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Election Night 2010

(May 2010)

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DA
David
Martin Brunt on Sky News is in 14:9?
GA
Gallunach
House posted:
@Gallunach - that's poor!



Apparently someone at the BBC agreed with you as they have now pulled the Learning Zone and gone back to the election
GE
Gareth E
Esther Rantzen nowhere near being elected in Luton South, with less than 2000 votes. Labour hold.
YO
yogibarney
I've been watching ITV coverage since the beginning of the programme, I must say I am impressed by their coverage and it certainly feels different to previous elections, I like Alistairs presentation style however I must say I'm not really impressed with Tom Bradby hes not made much contributions to the programme, I think I've seen Mary Nightingale speak more times that Tom.
GE
Gareth E
BBC1 NI now handing back to network, finishing with a little bit of Black Eyed Peas. Tonight wasn't a good night for Mr Robinson though . . .
GO
gonzo
Is anyone watching Balls go nuts?
GE
Gareth E
gonzo posted:
Is anyone watching Balls go nuts?


He does seem a little peaved . . .
GO
gonzo
gonzo posted:
Is anyone watching Balls go nuts?


He does seem a little peaved . . .


He's gone insane

JP: Have you spoken to Mr Brown
EB: Yes, I spoke to him about his majority one that was larger than mine , But He didn't have ashcroft millions in it, did he?
JP: Well, Okay.
MA
Marty82
I'm surprised nobody has commented on the BBC ALBA coverage. You have 28 minutes to take a look before I take it off the air.


I caught it out of sheer noseyness earlier wondering wheter BBC ALBA were doing anything. I know it's just a camera in the BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal studio but couldn't they have let people know on the Sky EPG rather than just listing "Alba Today" as usual? Out of interest, was this from Glasgow, Inverness or Stornoway? Why does the audio continue after 4am but the picture not? What does a camera with noone operating cost so why cut it off? Also, does BBC Scotland not have a public service remit to broadcast a TV election programme in Gaelic? BBC Cymru Wales manages to produce an english language programme for BBC One Wales and a welsh language programme for S4C from equally impressive studios (far better than the BBC Scotland effort on TV by the way) so why not up here?


The pictures came from Stornoway and the graphics were added in Glasgow. The visual element ended at 4am because that's when it was planned to end. The graphics facility becomes unavailable after that time, and the RnG programme is due to end shortly. Radio nan Gaidheal sound always accompanies the sustaining graphics which is why the audio continues.

The full-scale BBC ALBA Election Programme (from Studio A in PQ) is tomorrow night from 5.30 - 7.30.


Thanks for that. Didn't realise the Stornoway studio was that big - I pictured a broom cupboard!

I knew the RnG audio normally continues as I've caught it before but would be nice for the BBC to have been able to override the automatic end of the vision since the RnG election programme continued.

Is Studio A the big one at PQ and the same one used as the BBC One Scotland election programme? Will be interesting to watch the BBC ALBA programme if not just to see what "Election 2010" translates to in Gaelic!

Still think that BBC Scotland have been rather boring and unambitious with their studio and presentation style this election especially when they now own a shiney new studio complex!
GO
gonzo
My Candidate got elected in Colne Valley!
JA
Jamesypoo
gonzo posted:
My Candidate got elected in Colne Valley!


And we know who that is, don't we? YTV Calendar's Jason McCartney.

http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/images/thumbnails/itv-regions/jason-mccartney.jpg
GE
Gareth E
Well the BBC are delaying Breakfast and staying with Dimbleby and co because of the large number of results still coming in. It'll be fun to see how GMTV copes with a story that is still very much unfolding.

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