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14th January 2013 - The Worlds Newsroom (January 2013)

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DK
DanielK
What do the Global titles show? It just looks like the camera zooming around space with untextured pipes from Google Sketchup.
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lxflyer
what type of show is this thats its been presented from the plasma screen?


A television version of the BBC World Service radio programme Outside Source - look it up at www.bbc.com/worldservice
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bilky asko
What do the Global titles show? It just looks like the camera zooming around space with untextured pipes from Google Sketchup.

It's designed to represent the internal machinations of global politics, and how (to most people at least) it can seem indecipherable. As the titles form up to the word "Global", it represents how the BBC can translate such incomprehensibility into the English language, the de facto broadcast language for international news, the essence of the BBC.


The strident strings playing in the background represent the strife that exists within the political structures of the world, as well as the strife that is immediately visible and overarches a good proportion of the world. Simultaneously, it represents the urgency of the news that BBC World News is presenting to the viewer.

The words "with Jon Sopel" that appear at the end of the titles is a representation of the host of the show, Jon Sopel, and how he will be part of the programme called "Global", and yet is also a prominent part of the programme; more prominent than other presenters of the various strands that exist within BBC World News.

Jon Sopel's visage and embodiment appearing after the titles is an illustration of how he is presenting the programme in not only vision, but in voice, such is the medium of television. It also demonstrates to the viewer that if the BBC can tell the truth in the titles, it will also be presenting fact to the viewer in its news content.
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HarryB
Karin Giannone (@BBCKarinG) said on Twitter than BBC Outside Source will be beginning on the 17th February.
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DTV
English isn't the only language to come from Studio B. Here's BBC Persia
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George Hill
DTV posted:
English isn't the only language to come from Studio B. Here's BBC Persia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmotCl8ngic


Is that a regular show? Are language services making regular use of the 'main' studios?
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DTV
DTV posted:
English isn't the only language to come from Studio B. Here's BBC Persia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmotCl8ngic


Is that a regular show? Are language services making regular use of the 'main' studios?


I think its a one off. But BBC Afrique have made interesting use of the Newsroom Cam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/afrique/nos_emissions/2014/01/000000_tvbulletinafrique.shtml

in fact recently a few of the World Service websites have dropped their 60 Second Bulletins in favour of a full 15 Minute Bulletin.
Last edited by DTV on 3 February 2014 5:25pm
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NickyS Founding member
A number of the language services are getting 10-15 minute TV bulletins. Although it's not the normal Newsroom Cam they use on that shot.
Last edited by NickyS on 3 February 2014 8:26pm
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HarryB
I've noticed that they have changed the music played on the 'Next' graphic from the end of the countdown music to a new soft piece that is now being used instead
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myan
Update: Yup, it's what BBC News Fix mentions.
[A new music sting is starting to be heard on the breakfillers (the ones with presenter's portrait to advert their branded shows), which before this used the TOTH countdown music and I'd commented it was confusing.]

I think the new music has a somewhat merry jingle kind of beat. Not bad IMO as lead up to bottom and top of hours, compared to previously.
Last edited by myan on 5 February 2014 7:18am
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JamesWorldNews
I've noticed that they have changed the music played on the 'Next' graphic from the end of the countdown music to a new soft piece that is now being used instead


Horribly out of place music, IMO.
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ginnyfan
Thank God they changed it, it was terrible having the last 5 seconds of the countdown before the actual countdown, every hour.

I commented on this in their monthly Global Minds survey so I'm glad they are listening.

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