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JO
Joe
Shame - although I liked N8, I prefered N9. Still, I suppose we will see it occasionally.
DA
Davidjb Founding member
harshy posted:
Jugalug posted:
Fair enough - it's easier for the person who took these as it's harder to find out who he is. Wheras it is well known who NickyS is.


Now that NickyS has confirmed the old set has been ripped off, it may not take too long to erect a new set in that space, which means we will be saying goodbye to World's current home soon.


All depends i guess on whether they will just build a new set and move or whether a few days/weeks of testing & dry runs will take place and also i dare say there is technical implications of moving World News from its current home just like News 24 (although N8 is more geared up for a cont. news programme unlike N6 was).
TV
archiveTV
harshy posted:
Jugalug posted:
Fair enough - it's easier for the person who took these as it's harder to find out who he is. Wheras it is well known who NickyS is.


Now that NickyS has confirmed the old set has been ripped off, it may not take too long to erect a new set in that space, which means we will be saying goodbye to World's current home soon.


It's not really been ripped out. Just moved for a while.
HO
House
Sorry if this has already been raised/ mentioned but...

were my eyes deceiving me when I saw a small breakfast-style table and chairs in the sports/ entertainment/ business area earlier today? Peter Sissons was on at the time.

Many thanks,
imnogoth
MI
m_in_m
Probably not it was their last weekend.I can't remember what is was used for, possibly Sportsday? I think Film24 also uses it.
DA
Davidjb Founding member
m_in_m posted:
Probably not it was their last weekend.I can't remember what is was used for, possibly Sportsday? I think Film24 also uses it.


Yes Sportsday on Saturday afternoons still uses the small table and chairs from the News 24 set. Think it's partly because Sportsday has two presenters and is 30 mins long on Saturdays.
WE
Westy2
Couple of annoying things.

Why on the TOTH simulcasts, do you get the titles twice on the news channel, once for them, then again for BBC1 viewers?

Why put that Alastair geezer in N6 for an hour at midnight, then at 1am, move him to what's left of N8?

If World haven't moved in yet, why can't he do his entire shift from N8 at midnight instead?

If World will be controlling the overnight simulcasts (I gather!) eventually, why don't the News Channel amend their shift pattern to reflect this?

(Noticed this yesterday/last night by the way!)
SP
Steve in Pudsey
archiveTV posted:
It's not really been ripped out. Just moved for a while.


Hmm could it be going to N9 for "emergency" use? Or is it going back into N8?
EY
the eye
Westy2 posted:
Couple of annoying things.

Why on the TOTH simulcasts, do you get the titles twice on the news channel, once for them, then again for BBC1 viewers?

Why put that Alastair geezer in N6 for an hour at midnight, then at 1am, move him to what's left of N8?

If World haven't moved in yet, why can't he do his entire shift from N8 at midnight instead?

If World will be controlling the overnight simulcasts (I gather!) eventually, why don't the News Channel amend their shift pattern to reflect this?

(Noticed this yesterday/last night by the way!)


Last TOTH of the night from BBCW is midnight. Where would Al go at 12am for NC?
WE
Westy2
the eye posted:
Westy2 posted:
Couple of annoying things.

Why on the TOTH simulcasts, do you get the titles twice on the news channel, once for them, then again for BBC1 viewers?

Why put that Alastair geezer in N6 for an hour at midnight, then at 1am, move him to what's left of N8?

If World haven't moved in yet, why can't he do his entire shift from N8 at midnight instead?

If World will be controlling the overnight simulcasts (I gather!) eventually, why don't the News Channel amend their shift pattern to reflect this?

(Noticed this yesterday/last night by the way!)


Last TOTH of the night from BBCW is midnight. Where would Al go at 12am for NC?


N6, as mentioned above!
JA
Jamesypoo
Saturday and Sunday nights, the overnight presenter starts at midnight on just the news channel. So they present from N6 for about 35 minutes until Reporters starts. They then go to N9 as normal to start the simulcast from 1am.
IT
itsrobert Founding member
Westy2 posted:
the eye posted:
Westy2 posted:
Couple of annoying things.

Why on the TOTH simulcasts, do you get the titles twice on the news channel, once for them, then again for BBC1 viewers?

Why put that Alastair geezer in N6 for an hour at midnight, then at 1am, move him to what's left of N8?

If World haven't moved in yet, why can't he do his entire shift from N8 at midnight instead?

If World will be controlling the overnight simulcasts (I gather!) eventually, why don't the News Channel amend their shift pattern to reflect this?

(Noticed this yesterday/last night by the way!)


Last TOTH of the night from BBCW is midnight. Where would Al go at 12am for NC?


N6, as mentioned above!


The overnights are currently coming from N 9 . N8 is News 24's old home which is currently out of action.

The overnights can't come from N6 all the time because running a proper studio is more expensive than running a newsroom set. Noggin said a few pages back that there are additional health and safety requirements for a studio which would need more staff. Considering they're trying to cut costs, I can't see that happening. Also, a period of downtime overnight in N6 provides an opportunity for maintenance.

NC and World can't merge at midnight because World News America is on at that time on BBC World and BBC America. 1am is the earliest the two channels can merge, hence why it is done that way. The only way they could merge at midnight every night is if NC takes the whole hour of WNA.

Once N8 is ready for BBC World, the overnights will come from there.

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