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EU Referendum

Presentation of the REF BUT NOT DEBATE OF THE REF (February 2016)

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BR
Brekkie
It is supposedly so close they might as well just reveal the predictions of their own Octopus at 10pm.
CI
cityprod
It is supposedly so close they might as well just reveal the predictions of their own Octopus at 10pm.


But that's just based on those who have made up their minds, and large numbers have not, even at this stage.

Outside of ORB, who's undecided figures seem uinrealistically low at just 3%, the Uncertainty Number (Undecideds + Margin Of Error) in this campaign is unusually high, ranging from lows of 10% to highs of 21%. I just don't see how opinion polling is really helping in the coverage right now. Where as in a general election, the uncertainty numbers are usuaully quite low, and thus you get a pretty clear idea of what's gonna happen.

This could be a referendum where the final result could really shock everyone. It could be as close as the polling makes it out to be, or one side or the other could suddenly come out with an unexpectedly large majority, and we probably won't get an accurate sense of what's happening until, lets say, the first 10 declarations have been made, and that probably won't be until 1am at the earliest.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Not quite sure that this shot in and out of VT packages in the Andrew Neil interview works.

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It's a set with screens all around it (the usual Studio B desk position) why invent another one?
CH
chris
Yeah it really doesn't. They do it at Millbank where the size of the set is small but B is rather sizeable! Decent shots aren't difficult to come by as we see from other programmes.
DF
DrewF
The angle is never quite right either - it looks like it's looming above them.
VM
VMPhil
They have a shot like that on the Daily Politics and it looks just as bad on there.
Stuart and scottishtv gave kudos
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Yes the Daily Politics version is done to overcome the limitations of Millbank, but not really necessary in Studio B
GE
thegeek Founding member










HC
Hatton Cross
Here East, is of course home to BT Sport.
Take it they are using the BTS studio facilities for the ITV programme later because if not - that's a very impressive lighting grid for a one off show!
MS
msim
Will this be airing internationally? Last year the ITV Leader's Debate was on BBC World in full.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Next Wednesday there is a Question Time EU Special, but biazzarely it is airing 6:45-7:30pm, chopping the regional news down in the process. Anyone know why they've gone with such strange scheduling. There is only a repeat of Countryfile on afterwards.
HB
HarryB
Next Wednesday there is a Question Time EU Special, but biazzarely it is airing 6:45-7:30pm, chopping the regional news down in the process. Anyone know why they've gone with such strange scheduling. There is only a repeat of Countryfile on afterwards.

Countryfile isn't actually a repeat. Its this Sunday's show that has been moved to Wednesday because of the Euros.

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