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Through the years.............

I’m mainly focusing on main weekday schedules. After doing some minor research, This seemed to be the schedule at the Dec 2003 relaunch: 9-1 Philip Hayton & Anna Jones 1-4 Chris Eakin & Maxine...

By Rolling News

3 replies

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RN 22 Jul 2020 11:16pmRolling News

ITV Debate

Rageh Omaar and Anushka Asthana Presenting

On this Periscope video from ITV News there's an unusual clock at the start. Whilst the boxed names at the start worked fine for the studio guests, they didn't work very well on the OS guests in my...

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By JamesWorldNews

21 replies

1,235 views

VA 17 Jul 2020 12:24pmvalley

BBC News Cuts Schedules

NC and World

No fantasy rotas on here please. I personally think it’s a bit off to be doing these kinds of things given some people may no longer have jobs. Worth remembering the comments by Charlie Wells...

By Newsroom

7 replies

477 views

AS 16 Jul 2020 10:10pmAsa

Changes to BBC Parliament & Political Programming

The axe is falling on BBC Parliament's programming again: "We will no longer commission most of the other bespoke programmes we currently make for BBC Parliament, although we will continue to...

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By bilky asko

649 replies

45k views

LO 15 Jul 2020 9:36pmLondoner

BBC regional news

As the PSB3 regional granurity is defined in England by ITV HD's macro regions, there is the possibility that the BBC use the same template. So we'd end up with South East Today being seen in the...

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By timbouk

20 replies

1,990 views

MA 2 Jul 2020 6:50pmMarkymark

News Coverage of Glasgow Incident

26th June 2020

Yes i noticed she paused quite a few times before reading that "3 deaths" bit out on Friday, as through she was double checking what she was hearing was correct.

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By JamesWorldNews

64 replies

2,232 views

NE 30 Jun 2020 8:51pmNews96

CNN Center will be sold and closed

CNN is moving operations to Techwood and other facitlies

Like I said, one way to think about Techwood is it's like BBC's Broadcasting House. Just like pre-2010s Broadcasting House which housed the BBC's radio services, Techwood was home to Turner's oldest...

By Mouseboy33

9 replies

1,127 views

HE 30 Jun 2020 1:59pmheadliner101

BBC Network news - no longer relevant for the nations?

BBC Network news now seems to be the English news in all but name

The original topic of this thread was about improved services for the Nations. Staff in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be addressed today about the future. I doubt expansion is going...

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By Cardiffian

137 replies

5,043 views

TR 23 Jun 2020 12:19pmtrevormon

Election 70

This Saturday. Split from Election 2010

Brilliant as he was (though I only remember him on the Holiday programme) Cliff Michelmore feels a bit too breezy and larks about a bit too much for an election programme.

By Steve Williams

3 replies

298 views

SO 20 Jun 2020 8:25pmSoupnzi

US Demonstrations | News Coverage

DEMONSTRATIONS SPREAD TO LONDON 3rd JUNE

Well maybe on paper.....

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By JamesWorldNews

133 replies

5,642 views

MO 12 Jun 2020 4:29pmMouseboy33

George Alagiah

Cancer has spread to his lungs

Full article from The Times

By AxG

5 replies

598 views

CM 11 Jun 2020 10:37amcmthwtv

North West Tonight

I recall an anecdote saying when executives were shown around the building, some youths pulled faces through the windows that were supposed to be the studio. Not sure how true that is. I suspect...

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By DJ Dave

56 replies

5,867 views

CH 6 Jun 2020 10:58amchris

Broadcasting House Studios

I'm pretty sure the original idea behind BBC White City was to move all radio into it. For some reason it all stayed in the centre of town and the White City building became essentially an overflow...

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By dbdm89

30 replies

2,929 views

IS 23 May 2020 8:20amInspector Sands

CBSN LOCAL - CBS to accelerate local channels nationwide

Chicago and other major cities to get CBSN Local channels by 2020

CBSNDFW just rolls off the tongue.

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By Mouseboy33

67 replies

5,234 views

BR 19 May 2020 1:12pmBrekkie

Election 2010

Rerun ....

There was indeed a fancy sequence, and one for hung parliament too - part of the reason Dimbleby stayed on air so long, as he wanted to do the big moment. But the sequence never made it to air properly,...

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By DVB Cornwall

117 replies

8,471 views

NE 9 May 2020 10:32pmnewsmonkey

NBC splits from Euronews

Egyptian firm buys its stake

She’s president of NBC News International, with responsibility for Euronews, overseeing its content.

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By KolonelKlink

14 replies

1,602 views

KK 22 Apr 2020 6:15pmKolonelKlink

UK Prime Minister | TV News Coverage

Boris Johnson Leaves Intensive Care

Given the latest news about the PM and that it’s easily veered onto quite off-topic discussion, this will be closed. Please use the existing threads for appropriate discussion going forwards.

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By JamesWorldNews

218 replies

8,391 views

AS 9 Apr 2020 11:45pmAsa

Lunchtime News Sunday 5th April 2020

Former China correspondent Lucy Watson presenting

She always used to be a regular presenter on Central News.

By Towielad

1 reply

499 views

ST 5 Apr 2020 2:08pmSouth Today

Channel 4 News

She could of had The Steph Show's slot, too late now...

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By rob

534 replies

120k views

WA 30 Mar 2020 10:49pmwatchingtv

The Budget 2020

BBC2, ITV and Sky

A few theories have been put forward for that, possibly pre recorded and played in from cart, or there was a back up facility for the announcer to use a lip mic at back of the gallery in case Con...

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By Brekkie

17 replies

1,282 views

SP 13 Mar 2020 8:17amSteve in Pudsey