WA
Yesterday at he start of the programme, after the local opt we had a split second shot of the studio, the camera was at its highest point before sweeping down to george. Audio wasnt affected. We then went straight into the titles, which seemed like it had already started rolling in order to be in sync with audio.
BA
Having just watched it on iPlayer, your description of what happened is very over-the-top. The only difference I could ascertain was the start of the shot was face-on to both of the baking trays.
What just happened at the BBC News at 6 out of the titles? It looked like the camera was going to crash into George and seemed to come at a very strange angle. Must also note - there was no image on the Barco's - just the fake newsroom backdrop.
Did anyone record it?
Did anyone record it?
Having just watched it on iPlayer, your description of what happened is very over-the-top. The only difference I could ascertain was the start of the shot was face-on to both of the baking trays.
CH
Having just watched it on iPlayer, your description of what happened is very over-the-top. The only difference I could ascertain was the start of the shot was face-on to both of the baking trays.
Indeed. Probably the image planned for the BARCO didn't work so they just went for a full head shot. Nothing major.
What just happened at the BBC News at 6 out of the titles? It looked like the camera was going to crash into George and seemed to come at a very strange angle. Must also note - there was no image on the Barco's - just the fake newsroom backdrop.
Did anyone record it?
Did anyone record it?
Having just watched it on iPlayer, your description of what happened is very over-the-top. The only difference I could ascertain was the start of the shot was face-on to both of the baking trays.
Indeed. Probably the image planned for the BARCO didn't work so they just went for a full head shot. Nothing major.
WO
I'm sure I've seen them switched on during the times the news channel's been in there.
The white lightboxes underneath the Barco screens in N6 have been broken for 3 days this week, here's a couple of pictures to show the difference:
They appear to be back on this morning. Look far better on, that's for sure..
They appear to be back on this morning. Look far better on, that's for sure..
I'm sure I've seen them switched on during the times the news channel's been in there.
SP
How long has the BBC 22:00 network bulletin been branded as "BBC News at Ten"? I thought it was originally the "BBC 10 O'Clock News", partly because it used to be the 9 O'Clock news and because News at Ten is ITV/ITN's brand.
DF
Since April 2008 when the rebrand took place.
How long has the BBC 22:00 network bulletin been branded as "BBC News at Ten"? I thought it was originally the "BBC 10 O'Clock News", partly because it used to be the 9 O'Clock news and because News at Ten is ITV/ITN's brand.
Since April 2008 when the rebrand took place.
JO
Since the 2008 rebrand. Around the same time they became obsessed with any service provided by BBC News having to have "BBC News" unbroken in its name somewhere.
How long has the BBC 22:00 network bulletin been branded as "BBC News at Ten"? I thought it was originally the "BBC 10 O'Clock News", partly because it used to be the 9 O'Clock news and because News at Ten is ITV/ITN's brand.
Since the 2008 rebrand. Around the same time they became obsessed with any service provided by BBC News having to have "BBC News" unbroken in its name somewhere.
IT
itsrobert
Founding member
As I recall, a similar idea was put in place for the May 1999 rebrand of BBC News, however, it wasn't strictly adhered to like it is now. I may be wrong on this, but I think they became the "BBC News at One", "BBC News at Six" etc. However, the late evening bulletin was still at 9.00pm then so it was "BBC News at Nine". It didn't last long, though and eventually pretty much reverted back to One/Six/Nine/Ten O'Clock News until 2008.
I've always thought changing names is a pointless exercise. Invariably, the public refers to the original name of a programme, regardless of the number of changes. "News at Ten" will always be ITN, and "Ten O'Clock News" will always be the BBC. For the most part, the 2008 changes were ineffective. As I recall at the time the reason for ditching "BBC News 24" was because too many people dropped the "BBC". But, what have we now? Most people here call it "the News Channel" or even "NC". Wow, that's really changed people's habits, hasn't it? In fact, I'd argue it's worse now than before. At least no other news channel at the time was called "News 24". Admittedly it's no longer broadcasting, but ITN had a "News Channel" as well. I can see why the BBC did it - they were obviously envious of Sky News's brand. Everyone says "Sky News". Simple. However, the BBC can never have that simplicity because it has too many outlets. "BBC News" could mean anything from the BBC1 bulletins to local radio news. It's not practical, hence having to come up with "News Channel" to specify the 24 hour news station. In my opinion, they should have stuck with the established and memorable BBC News 24.
The only part of the 2008 re-naming exercise that I think has been a success is the change from "BBC World" to "BBC World News". BBC World was coined in 1995 at a time when the channel had less news and more feature programmes than it does now. Making the channel name more focused on the news aspect has definitely helped the brand. I'm just relieved that they had the foresight to get rid of the original name in 1995. I can just imagine one of the current presenters: [deep breath] "You're watching BBC World Service Television News"
I've always thought changing names is a pointless exercise. Invariably, the public refers to the original name of a programme, regardless of the number of changes. "News at Ten" will always be ITN, and "Ten O'Clock News" will always be the BBC. For the most part, the 2008 changes were ineffective. As I recall at the time the reason for ditching "BBC News 24" was because too many people dropped the "BBC". But, what have we now? Most people here call it "the News Channel" or even "NC". Wow, that's really changed people's habits, hasn't it? In fact, I'd argue it's worse now than before. At least no other news channel at the time was called "News 24". Admittedly it's no longer broadcasting, but ITN had a "News Channel" as well. I can see why the BBC did it - they were obviously envious of Sky News's brand. Everyone says "Sky News". Simple. However, the BBC can never have that simplicity because it has too many outlets. "BBC News" could mean anything from the BBC1 bulletins to local radio news. It's not practical, hence having to come up with "News Channel" to specify the 24 hour news station. In my opinion, they should have stuck with the established and memorable BBC News 24.
The only part of the 2008 re-naming exercise that I think has been a success is the change from "BBC World" to "BBC World News". BBC World was coined in 1995 at a time when the channel had less news and more feature programmes than it does now. Making the channel name more focused on the news aspect has definitely helped the brand. I'm just relieved that they had the foresight to get rid of the original name in 1995. I can just imagine one of the current presenters: [deep breath] "You're watching BBC World Service Television News"