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The thing I don't like about Paxman is the way he shows his feelings onscreen. He's done this before - remember the weather forecast saga a few years ago? You don't see any other newsreader criticising the BBC or its decisions. It doesn't come across as being terribly professional.

Yep - the 1735 Neighbours is usually beaten by the 1715 Weakest Link. However BARB merge the two daily airings of Neighbours into one combined rating ISTR - so that when the ratings are published it can look as if Neighbours is still rating higher - but this is the result of the merging of ratings.

Oh, I like that. I'm assuming that is what BBC WORLD play out during commercial breaks when the local feed isn't taking adverts?

If it was a major enough story though they could just delay the start of Newsnight by 5 or 10 minutes.

I tried to add to the existing Newsnight thread - but it's been closed.

I have noticed a few times now that at the beginning of Newsnight, the opening titles play then cut to a 'sweeping' shot of the studio as the camera approaches the desk.

Then the 'good evening' shot with Jeremy/Gavin looking at the camera.

However, the approach shot seems to be pre-recorded because jeremy/Gavin have been looking down at their script, then when it cuts to their front-on shot they are already looking at the camera. You don't see their head move to look up.

I have seen this a few times now, why would they pre-record that opening shot?

Instead of all this speculation, perhaps some kind BBC insider could explain what the plan will be should The Rolling News need to split from The National News during a bulletin...

Wouldn't a good solution for major breaking news be to simulcast World, like overnights, where there is a somewhat more UK oriented agenda?

If the gallery required to run a breaking news operation would be the equivalent of a regional studio, why not use a regional studio? Bump London out of their studio and ask the National presenter to read the London news, or at least the first item - i.e. London doesn't opt out and stays with the National presenter who reads the first story (with headlines if you want to be ambitious), then opts out to play the report. By this stage N24 is playing a report / weather / trailers that allow it to switch back to N6 fairly smoothly. Yes it would be messy but when you have an incident the size of a plane crash landing at Heathrow you cannot afford for N24 not to be covering it.

What is the situation with the Westminster studio - is it still operational? That could be a handy get out of jail card, stick a political correspondent on as presenter and get a few lines from TVC. Again technically it would hardly be a brilliant broadcast with the director and editor barking down the phone to inexperienced ops from TVC but at least its something.

Why do you need all this if you're just talking over live pictures?

Would the working lunch crew not be able to take over for a short while?

Depends, they might be able to use TC7 if its free?

News 24 broke away from the One O'clock news to cover the Heathrow plane crash this afternoon.