MA
He was presenting on News 24 a few weeks ago, one friday evening if I remember correctly.
Quite randomly just popped up.
alarsne53 posted:
Brian Hanrahan was seen recently on the national news, reporting and also a studio interview. I can't remember what it was about but it was within the last 6 weeks.
He was presenting on News 24 a few weeks ago, one friday evening if I remember correctly.
Quite randomly just popped up.
IT
itsrobert
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Has anyone noticed the large number of cock-ups there have been on BBC World over the last 24 hours? Last night there were several problems during Nik Gowing's shift including failed VTs, autocue failure and sound problems. I've just watched World News Today and they had terrible troubles with the sound during an interview with the Ugandan President. There were also graphics problems (i.e. the wrong graphics appearing) and some sound problems - I noticed that it took a second or two for the presenters' microphones to be made live when they started speaking. This happened several times for Jonathan Charles and also for Tanya Beckett during the business update during WNT. What's going on?
Also, does anyone else find the end of each bulletin uncomfortable? The presenter does a plug for bbcnews.com and then has to sit there staring blankly at the screen until various regions/broadcasters opt out. They then tell viewers what's coming up on BBC World. Obviously, that part is not relevant for those channels just taking the news but it makes viewing a bit uncomfortable for BBC World viewers.
Also, does anyone else find the end of each bulletin uncomfortable? The presenter does a plug for bbcnews.com and then has to sit there staring blankly at the screen until various regions/broadcasters opt out. They then tell viewers what's coming up on BBC World. Obviously, that part is not relevant for those channels just taking the news but it makes viewing a bit uncomfortable for BBC World viewers.
SN
I just wish they'd go back to using the closing titles. They made everything much easier.
It was just headline recap, signoff by presenter, close.
Now its headline recap, plug for bbcnews.com, pause, coming up, weather.
And it's rubbish. The *This is BBC News* on the simulcast is much better.
It was just headline recap, signoff by presenter, close.
Now its headline recap, plug for bbcnews.com, pause, coming up, weather.
And it's rubbish. The *This is BBC News* on the simulcast is much better.
HA
Yeap BBC World, once the best presented BBC News outlet, now easily the worst out of the lot, I only watch it for Asia Today at night now.
harshy
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itsrobert posted:
Also, does anyone else find the end of each bulletin uncomfortable? The presenter does a plug for bbcnews.com and then has to sit there staring blankly at the screen until various regions/broadcasters opt out. They then tell viewers what's coming up on BBC World. Obviously, that part is not relevant for those channels just taking the news but it makes viewing a bit uncomfortable for BBC World viewers.
Yeap BBC World, once the best presented BBC News outlet, now easily the worst out of the lot, I only watch it for Asia Today at night now.
EY
Gotta admit though compared to a year ago things now run alot smoother, although I would like to see the return of the closing titles. Why don't regions opt out right at end of bbc world and they just see a sting playing or something? and if they bring back the close they should just say something like "In the next half its Asia Today, ill be back after the weather with the headlines, see you in a moment" *music and sting plays* 
IT
I have to agree with you. Despite my comments, BBC World has got a lot better at the 'streaming' (i.e. the various regional opts) recently. When they first adopted the format two years ago, it was a total disaster! I too would like to see the closing titles reinstated for BBC News. They use closing titles for The World Today and both editions of World News Today, so why can't they be used for all bulletins? I don't see why it seems OK for closing titles to be used on some bulletins and not others. The reason given for the change was that the management wanted to encourage viewers to stay tuned beyond the news. Surely they want to keep viewers after TWT and WNT? To be brutally honest, I don't understand why BBC World changed its format at all. It worked perfectly well in its old format for several years - it seems like it was change just for the sake of it. I really don't think their argument is credible. How can a 15-second closing title (of which about 3 seconds was shown on screen) encourage viewers to switch off? BBC World's main rival, CNN, use closing titles of a sort. Despite getting better at the breaks, I feel that BBC World remains disjointed, 2 years down the track.
