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ITV Discussion Thread

I just don't understand who commissioned the ITV idents. All of them feature places you don't really want to be (lonely woman on bike being chased by a swarm of insects, man in dark alley goes up to see a prozzie then a few water mains burst, weeds growing around a disused basketball court, sinister yellow lines emerge as pedestrians face the day from hell on day one of the sales..... and then that music. Agh. They've been with us for so long and give such a bad impression. ITV is meant to be brash, fun, lively. Any news as to when these might change? I'm going to be like my Gran and not watch ITV anymore. Actually... I haven't really watched anything on ITV for ages come to think of it. Apart from HArry Hill. Oh, and Framed.

BBC World News: Presentation

BBC World is execellent in times like this. Owen Thomas was also very impressive all morning. Relaxed and informative. I like his interviewing style too. He asks questions in a way ordinary people would ask them... he doesn't try to show off.

BBC World News: Presentation

BBC World is execellent in times like this. Owen Thomas was also very impressive all morning. Relaxed and informative. I like his interviewing style too. He asks questions in a way ordinary people would ask them... he doesn't try to show off.

BBC One: Christmas Ident discussion

I hate the ident. The music is twee and is totally inappropriate before the news. I'll be bored silly by it come Christmas Day. As for the BBC2 box not being aligned properly... er, get a life. Perhaps you need to think outside the box... not everything has to fit into straight lines.

BBC World News: Presentation

Yes, news is news and when you put on a news channel, that's what you should expect. However, news is also a form of entertainment. Serious entertainment yes, but unless there's a massive story that you want to be informed about it's there, competing with everything else, to hold your attention for as long as possible. If this wasn't the case, there'd be no need for titles, flashy sets, 3-D graphics etc. That's why a good mix of presenters, some with personality, some with (often assumed ) gravitas is so important. At times, BBC World seem to forget this. And it's why likeable presenters, such as Martine Dennis, Jon Sopel, Owen Thomas and Simon McCoy make 24-hour news channels a more comfortable watch. If World War Three breaks out, then perhaps all you'd want is Nik Gowing for 24 hours. For the rest of the time mix it up or die.

BBC World News: Presentation

Yes, news is news and when you put on a news channel, that's what you should expect. However, news is also a form of entertainment. Serious entertainment yes, but unless there's a massive story that you want to be informed about it's there, competing with everything else, to hold your attention for as long as possible. If this wasn't the case, there'd be no need for titles, flashy sets, 3-D graphics etc. That's why a good mix of presenters, some with personality, some with (often assumed ) gravitas is so important. At times, BBC World seem to forget this. And it's why likeable presenters, such as Martine Dennis, Jon Sopel, Owen Thomas and Simon McCoy make 24-hour news channels a more comfortable watch. If World War Three breaks out, then perhaps all you'd want is Nik Gowing for 24 hours. For the rest of the time mix it up or die.

BBC World News: Presentation

It was in fact the wonderful Owen Thomas who seems to be the main late weekend anchor now. I'm surprised he's not being used during the week... though he's probably got to do weekends for a bit since he's only just joined World.
As for the debate on older presenters, I think every network has to have a good mix of old and young. BBC World can look like an edition of Grumpy Old Men - to see Nick Gowing followed by Jonathan Charles followed by Julain Marshall and now resurecting Jessell is just crazy and puts anyone vaguely younger off. Yet someone referred to Martine Dennis as one of the younger ones. And Owen must be the youngest of the lot.... yet Martine, though she looks great, must be over 50 - she's presented on World since the beginning. And Owen must be in his late thirties at least... he's been around for ever too. And frankly, I'd rather watch Owen, Martine and Peter Dobbie with a spinkling of older faces than a constant diet of po-faced stiff shirts with no sense of humour.

BBC World News: Presentation

It was in fact the wonderful Owen Thomas who seems to be the main late weekend anchor now. I'm surprised he's not being used during the week... though he's probably got to do weekends for a bit since he's only just joined World.
As for the debate on older presenters, I think every network has to have a good mix of old and young. BBC World can look like an edition of Grumpy Old Men - to see Nick Gowing followed by Jonathan Charles followed by Julain Marshall and now resurecting Jessell is just crazy and puts anyone vaguely younger off. Yet someone referred to Martine Dennis as one of the younger ones. And Owen must be the youngest of the lot.... yet Martine, though she looks great, must be over 50 - she's presented on World since the beginning. And Owen must be in his late thirties at least... he's been around for ever too. And frankly, I'd rather watch Owen, Martine and Peter Dobbie with a spinkling of older faces than a constant diet of po-faced stiff shirts with no sense of humour.

BBC World News: Presentation

Very good to see CNN's Owen Thomas now on BBC World at the weekend. It's very refreshing to have a younger newsreader with a bit of personality on the channel. Although I wonder how old Owen actually is? He's been around for years. Does he present during the week?

BBC World News: Presentation

Very good to see CNN's Owen Thomas now on BBC World at the weekend. It's very refreshing to have a younger newsreader with a bit of personality on the channel. Although I wonder how old Owen actually is? He's been around for years. Does he present during the week?

2007 - Newscaster of the Year

National Presenter: Alastair Stewart
Rolling News: Jane Hill
Global: Owen Thomas
Regional: Lucy Owen
Biz: poor
Most Improved Performer: George Alaghaia (thought still not great
Slipped a Little: Emma Crosby
Best partnership: Kate Silverton and Bill Turnbull
Best Weather: Louise Lear
Most annoying: Jonathan Charles
How did that happen: Louise Minchin. Closely followed by Suzanna Reid.
Best Newscast: Channel 4 News
Worst Newscast: Sic O'clock news

CNN International & Domestic

Major breakdown on CNN at 9pm. After the business update up came a shot of the gallery. Then they went to a break then a caption came up saying "programing continues shortly" with a pretty view of world cities. Eventually Owen Thomas came up, apologised and carried on. It was off for about 5 minutes.