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BBC World News: Presentation

The BBC's Global 24 Hour News Channel (April 2008)

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Newsroom
I've found brief descriptions of the new shows at www.www.texxas.de

GMT with George Alagiah: Its midday in London, evening in Asia Pacific and breakfast on America's east coast. George Alagiah presents the latest news developments from across the globe, with updates on business and sport.

Impact Asia with Mishal Hussein: Global news as it affects audiences in Asia. Mishal Husain presents breaking news, debate and analysis, using the full range of BBC Correspondents from the Asia Pacific nations and across the world.

The Hub with Nik Gowing: Nik Gowing assesses the days events with his trademark rigorous interviewing and detailed analysis, alongside a summary of the days news as it affects audiences in South Asia and the Middle East.

World News Today with Zeinab Badawi: The news programme for audiences who want more depth to their daily coverage. With a focus on Europe, Middle East and Africa, Zeinab brings context and understanding to the most complex of events.
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ginnyfan
The red stripe in the corner next to the newswall is gone.

My guess is that they are doing something on the right side of the set where they had those chairs and a small desk for interviews. They hadn't use it for ages and it could be used in a better way.
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looknorth
Or could they be replacing the desk with one of the new ones like N6/9 have got?
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ginnyfan
Hope not, that gray desk is ugly, the white one looks so nice.
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looknorth
The whole of N6 looks ugly.
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House
N8 looks odd without the red in the corner by the screen - feels like something's missing!
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chris
ginnyfan posted:
My guess is that they are doing something on the right side of the set where they had those chairs and a small desk for interviews. They hadn't use it for ages and it could be used in a better way.


I don't know how feasible this is but I think it would be better if they mirrored the left side of the set on the right so they could have two newswalls. It would make the set more similar to the layout of N6 too.
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zack11
There seems to be some kind of work going on that side of the set. For the past month or longer. Jonathan never uses that end from 5:00 GMT to 8:00 GMT.

The right side of the set looks like it is in a transition phrase. They are not ready to unvieled the entire set and they haven't done the final work yet- that's why the clear wall. Presumably they will update it this weekend and the full set will be in use on Monday.
Maybe they will add some red on the glass and cover the silver panels on the Barco red or black.
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zack11
BBC WORLD NEWS From Feb. 1, 2010

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BBC World launches channel refresh
India Blooms News Service

Mumbai, Jan 27 (IBNS) BBC World News is launching two premier news programmes aimed at Asia Pacific audiences as part of a new look and schedule, set to air on the channel from 1 February.


GMT with George Alagiah and Impact Asia with Mishal Husainwill focus primarily on Asia Pacific audiences, using the expertise of the presenters to provide viewers with tailored coverage of the news that is important to them.

The programmes are part of a suite of changes to both weekday and weekend schedules, with the introduction of six tailored news broadcasts.

GMT with George Alagiah (Monday to Friday 1730 – 1830 IST) utilises George’s experience as one of the BBC’s most successful foreign correspondents to communicate why the top stories matter to Asia Pacific viewers.

Impact Asia with Mishal Husain (Monday to Thursday 1830 - 2000 IST) brings audiences a mixture of breaking news, debate and analysis using the BBC’s unmatched range of correspondents based in Asia Pacific regions and across the world.

World News Today with Zeinab Badawi, Business Edition with Tanya Beckett and The Hub with Nik Gowing will also air on BBC World News from 1 February as part of the refreshed channel output. All the programmes can be watched by BBC World News worldwide network of 74m weekly viewers.

The programmes will be supported by new on-air graphic packages and will broadcast from BBC World News’ redesigned studio based in London. And in addition to the news programmes airing on TV, viewers can interact with the presenters via a dedicated facebook page, programme pages on bbc.com/news, on Twitter, via the BBC’s Global Minds community, and other social media platforms.

As part of the refresh, Asia Today (Monday to Friday 1715 IST from 8 February), will broadcast from the Singapore news studio. Presented by Rico Hizon and Sharanjit Leyl, Asia Today will focus on the stories behind the headlines and demonstrates BBC World News’ commitment to covering the region in all its depth and variety.

A new programme aimed at a global audience, to be fronted by Lyse Doucet, is also in development and will join the line-up in February. The aim of this programme will be to provide a weekly forum for untold stories. These could be the neglected, forgotten, human stories illustrating the issues behind the conflicts that other networks cannot cover; or it could be social, political and cultural changes from around the world. In addition, all the top news stories of the day will be summarised.

Richard Porter, BBC World News Editorial Director, said: “The channel changes represent the next stage of our editorial development at BBC World News. We’re reacting to our audiences’ have requested from us – they’ve expressed a real desire for news programmes relevant to their regions, bringing the strengths of our presenters to the fore. By realigning our weekday and weekend schedules, we can provide viewers with accessible and wide-ranging content that suits the way they want to watch us.”

BBC World News’ new weekend schedule begins on Friday evenings (Asia evening peak) with a refreshed mixture of topical documentary, current affairs, lifestyle and travel programmes. Introducing the weekend line up from 5 February is Weekend World, a new weekly interactive show, presented by Paddy O’Connell, reviewing the exciting range of weekend programmes ahead.

Highlights airing in the February weekend schedule include; This World: Gypsy Child Thieves (four part weekly series from 20 February), Alvin Hall’s Guide to Good Business (eight part weekly series from 13 February), Saudi Goes to Market (two part weekly series from 6 February) plus episodes of premier discussion forums The World Debate and Doha Debate. Flagship travel programme fast:track, technology show Click, and Talking Movies will also broadcast during the weekend.

For the first time, bite-size four minute editions of these flagship programmes will air during the week to keep viewers regularly entertained and updated on their favourite subjects. Over both the week and weekend schedule, the channel will also ensure the prevalence of news by broadcasting bulletins at the top of each hour.


I cant wait...Wow
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chris
zack11 posted:
I cant wait...Wow


It's a shame they didn't think of this to coincide with the 2008 relaunch of the name but I have to say it does sound very exciting. Shame I'm a UK viewer.
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zack11
Will BBC NEWS CHANNEL graphics change too, or is this just BBC WORLD?
Why is Asia Today not starting on Monday.. instead a week later.
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ginnyfan
I hope they won't ditch the current opening for regular bulletins, it's still new and it's the best since the red/cream era.
I'm intrigued by the graphics change, can't imagine what they'll do. Also I guess the set will see the final changes this weekend.
Also I wonder if their anchors will interact with viewers on Twitter like they do at CNN?
It's all very exciting.

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