has impressed. She struck me as quite nervous when she first started, but that's understandable given her print background (as with many of the recent signings, actually). But tonight she really has given great context to the situation - she's certainly earning her salary!

The BBC only put a strap for over 30 minutes

There was a time where print journalists didn't make the transition to broadcasting, but Sky have been great at training up former print hacks. Beth Rigby, Kate McCann and Deborah Haynes have all made the transition. The trend for using print journalists has also spread to C4 News where Liz Bates from the Yorkshire Post will become their Pol Ed.

....Sam Coates, Martha Kelner, Rowland Manthorpe, Lewis Goodall, Sophie Ridge. All print journalists prior to joining Sky.

I haven’t seen it on air but on Twitter, a Sky producer says their policy is now to aston the Prime Minister and the US President, a break from a long-held tradition.