One thing that irritates me now, not just with BBC news, but with most news channels now including a pointless big bug to display the title of the show we are watching.
Originally a very American thing now it seems pretty common everywhere, World News adapted it many years ago now but the BBC is an outlet which I didn’t think would introduce such (pointless) thing imo.
How hard is it to push epg button remote if it it really concerns you what news programme you’re watching.
One thing that irritates me now, not just with BBC news, but with most news channels now including a pointless big bug to display the title of the show we are watching.
Originally a very American thing now it seems pretty common everywhere, World News adapted it many years ago now but the BBC is an outlet which I didn’t think would introduce such (pointless) thing imo.
How hard is it to push epg button remote if it it really concerns you what news programme you’re watching.
I could be wrong but I think all the BBC One network bulletins today (from Breakfast through to the 10) had all of their headline captions on one line. Someone will correct me if not. Don't know if that applies to the News Channel throughout the day as well.
Not sure if it was a conscious decision but I do agree that they look "tidier" when kept to one line, especially given their size.
I noticed that. Not sure which I prefer. I understand the two line version as it's a bit more consistant with the website and harks back to newspaper headlines.
One thing that irritates me now, not just with BBC news, but with most news channels now including a pointless big bug to display the title of the show we are watching.
Originally a very American thing now it seems pretty common everywhere, World News adapted it many years ago now but the BBC is an outlet which I didn’t think would introduce such (pointless) thing imo.
How hard is it to push epg button remote if it it really concerns you what news programme you’re watching.
Which arguably makes sense for Sportsday, Business Live and similar - the programmes that has those slugs under the previous look. It makes less sense on programmes like 'News at Nine' which surely dilutes the major brand of BBC News.
Fears over diluting the overall brand were cited as the main reason from dropping the perfectly good '24' moniker from the name of the channel.
The implementation of programme tags is a bit inconsistent especially for World. For instance, during the recorded programmings like Our World or Reporters, they won’t have the tag on. Not to mention that World Business Report doesn’t have a tag too.
Looking at the headline sequence on the News at 6 it does appear that despite the guidelines issued before launch, they have now reverted back to single line headlines, although they still appear to sticking to 3 word headline graphics guidance
Looking at the headline sequence on the News at 6 it does appear that despite the guidelines issued before launch, they have now reverted back to single line headlines, although they still appear to sticking to 3 word headline graphics guidance
What did I say about people here being far more concerned about the guidelines than the crew. It's clear why they might have made the change and the right decision to evolve the guidelines.