Doesn't the CA before the bulletin announce the presenter (and regional presenter for the Six)? Surely there is no need for another one as part of the titles?
It's a bit 'pompous voice of God' - so was dropped a LONG time ago. Back in the day the One/Six/Nine bulletins were linked into with a clock and 'It's Nine O'Clock' type announcement without naming presenters, and then a separate 'News' voice over announced who was presenting that bulletin as part of the opening sequence.
That format doesn't really work if you need to name check the regional presenters. I think it's harking back to a byegone era...
The voiceover has been retained in the US on the three main network evening news programmes. The idiotic thing is the news anchor's name remains in the opening title announcement with the wonderful add on - for example let us take the NBC Nightly News.
The voice over says this - "From NBC News world headquarters in New York, this is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt"
When Lester is off on vacation or "on assignment" which is another way of saying "day off" it is the following "From NBC News world headquarters in New York, this is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, substituting tonight Kate Snow". The substitute host would then say something like "Good evening, Lester is off tonight ...." and then start the programme.
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley doe the same.
It's a bit 'pompous voice of God' - so was dropped a LONG time ago. Back in the day the One/Six/Nine bulletins were linked into with a clock and 'It's Nine O'Clock' type announcement without naming presenters, and then a separate 'News' voice over announced who was presenting that bulletin as part of the opening sequence.
That format doesn't really work if you need to name check the regional presenters. I think it's harking back to a byegone era...
Works pretty well on ITV with the subtle, almost understated female voiceover I feel.
ITV didn't have a voiceover in the theatre of news era, and it always sounded like there was something missing as they'd had one during the last 3 or 4 eras since the late 80s.
BBC News has generally not had a voiceover except in certain instances, so if they added one now it would seem out of place.
We tend to be more understated in the UK and like to play things down, so the big over the top voice overs as seen in the U.S. would never work on the BBC. Nearest we get is something like 'News programme of the Year' written on the titles, and even that sometimes comes across a bit smug.
Of course, BBC News used voiceovers in the late 80s
Always prefer it that way. Love a bit of pomp. Of course, the difference here is with the continuity announcements, which have to be brief so as not to clash with the voiceover.
