BBC World [soon to be BBC World News]

BBC World are experiencing technical difficulties this morning. I've just watched the 0800 GMT bulletin which was recorded earlier. There were absolutely no graphics (astons, ticker, etc.) although they did have the titles, music and reports. Geeta apologised several times during the bulletin.

I must say it was very refreshing to see BBC World as it once was, with minimal graphics. When I started watching in 2000, the astons were only used for people's names and information during interviews or breaking news. There was no ticker or stupid "headlines" straps (as if it isn't obvious what they are). They started appearing in 2003 and it has got gradually worse ever since. It's amazing just how much screen space all that clutter takes up. I found it easier to focus on the news rather than being distracted by moving text all the time.

Think 2012 is still the official year the move is planned for News to go to Broadcasting House.

This is later than originally planned - and so some facilities at TV Centre are going to have to be upgraded in the interim.

Very strange goings on this morning. They were back on air at 0900 GMT after showing a recorded bulletin at 0800 GMT but now at 1000 GMT, they're showing a recording of the last hour's news bulletin. There must be big problems for them to be doing this.

Very strange, they didnt show an edition of World News Today, instead George Alligator is presenting a BBC World News bulletin

Looks like News 24 also experienced the same problems.
A 53 sec countdown at TOTH. By the way, George looks great in the World's newsroom.

Not sure what the problems are. However, in India this morning, we saw The World Today three times. The original version, and the following two hour segments were just repeats of the entire hour long package. The presenters on duty were Jonathan Charles and Manisha Tank. (WBR was very good though, so it was a pleasure watching it three times!!!)

Jonathan Charles appeared with a live news summary only at the B.O.T.H. at 7:30 London time and "apologised for the serious technical problems we were having today".

Claire Marshall was ok on Saturday, IMO. However, Navdeep Dhariwal looks a bit uneasy behind the newsdesk. I am sure this will pass with time though.

I do hope you are joking.

I am just joking. Seriously were is she. Shes been missing for weeks now. I want my Lucy back

New Developments BBC

BBC World Press Releases
EOLS 2007: BBC World number one for relevance, authority, impartiality and news channel quoted




Date : 08.10.2007
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Results released today, from the European Opinion Leaders survey, show BBC World is the most relevant, authoritative and impartial news channel, as well as the source most quoted among Europe’s most senior opinion leaders. The results also confirm that BBC World is the channel with the largest ‘regular’ viewership.

EOLS 2007 is conducted across 17 European countries among an elite universe of 32,000 individuals drawn from the worlds of business, government, law, media and academia. Fieldwork ran from April to August 2007 and 2,021 responses were received. They are experts in their field, whether key decision-makers in the European Union, members of think tanks, news editors, senior business people or members of the International Who's Who.

Those surveyed not only rate BBC World as the leading news channel for impartiality, authority and relevance, ahead of such channels as CNNI, Euronews, Bloomberg, CNBC and Al Jazeera, but for the first two attributes, more than all the other channels combined.

This select group of influencers and opinion-drivers also identify BBC World as the news channel they were most likely to quote. Indeed BBC World viewers remain unbeaten by viewers of other channels in terms of engaging in meetings with senior people and being asked their opinion by senior people from the world of business.

The survey also reveals that 14% of Europe’s most influential Europeans watch BBC World ‘regularly’ - more than any other channel. 27% tune in each week and 43% each month.

EOLS 2007 also reveals that BBC World has seen a steep increase (+63%) in the number of viewers who consider it ‘up to the minute’ since EOLS 2005. This increase could be attributed to BBC World’s ‘Putting News First’ TV, print and online brand campaigns launched in 2005.

Jeremy Nye, head of audience research, global news division, BBC World, says, “It is hugely gratifying to see that this eminent group of leaders in their fields respect the high-quality global news programming that BBC World provides and considers the channel more relevant, impartial and authoritative than any other news channel. They are an immensely influential group, which makes their propensity to quote BBC World to their peers and social circle, above all other channels, all the more significant.”


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In the Eddie Mair PM newsletter he mentioned a major IT meltdown in BBC News this morning. Wouldn't surprise me if a network fault had taken down ENPS or the other other newsroom automation systems - and without them you're stuffed...

I like the fact that they acknowledge that any increase in the perception of World's immediacy in keeping up with rolling news is a result of good marketing, rather than any actual greater focus on news.