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That was quite clever but I wonder is there any need for the split screen when the ceremony was shown in full and all its glory on BBC One, which all News Channel viewers would have access to. The same thing applies to Prime Minister's Questions - you've got uninterrupted coverage on BBC Parliament, coverage and analysis on BBC Two so is there any need for BBC News to continue showing it?
Seems a bit pointless for the News Channel to show it as well to be honest.
What about those in public places (airports/big screens and even sometimes shops) only showing the News Channel? They also may wish to see it.
I think you've hit the nail on the head there. The nature of news channels means that people often watch them in circumstances other than sat on the sofa at home with a remote control at hand.
The BBC News channel often shows on screens in gyms, banks, offices and other places where you can't switch to another channel.
It's the same reason there's a ticker, even though you can press red for the latest headlines.
I must admit I didn't think about places where the News Channel is on but there's no option to change the channel. Given that I can see a sensible justification why a split screen was used. However, I'm still against the idea of having two separate stories being run at the same time.
Spencer For Hire posted:
chris posted:
r2ro posted:
That was quite clever but I wonder is there any need for the split screen when the ceremony was shown in full and all its glory on BBC One, which all News Channel viewers would have access to. The same thing applies to Prime Minister's Questions - you've got uninterrupted coverage on BBC Parliament, coverage and analysis on BBC Two so is there any need for BBC News to continue showing it?
Seems a bit pointless for the News Channel to show it as well to be honest.
What about those in public places (airports/big screens and even sometimes shops) only showing the News Channel? They also may wish to see it.
I think you've hit the nail on the head there. The nature of news channels means that people often watch them in circumstances other than sat on the sofa at home with a remote control at hand.
The BBC News channel often shows on screens in gyms, banks, offices and other places where you can't switch to another channel.
It's the same reason there's a ticker, even though you can press red for the latest headlines.
I must admit I didn't think about places where the News Channel is on but there's no option to change the channel. Given that I can see a sensible justification why a split screen was used. However, I'm still against the idea of having two separate stories being run at the same time.