I notice BBC World's promo for Newsnight includes watermark images of the main presenters - Gavin Esler, Emily Maitlis and Jeremy Paxman. However, there is no image shown of Kirsty Wark. Is she no longer involved in the programme?
Why not have WORLD and the Nationals in N6, leaving N24 where they are.
No thanks.
That would be the best option, but I guess as BBC World is not strictly License Fee funded, they don't count in cost saving domestically.
World is not only exempt from the cuts, but has had a big investment in the channel from BBC America so it the only part of BBC News which is expanding.
If they sell a lot of ads then perhaps they should think about shortening the breakfiller? Because sometimes down here when we opt out, we get ONE ad, then the rest is the breakfiller for a minute of so.
Surely one would imagine the opt outs during news would be predominantly for ads and not breakfillers!
You might just get one add, but in other regions trhe break would be fully sold.
Then what would be the point in my region opting out when they can just show the ad after the weather?
Because the client wanted it shown during the news, and paid for the privilege.
If they sell a lot of ads then perhaps they should think about shortening the breakfiller? Because sometimes down here when we opt out, we get ONE ad, then the rest is the breakfiller for a minute of so.
Surely one would imagine the opt outs during news would be predominantly for ads and not breakfillers!
You might just get one add, but in other regions trhe break would be fully sold.
Yes, the dropping of stings also helped to water down the structure of the channel. Pre-2004, I knew what was coming up when. The bulletin started on the hour. There'd usually be a break at 12 minutes past, followed by a heads recap and the business news. At 20 past there'd be sport and closing heads at 25 past. The bulletin was followed by weather and a break, then into the next programme with a channel ident. At weekends, it was pretty much the same, minus business news and breaks.
Since 2004, there has been little consistency. Some hours have breaks, some have two and some have none. There are no longer closing heads and instead a very awkward transition to the weather. During the week, there are heads at half past but these tend to be dropped at weekends. Sometimes the back half programme is introduced with an ident, whereas other times it is by the presenter. Sport seems to be still at 20 past but I couldn't tell you when business is any more. This all adds up to make the channel seem unstructured and inconsistent. I just wish someone at the BBC would wake up and realise this. Trying to make BBC World into News 24 was a big mistake, in my opinion. It never has been like News 24 and never will be. It just doesn't flow as well as News 24 does no matter how many changes they make.
But why would they change when audience appreciation is up, audiences are up by 10 million in one year and now stand at 76 million and ad revenue has doubled over the last few years. They would be barking mad to risk that.
This notion of a closing sequence to World News encouraging people to switch off is ridiculous and frankly, I've never bought it. archiveTV, explain to me how having a closing sequence on WBR, Asia Today, Sport Today, Reporters, This Week and many more is deemed acceptable but after the news it is not.
I used to watch BBC World every day but I hardly tune in at all now. It feels so disjointed and uncomfortable to watch that I'd rather get my news elsewhere. Presentationally, it used to be an outstanding channel - easily the best BBC channel there was. Now, it is rock bottom (and don't trot out your usual excuse of ratings - I'm talking about presentation).
I'm sorry but BBC World's prime function is to get as many people watching it as possible. It's how it survives, The present management is doing that magnificently well. Why would they change anything to please a few presentation obsessives?
I'm sorry you don't like it Robert, but you are not a typical viewer. Latest figures for Europe show CNN and sky are losing viewers while BBC World are gaining them.
I can see them up at Woodlands now.
"Look guys we are up across the whole of Europe with incredibly high appreciation figures, but the bad news is we have lost ISrobert. "
"Christ, ditch everything, bring back the flags, turn the clock back to 1999"
Thats for BBC World but I'm sure BBC News 24 will follow suit, During the New Hampshire Primaries the The 2300GMT TOTH was a sort of pointless similcast 'BBC News special'. Matt Frei led the headlines and talked about the impending closing of votes and then handed back to London after 15 mins, Chris Eakin proceeded with a UK round up of news, sport and paper review and a HardTalk episode before TOTH was World News America being similcast live from 0000GMT on both channels. During WNA breaks N24 headed back to Chris. Not sure how long they stayed o this as I headed for my bed before 0100
BBC World and News24 will be simulcasting from 0000-0600 and maybe beyond.
Presenters will be Matt Frie 0000-0600, Philipa Thomas 0600-0900 then Jon Sopel throughout Wednesday daytime
She has been on about 4-5 other times during the past 7 days.
Sounds a bit Willcoxian, that. She is a good presenter, though.
I have noticed that BBC World news bulletins are now ending with a sting and burst of music, as opposed to going straight to the weather presenter or to adverts or breakfiller, as was formerly the case.
Depends where you are watching. Weather is not sponsored in all parts of the world. While some parts get a sponsorship sting, other parts get a music sting.
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.
I think you missed the fact that his tongue was firmly in his cheek, and it provided highly entertaining television.
Nevertheless, it does come over as less than professional whether his tongue was in his cheek or not. You wouldn't catch Huw Edwards, Trevor McDonald or practically any other newsreader doing it on air. As others have said, at times it seems Paxman thinks he's bigger than the news itself.
No. He just doesn't take the job, or himself, as seriously as as some of the others do.
And he can get away with far more on a late night programme like Newsnight than if he was reading a news bulletin.