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Arise News

New 24hr global news channel (February 2013)

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IT
itsrobert Founding member
aconnell posted:
Well, to start, the male presenter is just plain annoying. His style of presentation is enough not to tune in to this amateurish, waste of time news channel.

Very poor camerawork and awkward layout to the London studio.

In answer to your question, George, here's something from their About page re funding.

Quote:
ARISE NEWS was founded by Nigerian publisher Nduka Obaigbena, who dreamed of a global news channel connecting all the colours and shades of news around the globe. With a team of world-class journalists, behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera, ARISE NEWS will cover the compelling issues of our time in a way no one else can.

I think that's a little harsh. Every news channel has to start somewhere - believe it or not, BBC News 24 didn't set the world alight during its first few years on air. I think it's commendable that they are attempting to produce a news channel with an African perspective. Given recent events, I get the feeling that Africa is going to be the scene of a lot of news stories in the coming decades, especially if the arguments about Western decline are to be believed. Africa and Asia are supposedly going to be front and centre...
AC
aconnell
They look as though they lack the resources, range/quality of guests and presentational side of things (studio, presenters, etc. however important this is for the average viewer) to be a news channel that offers journalism that is highly credible and can make an impact on the world news agenda. It's a good idea in theory, but the execution thus far from the clips on the website makes the channel look very ordinary, safe and unappealing.

I agree with the need for an African perspective though; a continent which has been long ignored and homogenised as having countries of varying levels of poverty or economic prosperity. hat's probably why Focus on Africa was until recently only a radio programme before making the journey onto BBC World News TV.

Having said that, I wish them well with their goals/objectives they've laid out.
NG
noggin Founding member
Inspector Sands posted:
DanielK posted:
The male presenter is REALLY bad, our first years are better than that. That shot from behind the presenters is quite bad, does anyone know what studio this is?

Going by the shot of Parliament behind the presenters it looks like it's at Westminster Live Studios. They're on a corner so have a good view down the river and have put studios on several floors. Westminster Live is used by Al Jazeera Arabic, they use a studio with that view for their London based programmes


Correct! It's coming from Westminster Live studios.
BL
bluecortina
noggin posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
DanielK posted:
The male presenter is REALLY bad, our first years are better than that. That shot from behind the presenters is quite bad, does anyone know what studio this is?

Going by the shot of Parliament behind the presenters it looks like it's at Westminster Live Studios. They're on a corner so have a good view down the river and have put studios on several floors. Westminster Live is used by Al Jazeera Arabic, they use a studio with that view for their London based programmes


Correct! It's coming from Westminster Live studios.


Is that their permanent home? Their corporate website says they are based at 200 GIR?

http://corporate.arise.tv/
NE
Neil
bluecortina posted:
noggin posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
DanielK posted:
The male presenter is REALLY bad, our first years are better than that. That shot from behind the presenters is quite bad, does anyone know what studio this is?

Going by the shot of Parliament behind the presenters it looks like it's at Westminster Live Studios. They're on a corner so have a good view down the river and have put studios on several floors. Westminster Live is used by Al Jazeera Arabic, they use a studio with that view for their London based programmes


Correct! It's coming from Westminster Live studios.


Is that their permanent home? Their corporate website says they are based at 200 GIR?

http://corporate.arise.tv/


I too thought it was coming from 200 GIR, perhaps that's their technical hub. Globecast are uplinking them and they have their Mux there for onward encoding and compression.
IS
Inspector Sands
Presumably they're just using the studio in Westminster as a hireable studio rather than build their own one
DA
Davidjb Founding member
itsrobert posted:

I think that's a little harsh. Every news channel has to start somewhere - believe it or not, BBC News 24 didn't set the world alight during its first few years on air.


You're not wrong there Rob, I think from what insiders used to say it was at times a struggle to stay on air during the early days.

26 days later

CM
cms43
Whilst not perfect yet, the daily 'Arise News Hour' at least for now has a standardised running pattern, a dedicated set of reporters and an anchor team that seems to work well. A rather obscure way to end this bulletin though (from about 57:30) http://www.arise.tv/latest/arise-news-28-feb-1184 !
GH
George Hill
For those who like to see varied Presentation (standing, sitting etc) make sure you take a look at Arise. The presenter is currently sitting on the desk! They seem to have a very small studio, but it seems to be being used quite creatively.
TM
Telly Media
itsrobert posted:
I think it's commendable that they are attempting to produce a news channel with an African perspective. Given recent events, I get the feeling that Africa is going to be the scene of a lot of news stories in the coming decades, especially if the arguments about Western decline are to be believed. Africa and Asia are supposedly going to be front and centre...


Totally agree.
NE
Neil
Anyone know when this channel goes live 24hrs? The press release mentions some time in March for full operations to begin.

8 days later

IT
itsrobert Founding member
I heard that Arise News started broadcasting from New York for the first time today, so it looks like they're moving towards full operation now.

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