NE
I totally agree with you. How they can justify spending half a million quid on this is outrageous. Hats off to the mockers on here who do a far superior job in their bedrooms! It lacks creativity, weakens the brand and puts it in the shade of Sky News. The channel should be called BBC Bland!
Brekkie posted:
OK, let's start with the positives...
Well, it's a nice desk. And glad the centered version of the titles is being used for stings - looks so much better. The titles do look better on screen too.
But that's it.
Though the titles look better, it's a throwback to 1999 - and the box in the corner looks awful.
The sting at the end of the countdown is so obviously an after thought - it might be better if it was in the countdown itself, not three seconds after.
The studio - what a waste of space. Only one wall of it is now used, and where it's used as a background it's just grey and lifeless. The "screens" look terribly virtual too.
And the astons - absolutely hideous. N24 finally had them right with the last look, but now we've been thrown back to 1999 with just a block of colour and oversized text. Terrible - and the grey ticker with the LHS missing looks awful too, as does the Live / Location strap, which they appear to have forgotten to change. It's saying something when Sky News's are better - and even their last look was better than this.
So much wrong with it - one of the worst revamps I've ever seen, mainly because it's so pointless too.
Well, it's a nice desk. And glad the centered version of the titles is being used for stings - looks so much better. The titles do look better on screen too.
But that's it.
Though the titles look better, it's a throwback to 1999 - and the box in the corner looks awful.
The sting at the end of the countdown is so obviously an after thought - it might be better if it was in the countdown itself, not three seconds after.
The studio - what a waste of space. Only one wall of it is now used, and where it's used as a background it's just grey and lifeless. The "screens" look terribly virtual too.
And the astons - absolutely hideous. N24 finally had them right with the last look, but now we've been thrown back to 1999 with just a block of colour and oversized text. Terrible - and the grey ticker with the LHS missing looks awful too, as does the Live / Location strap, which they appear to have forgotten to change. It's saying something when Sky News's are better - and even their last look was better than this.
So much wrong with it - one of the worst revamps I've ever seen, mainly because it's so pointless too.
I totally agree with you. How they can justify spending half a million quid on this is outrageous. Hats off to the mockers on here who do a far superior job in their bedrooms! It lacks creativity, weakens the brand and puts it in the shade of Sky News. The channel should be called BBC Bland!
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Did you like my comment? First comment from a viewer to air on the new BBC NewsChannel, I do feel honoured they read it out.
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MO
One thing that is strange is that the people who invented rolling news, CNN, don't have a newsroom backdrop, and they don't get criticised for it.
Imagine what this would look like however if the backdrop behind them was real - as hopefully it will be when they move to BH. It'll be well impressive.
Imagine what this would look like however if the backdrop behind them was real - as hopefully it will be when they move to BH. It'll be well impressive.
BB
Looks nice for the nationals, but this set will get boring VERY quickly. It looks like they're migrating back towards sky; virtual newsroom, graphics etc.
It also has an ITV NC feel to it!!
Graphics are just plain ugly - way too flat and clunky. And they had such a nice GFX set before!!
What is with all this white?! Eugh!
It also has an ITV NC feel to it!!
Graphics are just plain ugly - way too flat and clunky. And they had such a nice GFX set before!!
What is with all this white?! Eugh!