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BBC National/News Channel from New Broadcasting House

(March 2013)

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FL
flaziola
No ABC news tonight as the News channel stays with World News for more on the Royal Baby.
MU
Muckspreader
Seems strange for a political correspondent to be in BH - aren't they based at Millbank?


Yes they are, they do most of their down the line interviews at milbank and file reports but if something important or newsworthy happens they can come to NBH


It was a Sunday though, wasn't it. Millbank is effectively shut on a Sunday.


Is it? I thought both Pienaar's Politics on 5 Live and The Westminster Hour on BBC Radio 4 were broadcast from Millbank.


I'm not a hundred per-cent sure - but I don't think it's fully staffed on a Sunday at the very least. BBC pol corrs are usually knocking about NBH (and TVC before that) in the morning. Pienaar and the Westminster Hour are both in the evening - perhaps some staff come in a little later..?


Pienaar and the westminster hr are from Millbank on Sundays.
Millbank is staffed as required.
DA
davidhorman
Tim Willcox putting his fluent Spanish to good use again on the News Channel as he live interviews a witness to the recent crash.
IT
itsrobert Founding member
Tim Willcox putting his fluent Spanish to good use again on the News Channel as he live interviews a witness to the recent crash.


Rather a waste of resources in my opinion. It's hardly a developing story - a train crashed, dozens were killed. Apart from finding out why it happened - which could take a while - nothing else is going to happen. So why is Tim Willcox needed when a correspondent already based in Spain could easily take on the story and talk to witnesses? It seems a bit overkill to me.
WO
Worzel
Tim Willcox putting his fluent Spanish to good use again on the News Channel as he live interviews a witness to the recent crash.


Has he actually slept? He was on the late NC shift last night.
WE
Westy2
Tim Willcox putting his fluent Spanish to good use again on the News Channel as he live interviews a witness to the recent crash.


Has he actually slept? He was on the late NC shift last night.


Can't go there. The 'thought police' will be down on you like a ton of bricks!
DA
davidhorman
Sounds like we heard the tail end of an argument between the end of a VT and Tim Willcox appearing back in vision. I think he said something like "please don't/I've travelled all day to be..." or words to that effect before having his volume dipped, only to then give a louder "What?" before he recommenced reporting, at first over pictures from other cameras. Media circus getting a bit out of hand, perhaps?
FL
flaziola
Seems to be a busy spot to set up an anchor broadcast. I wonder if they are planning to anchor the 6 from there. I was half expecting Jane to be on the move down to C while the coverage was in Spain but nope, she's still in E.
Be interesting to see what happens after the BOTH

EDIT Huw is now in Studio C with the rest of the half hour.
Last edited by flaziola on 25 July 2013 5:38pm
AA
AdamABC
Are there any websites where you can see the audience viewing figures/ratings for different times of the day on NC?
OF
oflahertya
Error at the end of the news at ten we saw huw preparing to leave and then the filler started

Edit: they played each full version 3 times!
SA
samwsmith1
Anita Anand making her first appearance on Newsnight, tonight. I think she's quite good & I hope that she becomes a regular stand in presenter in the future.
NG
noggin Founding member
Are there any websites where you can see the audience viewing figures/ratings for different times of the day on NC?


Yes - but they aren't available without subscription. The BBC subscribe, so that data is available within the BBC, and I imagine other broadcasters. As well as the average share and volume for a given show, you can also see the 15 minute share and volume for any given channel (at least those monitored by BARB).

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