BBC News - more technical problems (21/11/18)

Dunno if it's just me, but all the camera shots don't seem to be what would be "normally" done in Studio E? Shots across to the TV screen from behind Ben seem extremely zoomed in (to the point where Ben/the TV are just barely "completely" in the shot), compared to normal broadcasts, and they seem to be getting moved manually as well?

Looks like also the Papers this evening will be simulcasting to World News, due to a pointed reference about "UK Time", so they're seemingly expecting the issue to not be fixed any time soon.

And the words 'British Prime Minister' etc.

Ben would've been better welcoming viewers of BBC World News to the BBC News channel, at least making it clear to viewers.

I wonder if World will also take the 10?

Sally Bundock mentioned the autocue was down this morning.

So was World coming from B as normal earlier?

Yes, atleast at 5AM UK Time.


Edit : The autocue was down Tuesday morning not today as there was a different host. But it did come from B.

Ros Atkins presenting Outside Source from the desk in E in the style of a normal bbc news bulletin. Is this the first time Ros has presented from E?

They could've presented it from the weather balcony, E has access to the camera.

I suppose it's being done like this as it's technically easier.

He's always presented from J (the balcony) or one of the other studios, I have never once seen him in E. He actually looks like a natural person to be presenting in E, just based on the fact OS always comes from the balcony.


Based on his comment though, it looks like, they're not looking to get any broadcasts running from any of the other usual broadcasting locations and all the bulletins will be coming from E, at least until tomorrow. I guess overnight they will be continuing to work as hard as possible to get the issue resolved, otherwise all of the bulletins tomorrow will be disrupted.

Don't like he's ploughing on by calling it Outside Source even though everything that makes it Outside Source isn't there, especially when using standard BBC News headline music and titles!

It's nice seeing a male presenter presenting what is a generic BBC News bulletin without a tie (and proves it's not necessary!)

Don't they usually have World News America at 10pm UK time? I can't imagine that being affected.

I'm surprised that they are doing it from the desk, not from the catwalk screens so it at least looks a little bit like the normal set up.

The big question now is what they are doing for the Ten, as they aren't going to get their usual prep/rehearsal time in E.