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A former member
Why doesn't North West Tonight broadcast from the newsroom for its BBC Breakfast bulletins?
That's what BBC London News does, and it would be easier than using the BBC Breakfast Studio.
HB
HarryB
billy something posted:
Why doesn't North West Tonight broadcast from the newsroom for its BBC Breakfast bulletins?
That's what BBC London News does, and it would be easier than using the BBC Breakfast Studio.

They do? They broadcast from a screen and desk that is used for the Sunday politics and the news bulletins for the Andrew Marr show. Their breakfast bulletins are not from their evening bulletin studio/ BBC Breakfast studio.
DF
DrewF
billy something posted:
Why doesn't North West Tonight broadcast from the newsroom for its BBC Breakfast bulletins?
That's what BBC London News does, and it would be easier than using the BBC Breakfast Studio.


They don't use the Breakfast studio, it's a small studio usually used for the Breakfast bulletins and down the line interviews from Salford. I imagine setting up a broadcast area in the newsroom is much more complicated, and I'm sure they wouldn't make things unnecessarily complicated for themselves either.

BBC London News don't broadcast from the newsroom technically either, it's just a CSO backdrop.
DO
dosxuk
BBC North West breakfast bulletins come from a small set in the corner of their newsroom.

BBC London breakfast bulletins (normally) come from Studio A in NBH.

So, billy something, you couldn't be more wrong if you tried. The situation is completely the opposite to your proposition.
Last edited by dosxuk on 17 April 2014 8:41pm
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oflahertya
dosxuk posted:
BBC North West breakfast bulletins come from a small set in serge corner of their newsroom.

BBC London breakfast bulletins (normally) come from Studio A in NBH.

So, billy something, you couldn't be more wrong if you tried. The situation is completely the opposite to your proposition.


BBC Londons bulletins come from BBC Three's 60 Second Studio F. This is Hypocrisy at its best
DO
dosxuk
oflahertya posted:
This is Hypocrisy at its best


Not really. One comes from a studio, one comes from a newsroom. The opposite ones to that were suggested.

AFAIWA London were using A. They definately have in the past.
DF
DrewF
London use Studio F for the breakfast and weekend bulletins. Still the point stands that what billy something suggested was somewhat back to front.
LL
London Lite Founding member
DrewF posted:
London use Studio F for the breakfast and weekend bulletins. Still the point stands that what billy something suggested was somewhat back to front.


F is only used on Saturday. Sunday bulletins come from A.
MI
m_in_m
When BBC London are coming from studio F are they the sustaining feed or has the necessary for opting being put into both studios?

Is there a reason Saturday is in F but Sunday in A?
LL
London Lite Founding member
m_in_m posted:
When BBC London are coming from studio F are they the sustaining feed or has the necessary for opting being put into both studios?

Is there a reason Saturday is in F but Sunday in A?


I believe it's to do with staffing levels which are minimal as during Breakfast on weekday mornings. Saturday bulletins in the old studio were always fixed shots controlled from the gallery.
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A former member
Thanks for clearing it up!
I clearly was very uninformed about what came from where!
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SP
Steve in Pudsey
The other reason why the NW Breakfast opts couldn't be from the Breakfast studio is that the same space is also used for the news bulletin during Andrew Marr's show

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