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Manchester Terror Attack

On 22 May 2017, there was a suicide bombing at Manchester Arena which killed 22 people (May 2017)

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WH
Whataday Founding member
Worzel posted:
623058 posted:
Will ITV come one air early? and will GMB extend to 10.30? I think the schedules will be wiped clean tomorrow.


I would expect BBC Breakfast will come from the scene in Manchester, after all the production team are based at MediaCity. VD will be cancelled and will be a standard News channel simulcast, perhaps moved from BBC Two to One.

One would assume there will be a break in General Election campaigning as a mark of respect, in any case there will be a Cobra meeting first thing.


A Cobra meeting has apparently already taken place but it's fair to suggest there will be a second in the morning.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Jason Farrell reporting from a hospital for Sky News. A London based channel in some regards has been better at getting people on the ground than the BBC which has a news operation in Salford.
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AS
AlexS
I'd be surprised if GMB continued past 09:25. While it is too late to get a presenter up to Manchester for GMB I'd imagine there is more than enough time for ITN to assemble a team to take over at 09:25 if ITV wish to continue with News.
JO
Jon
623058 posted:
I cant blame Sky taking those breaks, half the time there is nothing to report. BBC are just rebroadcasting Clive interview from 23.30. And that BBC going over to the weather right now...

There might nothing to report but it just means they are losing viewers to the BBC News during the biggest UK breaking news for a long time and letting affiliate broadcasters down. I think the Fox News coverage has been good, speculation has been reported as such and the coverage has shown for the second time within a week what a pro Shep Smith is.
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Worzel
AlexS posted:
I'd be surprised if GMB continued past 09:25. While it is too late to get a presenter up to Manchester for GMB I'd imagine there is more than enough time for ITN to assemble a team to take over at 09:25 if ITV wish to continue with News.


I would expect due to the nature of the incident, which is now being reported as a suicide-bomber style attack, the large number of children involved and casualties ITV News will no doubt, roll with it throughout the morning.

It's a bit unprecedented, because previous incidents of this nature on UK soil have happened during the day when teams can be mobilised a bit more effectively.
AS
AlexS
623058 posted:
There now have a proper camera on scene at Manchester.

Ed Thomas has just said that they are still filming on a phone, as people have left the area and the direction of the police operation moves it is likely that the 4G spectrum has become significantly less crowded allowing for a better connection.
FU
fusionlad Founding member
Could the breaks possibly be to give Anna a breather who's been on presumably since 9pm?
AS
AlexS
fusionlad posted:
Could the breaks possibly be to give Anna a breather who's been on presumably since 9pm?

Will be since 10pm as Sky are currently broadcasting election programming between 9 and 10 (I believe it was Stephen Dixon last night).
LL
London Lite Founding member
fusionlad posted:
Could the breaks possibly be to give Anna a breather who's been on presumably since 9pm?


Possibly, as you may see on a normal bulletin when they do the wide shot from Sky Central of the floor manager coming out with drinks or other prep for the presenter.
MO
Mouseboy33
CNN is reporting they have talked to US officials that the UK officials have identified the probable suicide bomber. Developments are moving very fast.
LL
London Lite Founding member
I'd also expect Newsround to have a special at 4.20 on CBBC, if not the following day as they did with Jo Cox's murder.
JA
james-2001
AlexS posted:
Ed Thomas has just said that they are still filming on a phone, as people have left the area and the direction of the police operation moves it is likely that the 4G spectrum has become significantly less crowded allowing for a better connection.

A phone that can do 50fps video? Interesting.

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