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RTE One in the Republic of Ireland has suspended all normal programming for the rest of the evening (they must have left 'Winning Streak' (a lottery-based quiz) half-way through), though normal programmes are continuing on RTE Two, and TV3 for that matter. TG4 had a news report on the death but has now returned to its normal schedule.
CA
Does it say:
DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE POPE'S DEATH
Nothing would surprise me.
Still find it a little bit irritating... they've had three days to think about how to present it, and rather than do it with a sober strap - a very simple 'Pope John Paul II 19xx-2005' - at the bottom of the screen would suffice, but instead they flick a switch and up comes this vile red monstrosity. Just looks really tasteless.
Hopefully the new graphics set will bring with it some adequate 'death' graphics. Maybe that was tasteless.
DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE POPE'S DEATH
Nothing would surprise me.
Still find it a little bit irritating... they've had three days to think about how to present it, and rather than do it with a sober strap - a very simple 'Pope John Paul II 19xx-2005' - at the bottom of the screen would suffice, but instead they flick a switch and up comes this vile red monstrosity. Just looks really tasteless.
Hopefully the new graphics set will bring with it some adequate 'death' graphics. Maybe that was tasteless.
NE
How do BBC NI deal with news like this? It must be very hard in an area that is so sencitive to such news.
It dominated all the local programmes yesterday, I don't think sensitivity has come into this issue really.
I'm glad he is finally at peace.
Allan100 posted:
Noelfirl posted:
Ballet also in NI. Good to see it used.
The bell is tolling again in the background on BBC1.
The bell is tolling again in the background on BBC1.
How do BBC NI deal with news like this? It must be very hard in an area that is so sencitive to such news.
It dominated all the local programmes yesterday, I don't think sensitivity has come into this issue really.
I'm glad he is finally at peace.
TI
I'm unfortunately stuck in a hotel room in Johannesburg and only have Sky News, CNN and BBC World to go on.
Paula Middlehurst on Sky broke a story about the Pope's ailing health and then went on to read the intro to the story about the missing girl from Plymouth but stopped, shot a look at the camera and announced that "the Vatican has confirmed that the Pope has died".
She really was good in announcing the news.. well done Paula.
BBC World, however, have been embarrasing.
They were in a back half-hour ad-break which suddenly cut to a VT/report by Nick Witchell about the life of Pope John Paul II.
No warning... no announcement... just cut to the VT.
Then a strap appeared saying that the Pope had died.
Then the ticker appeared and then disappared and then reappeared.
Then the VT they were running was cut short and the presenter (Anya Sitaram) was obviously taken by surprise and announced that the Pope had died.
And then busked and struggled and did "you're watching BBC World" about ten times and there was obviously a scramble and we were treated to what seemed to be a re-run of Witchell's report.
At the moment we're on a simulcast special with what seems to be BBC One but the graphics are crashing with the ticker and the tower which has gone off and on again...
And the strap says: HOLAS WITCHELL on the screen
BBC World (Television) has been so embarrasingly bad.
Is anyone else watching it?
Paula Middlehurst on Sky broke a story about the Pope's ailing health and then went on to read the intro to the story about the missing girl from Plymouth but stopped, shot a look at the camera and announced that "the Vatican has confirmed that the Pope has died".
She really was good in announcing the news.. well done Paula.
BBC World, however, have been embarrasing.
They were in a back half-hour ad-break which suddenly cut to a VT/report by Nick Witchell about the life of Pope John Paul II.
No warning... no announcement... just cut to the VT.
Then a strap appeared saying that the Pope had died.
Then the ticker appeared and then disappared and then reappeared.
Then the VT they were running was cut short and the presenter (Anya Sitaram) was obviously taken by surprise and announced that the Pope had died.
And then busked and struggled and did "you're watching BBC World" about ten times and there was obviously a scramble and we were treated to what seemed to be a re-run of Witchell's report.
At the moment we're on a simulcast special with what seems to be BBC One but the graphics are crashing with the ticker and the tower which has gone off and on again...
And the strap says: HOLAS WITCHELL on the screen
BBC World (Television) has been so embarrasingly bad.
Is anyone else watching it?
NE
Not usually the one to bring things over from DS, but what in f u ck?
http://images.digitalspy.co.uk/screengrabs/300x225_pope_fnc.jpg
Then again, who am I to question Fox's direct line to God
http://images.digitalspy.co.uk/screengrabs/300x225_pope_fnc.jpg
Then again, who am I to question Fox's direct line to God