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For the same reason it has TV studios in lots of its local radio stations - to interview people who can't get to a larger regional centre!
Lots of local radio stations have small studios with a single TV camera - though some are now in the newsroom rather than a little studio of their own.
Makes sense. Thanks for that, nog.
Incidentally, it's just been announced that the US Government has increased its aid contribution to $350million . Quite an impressive leap.
The US did always say that the $35m figure was only the beginning - but it was clear from looking at US media outlets (such as ABCNews.com) that the initial US contribution was becoming embarassing. (ABC were comparing US donations with European government commitments - not entirely favourably)
The US initial contribution was only $2m more than Canada's, and less than half that of Sweden's. The fact that the UK government quickly upped its contribution to $95m may have played a part - and it looks like the UK public donations are going to double this? When you consider Europe as a whole the US had to increase its "public" donations - even though its support in kind (troops and warships in the area) and co-ordination efforts are likely to be vital.
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Some chap is currently being interviewed about the relief effort. Not terribly interesting, but what did interest me was the presenter's mention that the guest was "joining us from our Brighton studio". Why does the BBC have a studio in Brighton...?
For the same reason it has TV studios in lots of its local radio stations - to interview people who can't get to a larger regional centre!
Lots of local radio stations have small studios with a single TV camera - though some are now in the newsroom rather than a little studio of their own.
Makes sense. Thanks for that, nog.
Incidentally, it's just been announced that the US Government has increased its aid contribution to $350million . Quite an impressive leap.
The US did always say that the $35m figure was only the beginning - but it was clear from looking at US media outlets (such as ABCNews.com) that the initial US contribution was becoming embarassing. (ABC were comparing US donations with European government commitments - not entirely favourably)
The US initial contribution was only $2m more than Canada's, and less than half that of Sweden's. The fact that the UK government quickly upped its contribution to $95m may have played a part - and it looks like the UK public donations are going to double this? When you consider Europe as a whole the US had to increase its "public" donations - even though its support in kind (troops and warships in the area) and co-ordination efforts are likely to be vital.