Well in my scenario Katherine, Local news would still exist getting, a good 13 minutes if not more. Just broken into two. Main stories, then the lighthearted section.
Unfortunatly it would all be serious - as much as it could be, and paul would be relished to a CSO screen just of the main set.
and paul would be relished to a CSO screen just of the main set.
Mmmm ... I think (hope) you mean 'relegated' rather than 'relished' - that conjures up a lot of bizarre visions involving tomato sauce, brown sauce, chutney etc etc!!!
can i just comment. I think we should wait for the BBC Press office to confirm/deney this, cos this is just a rumour, before everyone begins to over-comment about it
can i just comment. I think we should wait for the BBC Press office to confirm/deney this, cos this is just a rumour, before everyone begins to over-comment about it
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I can see where they're coming from in this cost cutting measure, I don't see how much difference it would make, Anna Ford would still be there, it would still bring you the News, it'll still be on at 1pm. Plus how many people actually watch News 24 at 1pm? I am sure that not that many people do to be honest. [/quote)
I watch N24 specifically from 1-4 because of the presenter. If I suddenly see Anna Ford I will be most upset. She's a good newsreader, but she's no Chris Eakin.
I'm not sure about this idea myself. Although cost cutting is arguably a good thing, I don't think quality of service should be sacrificed. The One O'clock News and News 24 have completely different agendas. BBC1's bulletins are a comprehensive round-up of the day's news, whereas News 24 is very much geared to breaking news and being able to devote much more time to key stories than a BBC1 bulletin ever could. If this rumour turns out to be true, I'd be very interested to see how the editors manage to strike a balance between the two to cater for both channels simultaneously. It remains to be seen how exactly News 24 would be able to proceed with breaking news with BBC1 in tow.
Last Thursday Geoff Hoon made a statement in the Commons on UK troop deployment at 1.15pm. News 24 were able to show this in full, doubtless with comment and analysis on either side of the statement.
If N24 were also providing a bulletin service for BBC One, compromises would have to be made - and ultimately, as we see daily with the Breakfast simulcast, these compromises are at the expense of News 24's ability to be a totally credible rolling news channel.
Last Thursday Geoff Hoon made a statement in the Commons on UK troop deployment at 1.15pm. News 24 were able to show this in full, doubtless with comment and analysis on either side of the statement.
If N24 were also providing a bulletin service for BBC One, compromises would have to be made - and ultimately, as we see daily with the Breakfast simulcast, these compromises are at the expense of News 24's ability to be a totally credible rolling news channel.
Yep - though there is an argument that BBC Parliament showing the Hoon statement on all digital outlets means that a combined service on News 24 and BBC One could still point to the Parliament coverage of Commons statements (albeit without analysis)
How easy would it be for the following scenario to happen...?
Say that the One is dropped and BBC ONE and News 24 are simulcasting a half hour programme with Maxine & Chris. During the programme, a major story breaks. Viewers are invited to join Chris on News 24 for further coverage or stay on BBC ONE for the rest of the news. Chris disappears to a separate area to concentrate on this breaking news while Maxine carries on with the scheduled bulletin.
The separate area for Chris couldn't be the current left & right hand sets due to sound-proofing reasons, but could something be set up behind them in the newsroom?
Obviously there'd be issues with needing more staff to deal with the two separate feeds (though still less that what's needed daily at present), but is the equipment there in the News 24 gallery to cope with such a scenario?
James Hatts posted:
Last Thursday Geoff Hoon made a statement in the Commons on UK troop deployment at 1.15pm. News 24 were able to show this in full, doubtless with comment and analysis on either side of the statement.
This would be easy, they could just say the statement continues on News 24, rest of news on BBC ONE, and just take the Parliament feed on News 24.
Although the number of jobs lost to news will be less than the rumoured figure of 1,000, radical plans to axe the One O'Clock News and replace it with a live feed supplied by News 24 are still being fiercely resisted by the programme's editor, Chris Rybczynski. Some BBC sources claim the director general is determined to push the plan through, although they stress no final decision has yet been taken.
