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IT
itsrobert Founding member
Gavin Scott posted:
itsrobert posted:
It will be a shame to see Phil go from N24. I'm not keen on Simon or Kate, so I'll probably watch later in the day from now on.


It will be a great shame. I've always liked Phillip Hayton on screen.

May I ask Rob, what kind of job do you do that allows you to watch rolling news channels in the daytime?


Aha - student! I'm not around every daytime, but if I was, I tried to catch a bit of the morning N24 shift. I don't think I'll bother now.
M
M@ Founding member
May have missed this earlier in the thread, but the studio looks a bit different tonight. There appears to be some frosted glass behind the desk.
MA
Matrix
M@ posted:
May have missed this earlier in the thread, but the studio looks a bit different tonight. There appears to be some frosted glass behind the desk.


I think that's always been there.

I was wondering Nicky have the changes actual happened or have they been delayed?
MO
Moz
Matrix posted:
M@ posted:
May have missed this earlier in the thread, but the studio looks a bit different tonight. There appears to be some frosted glass behind the desk.


I think that's always been there.

I was wondering Nicky have the changes actual happened or have they been delayed?

Are you people stupid? The changes happened today. Simon McCoy replaced Phil Hayton (Nicky said someone would be made permanent - there you go) and N24 Tonight was launched.
DU
Dunedin
Moz posted:
Matrix posted:
M@ posted:
May have missed this earlier in the thread, but the studio looks a bit different tonight. There appears to be some frosted glass behind the desk.


I think that's always been there.

I was wondering Nicky have the changes actual happened or have they been delayed?

Are you people stupid? The changes happened today. Simon McCoy replaced Phil Hayton (Nicky said someone would be made permanent - there you go) and N24 Tonight was launched.


I agree Moz, it's amazing what people will expect under the banner of "minor changes"- they've permanently changed 20% of their weekday output today!
BB
BBC LDN
Moz posted:
Matrix posted:
M@ posted:
May have missed this earlier in the thread, but the studio looks a bit different tonight. There appears to be some frosted glass behind the desk.


I think that's always been there.

I was wondering Nicky have the changes actual happened or have they been delayed?

Are you people stupid? The changes happened today. Simon McCoy replaced Phil Hayton (Nicky said someone would be made permanent - there you go) and N24 Tonight was launched.


Bloody hell, put your handbag away.

I think there has likely been some confusion over the wording used by NickyS who said there would "a few minor changes". In the flurry of constructing your píssy response, you appear to have overlooked the fact that two of anything does not constitute "a few". Grammatically speaking, "a few" should constitute three or more of something. To use "a few" in reference to two items is as incorrect as referring to "all the cups" when there are only two cups on the table.

NickyS may have used the term incorrectly, but I hardly think it's unreasonable for others to expect more than two changes given the language that was used, and I don't quite grasp while you feel the need to be so bitchy towards those that did.
TV
archiveTV
BBC LDN posted:
Moz posted:
Matrix posted:
M@ posted:
May have missed this earlier in the thread, but the studio looks a bit different tonight. There appears to be some frosted glass behind the desk.


I think that's always been there.

I was wondering Nicky have the changes actual happened or have they been delayed?

Are you people stupid? The changes happened today. Simon McCoy replaced Phil Hayton (Nicky said someone would be made permanent - there you go) and N24 Tonight was launched.


Bloody hell, put your handbag away.

I think there has likely been some confusion over the wording used by NickyS who said there would "a few minor changes". In the flurry of constructing your píssy response, you appear to have overlooked the fact that two of anything does not constitute "a few". Grammatically speaking, "a few" should constitute three or more of something. To use "a few" in reference to two items is as incorrect as referring to "all the cups" when there are only two cups on the table.

NickyS may have used the term incorrectly, but I hardly think it's unreasonable for others to expect more than two changes given the language that was used, and I don't quite grasp while you feel the need to be so bitchy towards those that did.


Matthew was trying out a new tie. That was the third change.
BB
BBC LDN
archiveTV posted:
BBC LDN posted:
Moz posted:
Matrix posted:
M@ posted:
May have missed this earlier in the thread, but the studio looks a bit different tonight. There appears to be some frosted glass behind the desk.


I think that's always been there.

I was wondering Nicky have the changes actual happened or have they been delayed?

Are you people stupid? The changes happened today. Simon McCoy replaced Phil Hayton (Nicky said someone would be made permanent - there you go) and N24 Tonight was launched.


Bloody hell, put your handbag away.

I think there has likely been some confusion over the wording used by NickyS who said there would "a few minor changes". In the flurry of constructing your píssy response, you appear to have overlooked the fact that two of anything does not constitute "a few". Grammatically speaking, "a few" should constitute three or more of something. To use "a few" in reference to two items is as incorrect as referring to "all the cups" when there are only two cups on the table.

NickyS may have used the term incorrectly, but I hardly think it's unreasonable for others to expect more than two changes given the language that was used, and I don't quite grasp while you feel the need to be so bitchy towards those that did.


Matthew was trying out a new tie. That was the third change.


You should mention that to Moz - then he can add it to his list of things that have changed and prove that he was right all along.

Was it a nice tie? Do we have screencaps? I *must* get a tie just like it.
NS
NickyS Founding member
[quote="BBC LDN"][quote="Moz"][quote="Matrix"]
M@ posted:


NickyS may have used the term incorrectly, but I hardly think it's unreasonable for others to expect more than two changes given the language that was used, and I don't quite grasp while you feel the need to be so bitchy towards those that did.

Well I did say the others were minor - just a slight change to some of the gfx - you probably won't even have even noticed them.
IN
intheknow
[quote="NickyS"][quote="BBC LDN"][quote="Moz"]
Matrix posted:
M@ posted:


NickyS may have used the term incorrectly, but I hardly think it's unreasonable for others to expect more than two changes given the language that was used, and I don't quite grasp while you feel the need to be so bitchy towards those that did.

Well I did say the others were minor - just a slight change to some of the gfx - you probably won't even have even noticed them.


Was one of them a new split screen background?

I only watched News 24 for a few minutes or so yesterday, but I definitely saw a new one (and it was much improved too).
M
M@ Founding member
Moz posted:
Matrix posted:
M@ posted:
May have missed this earlier in the thread, but the studio looks a bit different tonight. There appears to be some frosted glass behind the desk.


I think that's always been there.

I was wondering Nicky have the changes actual happened or have they been delayed?

Are you people stupid? The changes happened today. Simon McCoy replaced Phil Hayton (Nicky said someone would be made permanent - there you go) and N24 Tonight was launched.


I was just reacting to something I thought I'd spotted. I haven't even read what Nicky wrote.
MA
Matrix
Dunedin posted:


I agree Moz, it's amazing what people will expect under the banner of "minor changes"- they've permanently changed 20% of their weekday output today!


Remind me when you next ask a genuine question to retort to you in a simular manner, or wouldn't you like that?

Anyway, Quite liked News 24 Tonight. Jazzy titles and quite an eklectic mix of stories. The headline bed does sound like the Iraq War Special one remixed...

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