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Sky News HD Launches 9pm tonight (February 2009)

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Thomas
Blake Connolly posted:


That business one looks pretty good, it'll be interesting to see how they use it.
FU
fusionlad Founding member
mdtauk posted:
I watched the Sky News Press Preview yesterday, and found Steve Dixon to be really unfair to the woman from the telegraph. He sided with Pro Tory and Pro Thatcher James Max to criticise every point she was trying to make.

I used to like Steve Dixon, but he seems to be falling into the Tory Bias Zone along with Jeff Randal!


I don't think so.

I think it was more a case that Stephen was letting them argue it out between them. That can be more entertaining sometimes. The female guest (sorry the name escapes me) had her chance.
FU
fusionlad Founding member
The lip-synch problems on Sky News HD and Sky News OB broadcasts are bothering me slightly. It's like something isn't quite set up correctly since the HD soft launch.
BR
breakingnews
Martin Stanford has it handy lately. He comes in and records a 2 minute account of the polls and then goes home by the looks of things!

I found it odd that Sky dropped skynews.com given that the internet is becoming more and more central to election campaigning.
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gregmc
breakingnews posted:
Martin Stanford has it handy lately. He comes in and records a 2 minute account of the polls and then goes home by the looks of things!

I found it odd that Sky dropped skynews.com given that the internet is becoming more and more central to election campaigning.


I agree, I would have had Sky News.com at 7, then cut Randall & Bolton Unleashed cut to 30mins at 7.30.
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Magoo
breakingnews posted:
Martin Stanford has it handy lately. He comes in and records a 2 minute account of the polls and then goes home by the looks of things!


I imagine he's also involved in HD rehearsals in some capacity.
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derek500
breakingnews posted:
Martin Stanford has it handy lately. He comes in and records a 2 minute account of the polls and then goes home by the looks of things!


Bit annoying. Four new polls out this evening and they're still showing Martin's piece with last night's.
BR
Brekkie
They only report polls quickly when they're favourable to Cameron.
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gregmc
Brekkie posted:
They only report polls quickly when they're favourable to Cameron.


Oh come on! Its being reported just Martin is obviously not on shift to present the new data on the Newswall, it is the weekend after-all!
FU
fusionlad Founding member
Chloe Potter doing well from the 1am TOTH with no auto-cue for at least 10 minutes, and reports also failing to start.
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swindonlad
Has Jason De La Pena left Sky News, he was last seen doIng weekend overnights but that was at least 2 months ago?
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Magoo
swindonlad posted:
Has Jason De La Pena left Sky News, he was last seen doIng weekend overnights but that was at least 2 months ago?

I think he was a victim of them scaling back the freelancers.

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