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DB
dbl
Bringing the dog in really emphasizes how cheap that VR looks...
ST
Stuart
Correct me if i'm wrong, but the budget for 5 news isn't the largest? so that's probrably why there is no 'real' set.

They didn't waste money on it, for sure . . . but C5 News is in the basement of Northern & Shell's HQ: surely the heart of the news gathering operation for Express Newspapers?
WA
watchingtv
I was said on here that they were building a set in the newsroom. Which is why they were not moving fir a while.
When they cross to the newsroom it is lit up with 5 news
FA
fanoftv
I was said on here that they were building a set in the newsroom. Which is why they were not moving fir a while.
When they cross to the newsroom it is lit up with 5 news


It would be great to see 5 News back from inside the newsroom, offering a difference in presentation to the others at the moment, rather than copying them.
BP
Bob Paisley
Correct me if i'm wrong, but the budget for 5 news isn't the largest? so that's probrably why there is no 'real' set.

They didn't waste money on it, for sure . . . but C5 News is in the basement of Northern & Shell's HQ: surely the heart of the news gathering operation for Express Newspapers?

I'm not sure if you're being facetious or not. Either way, the newsgathering operation for the Express newspaper group is not exactly terribly formidable. Hence the poor product that is the Express. Making stuff up about Princess Diana, Madeleine McCann, house prices and the weather is a lot cheaper than actually employing reporters or having foreign correspondents.
JK
JK08
Well, 6:30 is still the slot for the 5 News Specials. Tonight, in place of NewsTalk Live, we have 'The Philippine Typhoon: A 5 News Special'.
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I presume it will just take the format of those before the existence of NewsTalk Live, just held entirely at the desk. Although I think that tonights update presenter will have a news 'round-up'(?).

Also, I have notice them using this angle recently, which just showcases how bad that left wall looks.
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10 days later

JK
JK08
Noticed this image on Twitter featuring a 5 News cushion, in a tweet promoting McBusted's appearance on NewsTalk Live tonight. It also slightly tickled me that Channel 5 staff were watching 4 Music.
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oflahertya and watchingtv gave kudos
JK
JK08
@5_News tweeted this image of the desk the other day
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I always wondered whether the front of the desk was green screen or real but it appears to be real.
CI
cityprod
JK08 posted:
@5_News tweeted this image of the desk the other day
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I always wondered whether the front of the desk was green screen or real but it appears to be real.


That would suggest the front is actually a replaceable plastic screen, that gets changed over between shows. Probably takes only a few minutes to do that. It may be virtually accented in the same way the old BBC1 globe was to make it appear better on air.

12 days later

JK
JK08
Emma Crosby presenting from the studio, along with a report by her from Robben Island. I presume it might've been filmed when he was ill in June.
5 News at 5 ending with Emma signing off over a silent still of Mandela.

Also, a NewsTalk Live special 'Mandela: The Legacy' at 6:30.
JK
JK08
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on NewsTalk Live this evening. He performed the song which he did in space, Ground Control to Major Tom, in the studio.
I also noticed on the 5 News at 5 credits that Cristina Nicolotti Squires has finally taken over as editor.
WA
watchingtv

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