Do you know what. Never thought I'd say it, but when they went back to N6 at 11.30 after being in N8 for half an hour, I actually thought I preferred it.
Yes N6 is more dull, less going on, but it just felt more 'grown-up', more professional, having the calm, flat, background. Probably helped that Jane Hill was sitting in front of it!
For at least the last two and a half hours (I can only speak for what I've seen since tuning in at around 1615), the ticker has been displaying the wrong number for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office helpline - specifically, it's missing a fourth zero at the end of the number.
Last night, when the number was first announced, they cocked it up as well, by giving out 0207 009 0000, when the correct number has 008 in the middle.
Last night, when the number was first announced, they cocked it up as well, by giving out 0207 009 0000, when the correct number has 008 in the middle.
Simply displaying the start of the number as 0207 is incorrect. The London code is 020 and should be followed by xxxx xxxx.
From what I'd seen on news bulletins, BBC were displaying the number in the correct format, where as ITV were not.
Last night, when the number was first announced, they cocked it up as well, by giving out 0207 009 0000, when the correct number has 008 in the middle.
Simply displaying the start of the number as 0207 is incorrect. The London code is 020 and should be followed by xxxx xxxx.
From what I'd seen on news bulletins, BBC were displaying the number in the correct format, where as ITV were not.
No-one cares what 'format' phone numbers are displayed in. You type it in as xxxxxxxxxxx anyway!
Last night, when the number was first announced, they cocked it up as well, by giving out 0207 009 0000, when the correct number has 008 in the middle.
Simply displaying the start of the number as 0207 is incorrect. The London code is 020 and should be followed by xxxx xxxx.
From what I'd seen on news bulletins, BBC were displaying the number in the correct format, where as ITV were not.
No-one cares what 'format' phone numbers are displayed in. You type it in as xxxxxxxxxxx anyway!
Actually, the process of 'chunking' a telephone number is vital for verbal communication. Generally, most people only remember the start and end of a telephone number (or any sequence) if they are read out too quickly. By chunking them in the proper way it helps people to remember the number more easily - vital in such important circumstances as this.
Is the News Channel currently doing a simulcast with World News from N6? I'm just wondering as Mishal opened with "It's 5pm in London and 10.30pm in Mumbai" which isn't really a News Channel opening, but I heard it on one of the simulcasts the other day.
Is the News Channel currently doing a simulcast with World News from N6? I'm just wondering as Mishal opened with "It's 5pm in London and 10pm in Mumbai" which isn't really a News Channel opening, but I heard it on one of the simulcasts the other day.
It's an opening used on all editions of World News Today on BBC World News. The time checks are always given for two or three cities prevailing in the main stories. It was probably a simulcast, therefore.
There has been a few simulcasts with NC & World today. Jane even explained this on air quite well round about 12:30 ish when we dipped in and out of World a few times.
BBC News are now tippy-toeing around the word 'terror' again. I thought it was too good to be true when they used the term 'terrorist attack' for the first time in years the other day.
The Mumbai terrorist attack is now a 'siege' according to the BBC. The terrorists are 'militants', because as we all know, one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter
And I've just seen a strap on the BBC News channel that reads 'Over 140 people have died'. Well no, they didn't just die did they? They were
killed
