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Peter Sissons has died.

That's my thought too. Interesting that back then they'd often set up DTL interviews with the interviewee looking out of the screen at the presenter as if it was a window, though Paul McCartney's...

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By BM11

128 replies

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MA 2 Oct - 11 OctMarkymark

Has the days of old fashion newsreaders long gone?

ITN had a bulletin on Sundays at 12:01, at the start of LWT's Weekend World Saturdays there was one at 1pm ish on both channels during Grandstand and World of Sport

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By ccskycomedy

17 replies

1,452 views

MA 2 Oct - 5 OctMarkymark

The BBC World News Thread

BBC World | 30 Years Anniversary - Page 127

Looks like it was due to the court showing the video of George Floyd's death. iPlayer was still showing it fine.

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By JamesWorldNews

1,586 replies

116k views

JO 3 Oct - 29 Mar 2021Josh

BBC NEWS 1980’s | Special Studios

Feat: Space Shuttle Launch - 1981

It's full of gems. A very young Nicholas Witchell and Tim Sebastian, and towards the end an assistant of Jim Bacon using a tooth pick to point out weather features on a satellite image. And of...

By JamesWorldNews

2 replies

650 views

MA 4 OctMarkymark

BBC News | Coastal Britain - Special Titles

Graphics and Adapted Theme

I like the music cos before the Reith launch I remember saying to someone that David Lowe’s music with guitar would be a fresh approach. That idea came to me from hearing Mark Ronson’s ‘nothing...

By JamesWorldNews

3 replies

539 views

EY 4 Octthe eye

TV News Terminology

That Grampian ident sounds like something you'd hear echoing out of a short wave radio. *rustles papers* *rustles papers some more* I wonder if that British Airways story was late breaking...

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By itsrobert

35 replies

1,520 views

NT 8 Oct - 11 OctNight Thoughts

Manchester incident

From what I know the screenshot was real, but the reasons for it being displayed weren’t genuine. There was a cordon distance out in place and a police led reoccupation search carried out with...

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By BM11

17 replies

1,880 views

MW 11 Oct - 20 OctMike W

BBC News | NBH Protests

There is a deed between the BBC and Westminster Council (the Lord Mayor) dated 28 November 2002. In return for certain planning obligations the BBC can close the area in certain situations, including...

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By JamesWorldNews

25 replies

2,835 views

TV 11 Oct - 25 NovTVNewsviewer

The Sky News Thread

Maybe she’s timing her departure from Sky News until after TVF closes. So let’s see at 00:01 tomoz

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By JamesWorldNews

2,554 replies

230k views

SO 14 Oct - 31 Mar 2021Soupnzi

France 24 (English)

I’ve been watching since not too long after they launched. They used to be a much scrappier operation. The whole channel has really matured into a high quality service in the last few years....

By JamesWorldNews

11 replies

628 views

CH 16 Oct - 17 OctCharles

Royal Coverage - General

18 JAN 2020 | PALACE CONFIRMS “NEW ARRANGEMENT” HARRY & MEGHAN

So, last night as I was trying to sleep Sky News seemed to be on a push alert spree. I think I counted four - three for the Sky News app and another on Apple News. They were all about Harry arriving...

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By JamesWorldNews

82 replies

6,509 views

RK 18 Oct - 22 Jan 2020Rkolsen

LBC News Discussion

Global launches 24hr rolling news station

Six an hour is the same as they did back in the 90's on an earlier incarnation of LBC News, News Direct which had 'Travel on the Ones'. It was a bit too frequent then to be honest, they were very...

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By Worzel

262 replies

17,654 views

IS 21 Oct - 22 Feb 2021Inspector Sands

Reporting Scotland Refresh

Midlands Today covered it too a few days back; their link was a company has a delivery delay and it *could* be on the boat. That's even more tenuous!

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By rob

244 replies

23k views

MW 22 Oct - 29 Mar 2021Mike W

2019 General Christmas election.

12th December: NO drama just presentation.

If you are in Northern Ireland. These are the arrangements for these viewers. Mark Carruthers will be on BBC One NI from 9:55pm to 6am. It will then simulcast Emily Matlis on BBC One NI from 6am...

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By A former member

1,227 replies

52k views

BK 29 Oct - 12 Decbkman1990

Does Newswatch = Points of View?

The latest BBC sexism row

The ruling is way more complex than that, it basically said that the BBC's lawyers didn't give enough evidence to prove it wasn't gender discrimination as they failed to bring the bosses at the time...

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By Brekkie

126 replies

5,825 views

CA 29 Oct - 26 Feb 2020Cando