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BBC World [soon to be BBC World News]

(July 2006)

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noggin Founding member
looknorth posted:
Does anyone know what studio bbc world brodcast from between 1991-1998.
was it N5?


When BBC World launched as BBC World they broadcast mainly from N1 (now renamed TC10, and used for shows like Treasure Hunt, Level Up, CBBC on BBC One Presentation etc.) though overnight they also used a newsroom camera position working into N1's gallery. Confusingly, this camera (without someone sitting in front of it - unless the cleaners were a bit eager) was also used as a backdrop for CSO presentation in the N1 studio at times.

The set was very similar to the blue One/Six/Nine set used on BBC One, which was in N2 (TC11 - later home to Liquid News, Celebdaq, BBC Three News and more recently the occasional BBC Sport show)

Prior to the branding of the international news service as BBC World, there was a service called BBC World Service Television. This used a much smaller studio (and gallery?) on the 7th floor of TVC. Don't think this was N5 - that was built later for the BBC World Arabic TV service (that was axed in the mid 90s when the operators of the platform it broadcast on disagreed with the BBCs editorial decisions)
CO
cortomaltese
Who stands in for Matt Frei on BBC World News America? Or is he in the programme 5 days a week?
EY
the eye
Katty Kay
CL
cldsleyon
BBC NEWS SPECIAL with Jonathan Charles right now.
He was great with the intro. "I AM JONATHAN CHARLES" his signature intro.
LO
looknorth
noggin posted:
looknorth posted:
Does anyone know what studio bbc world brodcast from between 1991-1998.
was it N5?


When BBC World launched as BBC World they broadcast mainly from N1 (now renamed TC10, and used for shows like Treasure Hunt, Level Up, CBBC on BBC One Presentation etc.) though overnight they also used a newsroom camera position working into N1's gallery. Confusingly, this camera (without someone sitting in front of it - unless the cleaners were a bit eager) was also used as a backdrop for CSO presentation in the N1 studio at times.

The set was very similar to the blue One/Six/Nine set used on BBC One, which was in N2 (TC11 - later home to Liquid News, Celebdaq, BBC Three News and more recently the occasional BBC Sport show)

Prior to the branding of the international news service as BBC World, there was a service called BBC World Service Television. This used a much smaller studio (and gallery?) on the 7th floor of TVC. Don't think this was N5 - that was built later for the BBC World Arabic TV service (that was axed in the mid 90s when the operators of the platform it broadcast on disagreed with the BBCs editorial decisions)



This cannot be correct because bbc1 news came from N1 and all programes that are currently in TC7 were in N2.
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harshy Founding member
I noticed BBC Arabic is broadcasting something now on Hotbird, its just BBC Arabic radio with a very nice red background, with a BBC logo and Arabic message it on it, is this it then?
TV
archiveTV
looknorth posted:
noggin posted:
looknorth posted:
Does anyone know what studio bbc world brodcast from between 1991-1998.
was it N5?


When BBC World launched as BBC World they broadcast mainly from N1 (now renamed TC10, and used for shows like Treasure Hunt, Level Up, CBBC on BBC One Presentation etc.) though overnight they also used a newsroom camera position working into N1's gallery. Confusingly, this camera (without someone sitting in front of it - unless the cleaners were a bit eager) was also used as a backdrop for CSO presentation in the N1 studio at times.

The set was very similar to the blue One/Six/Nine set used on BBC One, which was in N2 (TC11 - later home to Liquid News, Celebdaq, BBC Three News and more recently the occasional BBC Sport show)

Prior to the branding of the international news service as BBC World, there was a service called BBC World Service Television. This used a much smaller studio (and gallery?) on the 7th floor of TVC. Don't think this was N5 - that was built later for the BBC World Arabic TV service (that was axed in the mid 90s when the operators of the platform it broadcast on disagreed with the BBCs editorial decisions)



This cannot be correct because bbc1 news came from N1 and all programes that are currently in TC7 were in N2.


Not N2, Newsnight ect came from TC2
IT
itsrobert Founding member
looknorth posted:
noggin posted:
looknorth posted:
Does anyone know what studio bbc world brodcast from between 1991-1998.
was it N5?


When BBC World launched as BBC World they broadcast mainly from N1 (now renamed TC10, and used for shows like Treasure Hunt, Level Up, CBBC on BBC One Presentation etc.) though overnight they also used a newsroom camera position working into N1's gallery. Confusingly, this camera (without someone sitting in front of it - unless the cleaners were a bit eager) was also used as a backdrop for CSO presentation in the N1 studio at times.

The set was very similar to the blue One/Six/Nine set used on BBC One, which was in N2 (TC11 - later home to Liquid News, Celebdaq, BBC Three News and more recently the occasional BBC Sport show)

Prior to the branding of the international news service as BBC World, there was a service called BBC World Service Television. This used a much smaller studio (and gallery?) on the 7th floor of TVC. Don't think this was N5 - that was built later for the BBC World Arabic TV service (that was axed in the mid 90s when the operators of the platform it broadcast on disagreed with the BBCs editorial decisions)



This cannot be correct because bbc1 news came from N1 and all programes that are currently in TC7 were in N2.


