I think news programmes and channels must be very careful when it comes to including humour/banter. A little sprinkling of it every now and then helps things along but too much of it can be cringeworthy for the viewer. I saw that weather forecast yesterday and felt uncomfortable all the way through it. At the very least, if he couldn't regain control (obviously, if you have a fit of the giggles in any situation it can be difficult to do that) the control room should have cut away from him and filled the gap with a few trailers or something. Not being a kill-joy, but the whole thing was a bit unprofessional.
Seriously though, I do feel a bit sorry for him. It's the classic thing of laughing when you're not supposed to, and wanting to do anything to stop, but there's nothing you can do!
Seriously though, I do feel a bit sorry for him. It's the classic thing of laughing when you're not supposed to, and wanting to do anything to stop, but there's nothing you can do!
Well this changes things a bit. All news programmes coming from TC7 then from January for 10 weeks. So to revise my original guess...
January - Breakfast, 1, 6 and 10 move into TC7 leaving N6 free for upgrade
March/April - News 24 (including the 1, 6 and 10) moves into N6 leaving N8 free for upgrade
June/July - World moves into N8
Thing is, how will Working Lunch and Newsnight be affected? In the Mirror article it says Newsnight will have 7 minutes to prepare the set, so does this mean that it will be starting later? 10.40 perhaps?
They are completely wrong about the seven minutes.
The BBC One studio is just that - a studio designed to work into a presentation area. The News 24 operation also includes network switching and presentation functionality and a lot more knitting as News 24 has no separate presentation area.
Presumably they will also make changes to the kit so it can be operated by fewer people given that N6 requires more staff than N8?
IAt the very least, if he couldn't regain control (obviously, if you have a fit of the giggles in any situation it can be difficult to do that) the control room should have cut away from him and filled the gap with a few trailers or something. Not being a kill-joy, but the whole thing was a bit unprofessional.
It was one weather bulletin out of 48 that run across the day....
If Thomaz wanted the Gallery to cut away - he could walk off screen.
I thought it was brilliant fun - and the viewers love it - as is proved by the success of Outtake TV on BBC One.
I think news programmes and channels must be very careful when it comes to including humour/banter. A little sprinkling of it every now and then helps things along but too much of it can be cringeworthy for the viewer. I saw that weather forecast yesterday and felt uncomfortable all the way through it. At the very least, if he couldn't regain control (obviously, if you have a fit of the giggles in any situation it can be difficult to do that) the control room should have cut away from him and filled the gap with a few trailers or something. Not being a kill-joy, but the whole thing was a bit unprofessional.
Oh dear. Was not impressed at seeing a full length report advertising the Strictly Come Dancing final on the Six today, as if it being mentioned on Breakfast every single day wasn't enough. I really can't see how the Strictly Come Dancing Final is a newsworthy item important enough to be featured on a national bulletin, and it seems to be just a blatant plug for a BBC programme.
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quote="Stitch08"]Oh dear. Was not impressed at seeing a full length report advertising the Strictly Come Dancing final on the Six today, as if it being mentioned on Breakfast every single day wasn't enough. I really can't see how the Strictly Come Dancing Final is a newsworthy item important enough to be featured on a national bulletin, and it seems to be just a blatant plug for a BBC programme.[/quote]
Could not agree more. They didn't even pretend it was related to a news story. All too often now the BBC behaves way more commercially than the commercial networks.
Yes, some decisions, particularly on the Six, this year have been a bit shaky to say the least. The technical side of things cannot be faulted (there are very few mistakes and if they do occur they are usually only minor at that) but editorially the programme has been way off on some occasions.
The BBC One studio is just that - a studio designed to work into a presentation area. The News 24 operation also includes network switching and presentation functionality and a lot more knitting as News 24 has no separate presentation area.
Presumably they will also make changes to the kit so it can be operated by fewer people given that N6 requires more staff than N8?
Sort of - though actually the two galleries are capable of working in an almost identical fashion now (there are remote cameras and a second lighting desk in the main gallery, and the other positions are pretty similar), you could move N24 in its current form down to the BBC One gallery with the same staffing as now, but would need to do a small amount of woodwork to move some panels around.
The tricky part is getting the new combined BBC One and News 24 studio to operate in two ways smoothly - ITV had two galleries when they ran News channel and ITV1 bulletins from the same studio - not something the BBC are considering...
January - Breakfast, 1, 6 and 10 move into TC7 leaving N6 free for upgrade