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General day to day goings-ons (August 2004)

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GJ
GJ05
i just saw the preview for tonight's news and is it just me or does that studio keep on geting less and less virtual by the day, today there was no animation.

GJ
JD
jdtech
I'm not too bothered, ITV News is fine for me...

John
CO
Colm
Have to comment on last night's report with John Irvine about his family being caught up in the Asian tsunami in Thailand.

A great piece of journalism, great to see a report which not only deals with the subject effectively but giving a personal insight.

Well done Johnny Smile
MA
maximus
Same here about John Irvine's report. Very good, and it had an eyewitness view about what it was like in the aftermath.

ITV News' coverage has been full and comprehensive, much more than can be said about BBC's news coverage.

Nina Hossein - what was she like on the News At Ten Thirty last night? Anyone know?
BN
Breakfast News
maximus posted:
ITV News' coverage has been full and comprehensive, much more than can be said about BBC's news coverage.


Whilst ITV News has had good coverage, I wouldn't say the BBC News coverage wasn't comperhensive. Rachel Harevys reports have been first class, along with the overdue news special.

I watched the ITV News Special - whilst it was good at reporting the events, the BBC News Special last night did what the BBC do best - analyisis - something i find lacking from ITV's coverage.
IT
I T V 1
Nina is growing on me, I think she presents better on her own, and the ways she says, "Coming up on the ITV Evening Nuuuuuuuzzzzz.." in that deep voice!
IT
I T V 1
TELEVISION posted:
I T V 1 posted:
I found this image

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/itv4_copy1.jpg

That looks like the newswall is being used, as its busy and has a big headline. I also like the image behind the four main squares, as apposed to just another layer of blue squares being used now. This is how they should be using it, and not with 2 presenters sitting down with just blue squares behind!


I remember that photo from the relaunch in February. It's from the rehearsals for the new set.


Just going back to that image, it appears the images are coming from a widescreen camera in the studio, with thise white lines making a form of a 4:3 area? So is it likely that they produced the programme in 16:9 anyway, although not broadcasting it in 16:9.
NG
noggin Founding member
I T V 1 posted:
TELEVISION posted:
I T V 1 posted:
I found this image

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/itv4_copy1.jpg

That looks like the newswall is being used, as its busy and has a big headline. I also like the image behind the four main squares, as apposed to just another layer of blue squares being used now. This is how they should be using it, and not with 2 presenters sitting down with just blue squares behind!


I remember that photo from the relaunch in February. It's from the rehearsals for the new set.


Just going back to that image, it appears the images are coming from a widescreen camera in the studio, with thise white lines making a form of a 4:3 area? So is it likely that they produced the programme in 16:9 anyway, although not broadcasting it in 16:9.


If that is a genuine photo off-tube then it is likely they piloted in 16:9 at least partially (to check that the new set worked in that format?) However it could just be a "mock" for publicity purposes.

I would be surprised if ITN hadn't piloted in 16:9 - after all they have to move into the 21st century at some time. ITV1s news really sticks out in 4:3 when the rest of the channel is pretty much entirely 16:9.

(One personal theory is that they are now so dependent on journalist based desktop editing, using a relatively old Quantel Inspiration server based system, to save money, and their current journo editing tools aren't great in 16:9 or don't allow simple 4:3<->16:9 conversion?)
JD
jdtech
I T V 1 posted:
Nina is growing on me, I think she presents better on her own, and the ways she says, "Coming up on the ITV Evening Nuuuuuuuzzzzz.." in that deep voice!


She speaks so slow though, the next headline video has already started playing before she finishes saying News... Confused

John
TE
TELEVISION
Breakfast News posted:
Whilst ITV News has had good coverage, I wouldn't say the BBC News coverage wasn't comperhensive. Rachel Harevys reports have been first class, along with the overdue news special.


I noticed that Rachels same report for BBC News was also aired on ABC World News Tonight last night. She must be freelance than is she ?
LO
Londoner
TELEVISION posted:
I noticed that Rachels same report for BBC News was also aired on ABC World News Tonight last night. She must be freelance than is she ?

The BBC has a reciprocal deal with ABC in the same way that ITN has an agreement with NBC and Sky co-operates with CBS (as well as Fox, obviously)
NG
noggin Founding member
TELEVISION posted:
Breakfast News posted:
Whilst ITV News has had good coverage, I wouldn't say the BBC News coverage wasn't comperhensive. Rachel Harevys reports have been first class, along with the overdue news special.


I noticed that Rachels same report for BBC News was also aired on ABC World News Tonight last night. She must be freelance than is she ?


Nope - she was introduced as working for the BBC by the ABC anchor, and her payoff was to the effect "Rachel Harvey, BBC for ABC News"

In cases like this it is likely that even if Rachel were freelance, she would file a report specifically for the BBC, which would become their property (and they would have paid for its production). She wouldn't be able to sell this to other broadcasters, though the BBC might be able to.

In this case, though, the BBC and ABC have a co-operation deal, just as ITV (or is it ITN?) have a deal with NBC. Think Sky work with CBS (as well as Fox)

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