On a separate note, I'm really enjoying World News Today. I've tuned into the Europe edition (2000GMT) every night this week and I've been pleasantly surprised. There's a good mix of news, business, sport, feature reports and key interviews. It's a pity about the choice of presenter - Nik Gowing comes across as a bit stale. Surely they could have come up with a more inspiring presenter? Mind you, since Adrian Finighan left there aren't any inspiring presenters left on BBC World, in my opinion.
Finally, David Jessel re-appeared today. He anchored the 0700-1100 GMT shift.
itsrobert
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bbcworld2005 posted:
Gotta admit though compared to a year ago things now run alot smoother, although I would like to see the return of the closing titles. Why don't regions opt out right at end of bbc world and they just see a sting playing or something? and if they bring back the close they should just say something like "In the next half its Asia Today, ill be back after the weather with the headlines, see you in a moment" *music and sting plays*
I have to agree with you. Despite my comments, BBC World has got a lot better at the 'streaming' (i.e. the various regional opts) recently. When they first adopted the format two years ago, it was a total disaster! I too would like to see the closing titles reinstated for BBC News. They use closing titles for The World Today and both editions of World News Today, so why can't they be used for all bulletins? I don't see why it seems OK for closing titles to be used on some bulletins and not others. The reason given for the change was that the management wanted to encourage viewers to stay tuned beyond the news. Surely they want to keep viewers after TWT and WNT? To be brutally honest, I don't understand why BBC World changed its format at all. It worked perfectly well in its old format for several years - it seems like it was change just for the sake of it. I really don't think their argument is credible. How can a 15-second closing title (of which about 3 seconds was shown on screen) encourage viewers to switch off? BBC World's main rival, CNN, use closing titles of a sort. Despite getting better at the breaks, I feel that BBC World remains disjointed, 2 years down the track.
On a separate note, I'm really enjoying World News Today. I've tuned into the Europe edition (2000GMT) every night this week and I've been pleasantly surprised. There's a good mix of news, business, sport, feature reports and key interviews. It's a pity about the choice of presenter - Nik Gowing comes across as a bit stale. Surely they could have come up with a more inspiring presenter? Mind you, since Adrian Finighan left there aren't any inspiring presenters left on BBC World, in my opinion.
Finally, David Jessel re-appeared today. He anchored the 0700-1100 GMT shift.
SN
Finally, David Jessel re-appeared today. He anchored the 0700-1100 GMT shift.
0700-1100GMT? TWT doesnt finish until 8.
itsrobert posted:
Finally, David Jessel re-appeared today. He anchored the 0700-1100 GMT shift.
0700-1100GMT? TWT doesnt finish until 8.
IT
Finally, David Jessel re-appeared today. He anchored the 0700-1100 GMT shift.
0700-1100GMT? TWT doesnt finish until 8.
Note: GMT. The UK is still on British Summer Time. The European Breakfast strand finishes at 0700 GMT, which is 0800 BST.
itsrobert
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alexcs19 posted:
itsrobert posted:
Finally, David Jessel re-appeared today. He anchored the 0700-1100 GMT shift.
0700-1100GMT? TWT doesnt finish until 8.
Note: GMT. The UK is still on British Summer Time. The European Breakfast strand finishes at 0700 GMT, which is 0800 BST.
JW
Jonathan Charles was good today. I can now see where and why you all rate him as a capable and enjoyable to watch anchor.
Agree with the theme of your two posts above, Rob, although some of the former opt in and out problems have all been sorted now, which is a relief.
Like most of you, I am very much in favour of having a proper closing at the end of the bulletins. The peripherals (WBR / AT / ST / TW) all have their own proper endings, so I don't know why the main news can't!!
Agree with the theme of your two posts above, Rob, although some of the former opt in and out problems have all been sorted now, which is a relief.
Like most of you, I am very much in favour of having a proper closing at the end of the bulletins. The peripherals (WBR / AT / ST / TW) all have their own proper endings, so I don't know why the main news can't!!