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News 24 Tonight - daily 'best of' show

Weekdays 7pm with Chris Eakin and Jane Hill (September 2005)

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nodnirG kraM
r2ro posted:
It also reminded me of a slower, sombre version of the Breakfast headline bed. Did anyone else notice?

I think this probably is a sombre "special" version of the Breakfast titles which was made in 2002 but as of yet has only just been used, seeing as only TWT uses its special titles!

harshy posted:
The titles just don't last long enough, the headlines are nice, but I thing maybe it should go out at 9pm?

Is 9pm still "branded" as "The 9 o'clock news from BBC News 24"?
BB
BBC LDN
nodnirG kraM posted:
Is 9pm still "branded" as "The 9 o'clock news from BBC News 24"?


I don't think the 2100 hour has ever been consistently branded as such; I think it's often down to the director or presenter. Similarly, the 0000 hour is occasionally referred to as "the midnight news from BBC News 24" or "the BBC's midnight news", but only by some presenters - including Peter Dobbie and Alastair Yates, I believe - and even then only occasionally.
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archiveTV
BBC LDN posted:
nodnirG kraM posted:
Is 9pm still "branded" as "The 9 o'clock news from BBC News 24"?


I don't think the 2100 hour has ever been consistently branded as such; I think it's often down to the director or presenter. Similarly, the 0000 hour is occasionally referred to as "the midnight news from BBC News 24" or "the BBC's midnight news", but only by some presenters - including Peter Dobbie and Alastair Yates, I believe - and even then only occasionally.


In the early days each hour from 7 - 11 was branded as the ...O'Clock News, with the number keyed on one side of the screen. Occasionally it would be the wrong time as the director had forgotten to change the graphic. But in the early days of News24 the time was the least of the channels problems
BB
BBC LDN
archiveTV posted:
BBC LDN posted:
nodnirG kraM posted:
Is 9pm still "branded" as "The 9 o'clock news from BBC News 24"?


I don't think the 2100 hour has ever been consistently branded as such; I think it's often down to the director or presenter. Similarly, the 0000 hour is occasionally referred to as "the midnight news from BBC News 24" or "the BBC's midnight news", but only by some presenters - including Peter Dobbie and Alastair Yates, I believe - and even then only occasionally.


In the early days each hour from 7 - 11 was branded as the ...O'Clock News, with the number keyed on one side of the screen. Occasionally it would be the wrong time as the director had forgotten to change the graphic. But in the early days of News24 the time was the least of the channels problems


Ah, now that's a very good point - I wasn't thinking that far back. Thanks for the correction.
NG
noggin Founding member
archiveTV posted:
BBC LDN posted:
nodnirG kraM posted:
Is 9pm still "branded" as "The 9 o'clock news from BBC News 24"?


I don't think the 2100 hour has ever been consistently branded as such; I think it's often down to the director or presenter. Similarly, the 0000 hour is occasionally referred to as "the midnight news from BBC News 24" or "the BBC's midnight news", but only by some presenters - including Peter Dobbie and Alastair Yates, I believe - and even then only occasionally.


In the early days each hour from 7 - 11 was branded as the ...O'Clock News, with the number keyed on one side of the screen. Occasionally it would be the wrong time as the director had forgotten to change the graphic. But in the early days of News24 the time was the least of the channels problems


Except that weekdays at Nine it wasn't branded as "The Nine O'Clock News" and I think it had a generic time strap - the 9 strap was only used at weekends... Think this was due to a "spat" with the BBC One Nine O'Clock News - at that point News 24 and the One/Six/Nine were in different bits of BBC News...

When the News at Ten on ITV moved out of that slot, News 24 created a special Ten O'Clock bulletin with special titles, headline effect etc. This was during the second News 24 look - after they moved to their current newsroom set, and out of the one now used by BBC World.
PE
Pete Founding member
the titles are lovely aren't they.

Jane Hill and her on the sport's little gush over iPods was fabulous.

Surely news 24 should be more like this all the time with the reports from regional shows? they have the resorces, why not use them?
MA
Matrix
Hymagumba posted:


Surely news 24 should be more like this all the time with the reports from regional shows? they have the resorces, why not use them?


I thought that was one of the aims when they relaunched News 24.
And is there really any reason why there can't be more "Nations and Regions" reports? Surly if ITV can do it...

*Great to see The Shire on N24, particually lovly Jo*
MO
Moz
Hymagumba posted:
Surely news 24 should be more like this all the time with the reports from regional shows [programmes] ? they have the resorces, why not use them?

I agree. Though News 24 Tonight is a good programme, surely rolling news should be exactly that. Isn't News 24's argument that they're there whenever you've need for them, but their statement that (paraphrasing), "now people will know where they can find a round up..." goes against this. If people want to know that they can find a round up, they have the Ten.

No, let's have News 24 Tonight all the time!
BP
Bob Paisley
Moz posted:
Hymagumba posted:
Surely news 24 should be more like this all the time with the reports from regional shows [programmes] ? they have the resorces, why not use them?

I agree. Though News 24 Tonight is a good programme, surely rolling news should be exactly that. Isn't News 24's argument that they're there whenever you've need for them, but their statement that (paraphrasing), "now people will know where they can find a round up..." goes against this. If people want to know that they can find a round up, they have the Ten.

No, let's have News 24 Tonight all the time!


With regards to regional news bulletins - mostly they're a bit ropey, and their reports could stick out like a sore thumb on an ostensibly national network.

I'm actually in favour of more programmes on news channels. During the day there's plenty of ongoing news doing the rounds - but of an evening it slows down. Some programmes make for a bit of variety. It works in the US. Whatver you think of its political bias - Fox News is far more entertaining of an evening with its programmes (O'Reilly, Hannity & Colmes et al).

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