BBC News 24

Where's Sportsday coming from? It's not something I usually watch, but it seems to be coming from either a part of the set I've never seen, or a different angle on a part of the set. Or, of course, not from the set at all.

EDIT: I get it now - it was a very far-right shot of the right stand-up area with the screen. It's clearly getting to be a long day.

Sorry if it's been mentioned before somewhere, but does anyone else find that News 24 on DSAT is not quite lip-synched correctly?

It's just a fraction out, but I think I'd get annoyed if it was the news channel of my choice.

I have a Pace Sky Digibox if it's a factor. All other channels seem fine.

they never say sorry when links are out of sync anymore which I find very rude.

Here's a random question. Why are some linkups instant (presenter talks person answers instantly) while others have delays on them?

Good question. I was wondering if the reporter actually starts talking before the presenter has asked the question sometimes.

On Fox News, they ask a question, then pause, then say the reporters name, is this to 'cushion' the delay?

Depends on how the return circuit is set up.

Sometimes it is just a phone line diverted to the reporters ear, in which case the delay is minimal. Other times it will be a satellite link, maybe bounced between a few satellites, in which case the delay will be very noticeable.

There was a wonderful retrospective on Weekend 24 this morning, with Mark Mardell looking back at BBC coverage of elections past, from the very first election to be broadcast on television, through the various crazy gimmicks such as the swingometer (that'll never last), and even an astrologer in the 1974 election. Very entertaining.

After the package, Bill Turnbull remarked that he'd rather like to reintroduce the practice showcased by Sir Robin Day of smoking a cigar on the set.

I noticed Mike had a massive TV set on a trolly in front of him today. Have those snazzy little LCD monitors broke already?

The LCD TV's are just autocues, IIRC. There's one at the side of one of the big screens, so when the presenter is looking at the screen, they can still read the autocue.

The monitors on trolleys relay output to the presenters.

*oh*

So why don't we see the tvs on trollys often?

Whenever I watch a full N24 sports bulletin I almost always see the tv trolley especially when they use the camera angle from inside the pod looking back across to the main set.

The monitors are usually positioned in between the cameras, hence why they are rarely caught on screen.

Sportsday should use Sport Today's titles IMHO.