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Election 2005 -Pre-Election discussion here

Line-ups, studio's, presentation etc.... (February 2005)

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AN
Ant
Damn it is confirmed. I'll be sticking with ITV1 in that case.
ST
STV Today
I'm sure an inferior set etc will be put into oblivion with Anne's journalistic skills.

There will be coverage of things beyond Hadrian's Wall.

I will be watching the BBC ONE Scotland - because it will be of a high standard - journalistically off course.

BBC SCOTLAND VOTE 2005 WITH ANNE MACKENZIE
Thursday 5 May - BBC One (SKY 941)
TV
tactical voter
Antz posted:
I'll be sticking with ITV1 in that case.


Do we know that's safe yet? I bet Bernard Ponsonby is begging to get his own show, since that's what the other side are doing.

If the whole thing is anything like BBC Scotland's sports coverage, instead of tickers and seat counts you'll just have one massive DOG:

[B][B][C] GENERAL ELECTION COVERAGE Scotland
TE
TELEVISION
Yay, the BBC Election bus will be in my hometown of Dumfries tomorrow.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4440879.stm
HI
Hibee
Maybe their doing a swap BBC1 Scotland showing the regional programme BBC2 Scotland showing the national programme.
AN
Ant
Hibee posted:
Maybe their doing a swap BBC1 Scotland showing the regional programme BBC2 Scotland showing the national programme.

We can only hope! Unlikely though. Sad
CA
cat
I don't understand why the BBC keep doing things like this - it's clearly massively unpopular. There are apparently loads of people who turn over to BBC Wales/NI on Sky Digital when Newsnight Scotland comes on, just so they can watch the rest of the ''proper'' programme.

The only dramatic thing about the election in Scotland is the boundary changes, and the upsets that might cause, but really the thing is going to be decided in England.

Pretty stupid decision... and yet more money down the drain.
AN
Ant
cat posted:
I don't understand why the BBC keep doing things like this - it's clearly massively unpopular. There are apparently loads of people who turn over to BBC Wales/NI on Sky Digital when Newsnight Scotland comes on, just so they can watch the rest of the ''proper'' programme.

The only dramatic thing about the election in Scotland is the boundary changes, and the upsets that might cause, but really the thing is going to be decided in England.

Pretty stupid decision... and yet more money down the drain.

Agreed. Unfortunately, I don't have Sky so I have to stick to Scotland. Sad
TV
tactical voter
[quote="cat"]The only dramatic thing about the election in Scotland is the boundary changes, and the upsets that might cause, but really the thing is going to be decided in England. [quote]

The annoying bit isn't that it will be decided in England and therefore we should have an English programme (large parts of England are pretty uncontested too), its that any stories that break in Scotland will be important to England and vice versa, that's the nature of a National Election. I guess it'll be nice not to be interrupted by English Council results, but I guess they won't be getting much coverage anyway.

Unless...and I stress this is speculation...BBC are planning something about the councils on TWO or NEWS 24. Then Scottish viewers would have the double whammy of a half-baked election programme, or local council elections. Though if that were to happen, surely someone at QMD would have the sense to put national election on TWO, since English local elections definitely don't matter compared to general election.
IN
intheknow
If the plans are the same as in 2001, then on election night both BBC News 24 and BBC Parliament will be simulcasting the BBC One network programme.
LO
Londoner
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/resource.php?l=itv_election_team
More on ITV's election coverage from Press Gazette

It suggests that Mary Nightingale is returning from maternity leave for one night only
OH
ohwhatanight Founding member
I am really enjoying Channel 4 News' coverage of the election so far and also their news programmes.

The studio has just enough interest to keep you watching, the colour scheme is muted and not too 'in yer face'.
Also the presenters and news content are just right!

If ITN can produce a high-quality product like this for Channel 4 why can't they emulate it for ITV News?

Surely there must be more money and resources for ITV News but it seems to be the poor relation!

I used to religiously watch the ITV Lunchtime news every lunchtime but now I prefer to watch Channel 4 News at Noon.

Channel 4 News seem to be the only bulletin/station that hasn't dumber down!
People still want to watch the news for NEWS (shock!) nto light items and fillers! Thats what This Morning and other magazine programmes are for!

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