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(May 2011)

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RO
rob Founding member
Screenshots of news coverage available at TV Live
KN
knack
No regional news on breakfast at 6.30 and full titles played out.


Could the lack of regional news be because it's a bank holiday?
CH
chris_rgu
knack posted:
No regional news on breakfast at 6.30 and full titles played out.


Could the lack of regional news be because it's a bank holiday?


No, there is normally the usual opt outs on BH days. They had them on the easter weekend and on the wedding day.
TC
TonyCurrie
Regional News opts were cancelled at the last minute this morning in order to allow for rolling coverage of breaking news.
CH
chris_rgu
Extended Breakfast today until 10am on BBC NC and BBC One although NC titles being used.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Regional News opts were cancelled at the last minute this morning in order to allow for rolling coverage of breaking news.


Which seems to have irritated the good people of the Leeds newsroom

Quote:
All regional BBC bulletins cancelled. Breakfast team standing by since dawn. Join us at the usual time at Lunchtime today 1330.

https://twitter.com/#!/BBCLookNorth/status/64929455948304384
EX
excel99
Did ITV doing anything extra overnight?

I wonder if there will be a Newsnight tonight. Extended news bulletins almost certain IMO
GI
ginnyfan
It was somehow suiting to have Martine Dennis on BBCW this morning just like 10 years ago during the aftermath of 9/11.
MA
Markymark
Regional News opts were cancelled at the last minute this morning in order to allow for rolling coverage of breaking news.


Which seems to have irritated the good people of the Leeds newsroom



And rightly so. This morning has been BBC News at its worst, about three minutes worth of actual information repeated ad infinitum, with 20 seconds worth of random images (a plane, a truck, and a burning building) on a loop. Yes, a very significant story but in the hour I watched 07:30 to 08:30, nothing else other than the national weather.
CH
chris_rgu
BBC news special at 11.30am and the news at lunchtime is extened to a half hour. Sophie Raworth is presenting at somepoint according to her twitter.
JV
James Vertigan Founding member
Wonder if some news staff who would usually be off today have been called in to work because of the news.

Reminds me of when the Queen Mother died on the Easter weekend in 2002 when newsrooms would have only had skeleton staff in.
DE
deejay
Wonder if some news staff who would usually be off today have been called in to work because of the news.

Reminds me of when the Queen Mother died on the Easter weekend in 2002 when newsrooms would have only had skeleton staff in.


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My bank holiday just got shorter! See you later...

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