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BBC World [soon to be BBC World News]

(July 2006)

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HA
harshy Founding member
interesting they are showing a BBC Sport programme Football Focus, looks like this version is specially for BBC World viewers!
EY
the eye
Its awful imo.

On the talk of sports... where is Mary Rhodes? Is she still with the BBC?
PH
Phen
Yes I agree - the last set of graphics were cutting edge when it comes to animation but their reliability let them down. I loved the animating side bar to the right in the last set of graphics - the one that slid in and out with the astons - very elegant. It makes the new ones seem a little like a step backward. But overall the new package is much better - at least the logo on the titles isn't squashed any more! Now...if only they'd look at the mock breakfiller a few pages back and take the hint!
IT
itsrobert Founding member
the eye posted:
Its awful imo.

On the talk of sports... where is Mary Rhodes? Is she still with the BBC?


Mary quite often reads the sport on the late editions of the BBC Weekend News.
EY
the eye
Oh ok ta. If anyone is interested ive added some more BBC World videos... Click...
CO
cortomaltese
On Youtube I saw the beginning of the first edition of The World Today, courtesy of jameshhjh. When was the programme launched?
The intro theme back in the red-cream era was amazing. How is it now? Have they kept the previous one? I've been waking up quite late recently...
IT
itsrobert Founding member
cortomaltese posted:
On Youtube I saw the beginning of the first edition of The World Today, courtesy of jameshhjh. When was the programme launched?
The intro theme back in the red-cream era was amazing. How is it now? Have they kept the previous one? I've been waking up quite late recently...


The World Today has been a programme on BBC World for many years now - way back into the early-mid 1990s. It used to be on several times a day. BBC World took it off the air in 1999/2000 but later brought it back in September 2001. Since then, it has only aired once a day at 0500 GMT and its main presenters have been Martine Dennis, David Eades and Lucy Hockings, although many other presenters have deputised since 2001.
JA
Jamesypoo
No its poo now - ust the same as all other bulletins. Video courtesy Damo.

BTW - look at the last part of my name Very Happy
EY
the eye
The World Today now is just the same as normal World News openings now. Although a different version of the headline bed. and they say there hellos at the 3rd or 4th headline and it goes like this "The is the World Today I'm Lucy Hocking, and i'm Sally Bundock coming up in World Business Report" then it shows a biz headline and titles play... well thats how it was when I last watched it anyway.
EY
the eye
dragonhhjh posted:
No its poo now - ust the same as all other bulletins. Video courtesy Damo.

BTW - look at the last part of my name Very Happy


Probably not the best video to show how its done normally cos of Lucy at the start. But if I can, ill try sometime this week to record a normal one.
CO
cortomaltese
Well, that's a shame, the intro in the early morning bulletins was very impressive.
MO
Moz
It's a shame they don't use the old music just at the start. The way the strings built up, followed by the single 'important' drum beat was very impressive - just right for a morning news programme (though I appreciate it's not morning all around the globe!). The should have used it for Breakfast too.

This is what I mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtlifXvO1jc - well good!

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