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MARTINE DENNIS LEAVES BBC WORLD AFTER 20YRS | JOINS AJE

March. ouch.

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By JamesWorldNews

31 replies

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BA 19 Jan 2014 1:57pmbakamann

Woolwich incident coverage - Ofcom ruling

I actually have a lot of admiration for ITV News in quite how fast they got this to air. In the Ofcom document it states that the witness arrived at their studios at 5.45pm. In that time they would...

By thegeek

5 replies

1,687 views

PC 15 Jan 2014 12:40amp_c_u_k

Newsrooms:

Why the move to a uniform look?

That's not entirely accurate because at other times in the past there has been a uniform look for all news bulletins. The Chinese Lantern look in 1981 was taken across all the bulletins, they had...

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By A former member

14 replies

3,267 views

SW 14 Jan 2014 9:11pmSteve Williams

English Language News Channels on 28.2E-19.2E-13E

Just building a channel list for a new setup of English Language FTA News Channels on 28.2E, 19.2E and 13E and hoping I've not missed any out? Cheers

By remlap

0 replies

747 views

RE 12 Jan 2014 9:17pmremlap

BBC East Midlands Today - New Set Monday

Split from Anglia/East of England News Discussion

Anne is down in Oz at the mo on an extended holiday!

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By DanielK

36 replies

10,580 views

ST 9 Jan 2014 12:20amSouth Today

Newsflash - Stories that Stopped the World

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By RDJ

51 replies

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:-( 8 Jan 2014 10:21pmA former member

3 News NZ / TV3 NZ

3 News NZ / TV3 NZ presintation and looks.......... cant seem to find a current/active thread

I think this may fall under the "International News Presentation: Past and Present" thread

By NZnewswatch

2 replies

1,352 views

NY 8 Jan 2014 11:40amNYTV

Newsround refresh

New graphics

Using the North West Tonight weather plasma by the looks of it.

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By rob

17 replies

8,106 views

RI 7 Jan 2014 11:44pmRichard

Is Ian Payne freelance?

Yeah he is on LBC, they like their public school boys on that radio station.

By Fluffy Bunny Feet

6 replies

3,832 views

RA 28 Dec 2013 12:53pmradiolistener

Who is this news presenters?

Hilary Holden

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By A former member

25 replies

5,416 views

TV 27 Dec 2013 10:11pmTV Times

2013 | Newscaster of the Year

Already?????

Do you know what "but not necessarily" means?

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By JamesWorldNews

22 replies

4,819 views

JO 26 Dec 2013 3:27pmJon

RIA Novosti abolished by Putin

New agency to be called Russia Today

Well that was weird.

By London Lite

7 replies

1,661 views

GO 24 Dec 2013 3:12pmgottago

BBC Breakfast News Extra

Interesting discovery on YouTube

Cameras went from lino on to carpet tiles. Great planning. C

By itsrobert

9 replies

2,760 views

GE 23 Dec 2013 10:41pmGeneric

Apollo Theatre Collapse

Echoing the comments above, impressed with Sky News' coverage of the story. As with most people I turned to BBC News first, but quickly switched to Sky News when it was clear the BBC would only be...

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By Whataday

75 replies

10,144 views

VM 20 Dec 2013 9:46pmVMPhil

BBC North West Tonight live gallery feed

That was a very interesting watch - a few time issues, but it ran incredibly smoothly, and their coverage of the Lee Rigby story thoughtful, yet not excessive. Just a perfect tone for local coverage....

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By DVB Cornwall

16 replies

3,631 views

AC 20 Dec 2013 12:42amaconnell

New look France 24 goes live

I like it. I know that news channels tend to avoid serif fonts, but I would argue that this one looks modern, fresh, and elegant.

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By rob

20 replies

5,869 views

WW 18 Dec 2013 10:49pmWW Update

BBC News Mandela Coverage

The BBC is the de-facto broadcaster of record in the UK and in many places overseas too, and therefore has to have the necessary funds to do that. The Mandela Coverage has been commensurate with the...

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By jordy

193 replies

29k views

DV 15 Dec 2013 8:53pmDVB Cornwall

Receiving BBC East News

Want to receive East region news

It comes down to geography - if they're in a favoured location they might be able to receive multiple regions. Any extras would appear in the 800s

By mharriss

3 replies

819 views

SP 14 Dec 2013 12:52pmSteve in Pudsey

Sky Tyne and Wear closes down.

I thought it was quite a popular source of regional news, so am surprised if it's not expanding or at least not staying.

By Jon

8 replies

1,843 views

JA 12 Dec 2013 6:41pmJasper

Sports pictures within news

I think you'd be surprised, 3 minutes is a long time in TV, more than long enough to 'wrap' an awards ceremony. It does take some effort to do, although normally there will be a highlights reel...

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By fanoftv

16 replies

3,835 views

IS 5 Dec 2013 8:48pmInspector Sands