BBC News 24

Yep It will be a very similar system to ENPS. Sky News Australia use the same system as the BBC so I would imagine Sky News UK is pretty much the same. The ENPS software is written by the AP News Agency and it is a really neat production system. There are some demo's of what its like to use on the AP site here (click links on right of page), hope that helps!

I hate ENPS. It's interface is clunky and illogical.

Just out of interest, who (in BBC terms) would be more senior? Louise or Nick - Louise as she has been a regular weekday presenter for some years on the channel, compared to Nick who's just started weekend jobs (louise is more senior than say Tim Wilcox who has an equivelent role to Nick) or Nick because of his vast experience and that he regularly presented nationals?

I know it doesn't really matter, I just wondered. And in this sort of case there is a hierarchy, like for example George always anchors the six if he's there, and never Natasha (unless George is away) and George always comes first on the announcement (with George alagiah, natasha kaplinsky and riz lateef).

It's an interesting question. I know certainly a few years ago there was a structured hierarchy of 'senior presenters'. During the September 11th terrorist attacks Nick Gowing was called in as BBC World's senior presenter.

However, the BBC has undergone some changes and a greater sense of 'pooling' presenters now emerges. I suppose presenters such as Hill and Sopel are more likely to take prominense during any major news story.

The so called 7/7 attacks also demonstrated that National presenters would appear so I think any ideas of senior presenters would now incorporate those from BBC One.

It'd be interesting to see if there was a senior presenter for News 24.

I'd have thought that there would be 8 'senior presenters' as far as News 24 was concerned:

Kate Silverton, Simon McCoy, Matthew Amroliwallah, Jane Hill, Jon Sopel, Louise Minchin, Ben Brown and Joanna Gosling.

Almost all of the 1/6/10 presenters have now also appeared on News 24 also, so the pool of presenters for long term major breaking news simulcast on BBC One and News 24 would, I'd have thought, be:

Huw Edwards, Sophie Raworth, Natasha Kaplinsky, Dermot Murnaghan, Sian Williams, Bill Turnbull, Susanna Reid, Kate Silverton, Simon McCoy, Matthew Amroliwallah, Jane Hill, Jon Sopel, Louise Minchin, Ben Brown and Joanna Gosling.

If I remember correctly, after the 7/7 bombings Huw Edwars and Tim Willcox.

Obviously Huw Edwards is the senior presenter at the BBC, and is put on air as soon as his make up is on, if the story is warrants a 'senior' presenter.

If Edwards wasn't about, I wouldn't like to say who they'd put on, as all of the current N24 presenters are more than capable.

I really don't think there is a hierarchy beyond Huw Edwards. It is very much different to how it was years ago. We all know that Sissons was Dimbleby's stand in, should a senior Royal member die, and he not be around.

One would assume Huw is the man they'd put on air if a senior royal died these days.

Yeah, I think that is right - "Huw Edwards is the senior presenter at the BBC, and is put on air as soon as his make up is on"

I think he is by far the most senior presenter on the BBC these days, no other presenters comes close to him.

I think if Huw is not around it most likely be Fiona then George.

One question - as Huw does the five o'clock news, what time does he have to be at Television Centre?

The BBC is planning a day of action tomorrow (Thursday 12 April) to highlight the plight of Alan Johnston, BBC Gaza correspondent, who was abducted on 12 March 2007.

The day of action will see for the first time, the four major international news broadcasters will come together to produce a special programme.

The BBC's two TV news channels - BBC World and BBC News 24 - together with Al Jazeera English and Sky News will simulcast the programme, and there will also be contributions from CNN.

As part of the day's activity, for the first time, a simulcast programme will go on air from 2.30 to 3pm anchored by Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East Editor, from Ramallah.

It will incorporate packages from the BBC, Al-Jazeera, CNN, and Sky. It will also have live reports from BBC, Al-Jazeera and Sky anchors and correspondents in Ramallah, Gaza and London.

The programme will look back at events in the month since Alan's disappearance and will include background packages on day-to-day life in Gaza as well as the increasing threats facing journalists working in danger zones around the world.

Good - shows that at a time like this, the rivals can work together. Could someone record it and post it on you-tube - I think i'm at work then

Who is on News 24 with Matthew? I know her but I can't think of where from (she's not bad though)...

I'm sure the previous presenter said Juliet something or other.

Might have imagined it.