ITV News

The thing is the BBC's looked real even to us anoraks. With ITV's virtual world whilst average viewers may not notice it just looks absolutely awful to us. The newsroom may not be pretty but it's an option - I mean why not present from a section in the atrium? Or alternatively why not just shove them in a little CSO?

Ive been thinking. If ITV are only getting a new desk for the real studio, couldn't they just do what there doing in the virtual studio - not put the camera on the desk ? I think something much more is changing than the desk. I have a feeling they will be changing the walkway OR adding a pod on to it (ala sky)

Am I the only one not really expecting much to change? All this talk of a "pod" like Sky News - where the hell has that idea come from? Don't get your hopes up!

Well the National News is keeping the music, but The Regional music is gettinga tweak, and as yet, there is no sign of it on KPM, so perhaps RedBee are arranging a custom made theme or remix...

ITV and Channel 4 news bulletins could be hit by industrial action over compulsory redundancies at news provider ITN resulting from the closure of the ITV News Channel.
Union officials from the NUJ and Bectu are today holding an emergency meeting with ITN members to gauge the strength of feeling about industrial action over job losses at the ITV News Channel, which closed last month.

The unions are still in talks with ITN management about minimising the impact of the closure by finding jobs for as many ITV News Channel staff as possible in other areas of the company.

It was originally feared the channel's closure could lead to up to 70 compulsory redundancies, but that figure has already been cut to 35 following negotiations between management and unions.

Most of the ITN job opportunities are understood to be in the news provider's radio and new media operations, but there are also said to be some openings at ITV News and Channel 4 News.

However, the unions' mandate is to try to avoid compulsory redundancies altogether and further talks with management are planned for next week to try to resolve the remaining differences between the two sides.

"The number of compulsory redundancies has come down significantly, progress has been made and that's helpful," said Paul McLaughlin, the NUJ national broadcasting officer.

"There's still more work to be done to get that figure down - our mandate is to avoid compulsory redundancies. We have got difficult talks ahead and it remains to be seen whether industrial action is necessary - but we hope to avoid it."

This is all we know, from a MediaGuardian article,

"From January 16, the studio and titles will also be revamped to give them a "warmer" feel with more people on view, though the iconic blue background will remain."

Whatever, "more people on view" means. I'm not expecting a lot either, probably testing with the new graphics or something. I'm sure they're limited to what they can do in a weekend.

The evening news on now seems to be coming from the main studio with all the usual shots, then again i never watch 'News for the Slow', sorry ITV News, so I'd probably not spot many differences.

Take it back, yes it was in the virtual (or more virtual) studio. You could tell the 'path' and floor was CGI at the end.