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FU
fusionlad Founding member
This will be Sky's first Election Night in their Sky News Centre, so perhaps the studio will be lit with the 3 main party colours, or the colours may change as results come in?


I don't think they were those sort of lights. Just seemed to be lighting upstairs.
MA
Magoo
From what I understand, Sky will be live at almost 40 counts on Thursday, with almost every presenter featuring prominently at the biggest locations, in addition to JT, Kay and Anna with the party leaders. Will be good to see some of them allowed out of the news centre.
FO
fodg09
They also seem to make a weird reflection onto the newswall, as seen now with Martin back on.
MD
mdtauk
I see what you mean now having seen the report, its just recessed lighting on the upper level, but could it have some use for the election, or even for breaking news?
BC
Blake Connolly Founding member
I did notice during Sunrise this morning there was some odd-looking greenish yellow light across one of the back walls behind Eamonn. It looked out of place amoungst the blues and reds and wasn't there before.
FO
fodg09
Press release about election night

http://www.skypressoffice.co.uk/SkyNews/Resources/showarticle.asp?id=2967

Apparently they will get the exit poll 10 minutes before 10pm but Adam Boulton has been asked not to be told until they unveil it live on air.
LR
Lost The Remote
Magoo posted:
From what I understand, Sky will be live at almost 40 counts on Thursday, with almost every presenter featuring prominently at the biggest locations, in addition to JT, Kay and Anna with the party leaders. Will be good to see some of them allowed out of the news centre.

Sounds great. Shame we don't have more detail on who will be where.

All the presenting team deserve a role on either Thursday or Friday, bar the sports presenters who can enjoy a few days off before their equivalent next month when the World Cup begins.
BR
breakingnews
I do enjoy seeing all the presenters out and about in the various constituencies.
MA
Magoo
Magoo posted:
From what I understand, Sky will be live at almost 40 counts on Thursday, with almost every presenter featuring prominently at the biggest locations, in addition to JT, Kay and Anna with the party leaders. Will be good to see some of them allowed out of the news centre.

Sounds great. Shame we don't have more detail on who will be where.

All the presenting team deserve a role on either Thursday or Friday, bar the sports presenters who can enjoy a few days off before their equivalent next month when the World Cup begins.

Funny you should say that, think a couple of sports presenters will also be out and about on election night. Makes sense to make use of good broadcasters like Nick Powell.
SM
SM21
From TV Newsroom:

On May 6th:
Kay Burley with Gordon Brown
Jeremy Thompson with David Cameron
Anna Botting with Nick Clegg
Matt Smith in Torbay
Orla Chennaoui in Hampstead and Kilburn
Enda Brady in Camberwell and Packham
Lisa Holland in Richmond (Yorks)
Michelle May in Ashfield
Nick Powell in Battersea
Glen O’Glaza in Belfast
Stephen Dixon in Brighton
Rose Gretton in Buckingham
Katie Stallard in Camborne and Redruth
Mike McCarthy in Doncaster
Simon Newton in Dover
SK
skynewsfreak
According to her Twitter, Lorna Dunkley will be Exeter for the Election coverage before returning full time in June Wink
LR
Lost The Remote
Anna Botting will anchor The Boulton Factor tonight apparently. Adam joked it's been renamed The Botting Factor.

I wondered what she was doing in the Westminster studio behind Adam during tonight's Unleashed.

Thanks for the list above, by the way. Is that the full list?

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