I think noggin should know Wink

I've spoken to someone who worked on BBC World during the 1990s and he confirmed what noggin said. BBC World started out as BBC World Service Television News - a single bulletin each day, produced from N1 (home to the BBC Six O'Clock News). At some point in 1991/2, it became a 24 hour a day operation, called BBC WSTV, and briefly moved to N3. In 1993, it moved back to N1 and BBC National News moved to N2 (for the Virtual Era). BBC WSTV stayed in N1 until 1998 when it moved to its current home of N9. It rebranded as BBC World in 1995.
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looknorth
Well were did all of the programs in currently in TC7 come from?
And has the N9 set slightly been moved since 1997.
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itsrobert Founding member
looknorth posted:
Well were did all of the programs in currently in TC7 come from?
And has the N9 set slightly been moved since 1997.


As archiveTV said, Newsnight was in TC2 (not N2). Not sure about the others.

Not sure what exactly you mean by the N9 "set" moving since 1997. N9 is the office and "studio" currently occupied by BBC World. It was News 24's home between launch in 1997 and 1998, when BBC World moved in and News 24 moved to its current home of N8.
NG
noggin Founding member
looknorth posted:
noggin posted:
looknorth posted:
Does anyone know what studio bbc world brodcast from between 1991-1998.
was it N5?


When BBC World launched as BBC World they broadcast mainly from N1 (now renamed TC10, and used for shows like Treasure Hunt, Level Up, CBBC on BBC One Presentation etc.) though overnight they also used a newsroom camera position working into N1's gallery. Confusingly, this camera (without someone sitting in front of it - unless the cleaners were a bit eager) was also used as a backdrop for CSO presentation in the N1 studio at times.

The set was very similar to the blue One/Six/Nine set used on BBC One, which was in N2 (TC11 - later home to Liquid News, Celebdaq, BBC Three News and more recently the occasional BBC Sport show)

Prior to the branding of the international news service as BBC World, there was a service called BBC World Service Television. This used a much smaller studio (and gallery?) on the 7th floor of TVC. Don't think this was N5 - that was built later for the BBC World Arabic TV service (that was axed in the mid 90s when the operators of the platform it broadcast on disagreed with the BBCs editorial decisions)



This cannot be correct because bbc1 news came from N1 and all programes that are currently in TC7 were in N2.


Sorry - you are very confused.

There were three studios on the 6th floor. N1, N2 and N3. N1 and N2 were both used by BBC One programmes when they had separate sets - and different looks for the One, Six and Nine. I believe Newsround was also in N2 at this point - by the door that lead into N1? When the Nine moved into a newsroom set I believe this was done by taking a wall ouf of N3 to allow it to have a newsroom backdrop.

When the One, Six and Nine gained the common "blue cut glass" look they all came from N2, along with Breakfast News and Business Breakfast. N3 was used for signing of Breakfast News and for the "all virtual" Working Lunch - which was entirely CSOed.

N1 was then free for BBC World to use 24/7 (though they didn't use the studio floor overnight and instead use the newsroom camera position?)

Newsnight and Breakfast Time both moved from Lime Grove to TV Centre sometime in the late 80s/early 90s and took over TC2. This was used until 1997 when Breakfast News, Working Lunch, Newsround and Newsnight all moved from TC2 into TC7 - which had been upgraded for digital production.

I think you may be confusing N2 with TC2. They are two entirely different studios. N2 was on the 6th floor and is now called TC11. TC2 is on the ground floor in the doughnut and is now home to Blue Peter!
NG
noggin Founding member
itsrobert posted:
looknorth posted:
noggin posted:
looknorth posted:
Does anyone know what studio bbc world brodcast from between 1991-1998.
was it N5?


When BBC World launched as BBC World they broadcast mainly from N1 (now renamed TC10, and used for shows like Treasure Hunt, Level Up, CBBC on BBC One Presentation etc.) though overnight they also used a newsroom camera position working into N1's gallery. Confusingly, this camera (without someone sitting in front of it - unless the cleaners were a bit eager) was also used as a backdrop for CSO presentation in the N1 studio at times.

The set was very similar to the blue One/Six/Nine set used on BBC One, which was in N2 (TC11 - later home to Liquid News, Celebdaq, BBC Three News and more recently the occasional BBC Sport show)

Prior to the branding of the international news service as BBC World, there was a service called BBC World Service Television. This used a much smaller studio (and gallery?) on the 7th floor of TVC. Don't think this was N5 - that was built later for the BBC World Arabic TV service (that was axed in the mid 90s when the operators of the platform it broadcast on disagreed with the BBCs editorial decisions)



This cannot be correct because bbc1 news came from N1 and all programes that are currently in TC7 were in N2.


I think noggin should know Wink

I've spoken to someone who worked on BBC World during the 1990s and he confirmed what noggin said. BBC World started out as BBC World Service Television News - a single bulletin each day, produced from N1 (home to the BBC Six O'Clock News). At some point in 1991/2, it became a 24 hour a day operation, called BBC WSTV, and briefly moved to N3. In 1993, it moved back to N1 and BBC National News moved to N2 (for the Virtual Era). BBC WSTV stayed in N1 until 1998 when it moved to its current home of N9. It rebranded as BBC World in 1995.


AIUI there was a period where WSTV came from a non N1/2/3 studio - commonly known as the "pink boudoir" I believe. I don't think N3 can have been used 24/7 at this time as it was home to the newsroom backdrop Nine wasn't it?

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