Central News South and South Today Oxford

Does anyone have any idea when Central News South will be revamped in line with the other ITV regions? The looks is rather old fashioned now.

Still it's a far superior service than what claims to be "local news" on BBC ONE in Oxford.

This year's Central programme statement says that Abingdon will be getting a news set during the course of the year

will they be moved to the west midlands like central news east?

BBC Oxford news is just an opt-out from South Today, Central News South is a full news service.

John

According to Hannah no plans at the moment...

Is there room at Brum?

I've got the impression there ain't, now East & West are together!

well central are renting out a floor of central court in gas street - so there is room ... but central south has fairly up-to-date kit, as opposed to central east who hadn’t, prior to the move.

Some images of the Abingdon studio, galllery and newsroom:
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/050906_abingdon1.jpg
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/050906_abingdon2.jpg
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/050906_abingdon3.jpg
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/050906_abingdon4.jpg
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/050906_abingdon5.jpg

Yes - Central South have a Quantel Editbox/Clipbox based editing system - a bit like a scaled down version of the system ITN use for ITV/ITVNC and C4 News, or the one GMTV use. It isn't THAT new - but it is a lot newer than the tape based systems that I expect Central East were using (and many BBC and ITV regions still use)

I though the Central News South studio was at its best with the squares in the background, and it was a blue and yellow colour, with a sort of purplish carlton star. Very nice.

Agreed - very attractive. See pics here (scroll about halfway down).