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Saif Al Islam Gadaffi Captured

Rolling Coverage (January 2011)

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zack11
Al Jazeera is just repeating themselves with Jackie Rowland in Benghazi. This is not Egypt here
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Inspector Sands
The amount of live news on CNN now is shockingly poor. If BBC World can manage to have a full international news bulletin every hour, as well as regular business and sport updates, then I see no reason why CNN can't.

I'm absolutely with you, it's just not a place you go to to find out the news any more. I have it and other news channels on in the background at work and it's definitely the one I refer to the least. And those African bank adverts, blimey!
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fodg09
Sky back live in Green Square now. As mentioned above, it was good of Stephen to give a name check to the team with Alex.
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Square Eyes Founding member
Sky should win awards for this. BBC pathetic in comparison.
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aconnell
What are the BBC going to do for footage in reports tomorrow?
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Inspector Sands
Sky really only worth watching tonight, miles ahead of everyone.

Yep, it's a very good example of being lucky and being in the right place at the right time.

The pics of the flag being shot were amazing, I hope they were recording on the ground, they'll be the iconic images
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zack11
Wow sky IS WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY AHEAD OF EVERYONE ELSE
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Magoo
Sky back live in Green Square now. As mentioned above, it was good of Stephen to give a name check to the team with Alex.

As per Twitter: producer Andy Marsh and cameramen Garwen McLuckie and Jim Foster. Brilliant work from them all.
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DrewF
Adam Parsons now in N8 with Babita Sharma. Wonder how long he'll stay, he's already been on air since 7pm!
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aconnell
Occasional lagging in picture and in quality. Sky are lucky to be getting these live and largely uninterrupted. Is this footage being sent via mobile networks?

Wow, Matthew Price in hotel room. He is so behind the times it's unbelievable.

Looters in Rixos hotel according to Sky News
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Inspector Sands
Occasional lagging in picture and in quality. Sky are lucky to be getting these live and lsrgely uninterrupted. Is this fiotage being sent via mobile networks?

They mentioned earlier that it's via BGAN - that's a portable internet/satellite system. They'll have a flat fold out 'dish' that's sending the video back

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Wow, Matthew Price in hotel room. He is so behind the times it's unbelievable.

Yes, but as I say it's mostly just luck. Another day it could have been Sky stuck in the hotel and the BBC in the square
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Tom W
Occasional lagging in picture and in quality. Sky are lucky to be getting these live and lsrgely uninterrupted. Is this fiotage being sent via mobile networks?

They mentioned earlier that it's via BGAN - that's a portable internet/satellite system. They'll have a flat fold out 'dish' that's sending the video back


Powered, I believe was mentioned earlier on Twitter, by the pick-up truck's cigarette lighter! Truly remarkable!

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