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LR
Lost The Remote
dosxuk posted:
Lost The Remote posted:
dosxuk posted:
As no double-heading has happened, it means that they don't have the presenters on standby, and that will be a decision made by the management.

Nonsense. I watched NaT last night and Sarah-Jane Mee was sitting at a computer in the background, could see her quite clearly behind Mark's head. Presumably she was on the night shift, no reason why she couldn't have joined Mark at midnight to handle the breaking news.


I'm sorry, but how's what I said nonsense. Surely it backs up what I said. Let me reiterate my point for you - Sky News management have decided they don't want double heading . If they had another presenter in the building, and management wanted double heading for breaking news, she would have appeared on screen.

If what I said was nonsense, she would have been on screen.

Sorry, misread your post. In that case I completely agree. They are consciously avoiding doubling up, nothing to do with not having presenters available.
PE
Pete Founding member
and what about my comment on the fact that just cause she was in the building didn't mean she was available?
LR
Lost The Remote
Hymagumba posted:
and what about my point where you decided that just because she happened to be in the building that clearly meant she was available?

Oh for heaven's sake. What else was she doing in the building if not preparing for her shift? Anna Botting has started her shift early before on many occasions so I'm sure it would have been do-able here IF they were not so against the idea of doubling presenters up. That's literally all I'm saying.
EX
excel99
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They could have called someone in, Anna B would be ready to come and help, wait it's supposed to be her slot too.

She was on Sky News Today yesterday

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I would guess that for most of Sky's slots there probably is a second presenter preparing somewhere.
I.e. Anna B might arrive at 8 and doesn't start until 10 - so if there was to be a major story breaking in that time they could put her on air earlier. The only time I think this might not be possible is overnights.

I presume there must be someone who could step in if need be. Daytime the summary presenter could do it but in the evening/overnight I presume there is someone who could go on air relatively quickly in the unlikely event that the on screen presenter was unable to continue (e.g. became ill)?
BA
bilky asko
Hymagumba posted:
Lost The Remote posted:
no reason why she couldn't have joined Mark at midnight to handle the breaking news.


this one time, I saw someone I knew worked at Tesco shopping and yet there were queues at the till. No reason at all why she couldn't be serving customers.


The problem is, you were at Tesco - staff on duty don't serve customers, never mind off duty.
BR
breakingnews
Sky news kept the same breaking news ticker on the screen for about 20 hours today.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Lost The Remote posted:
Hymagumba posted:
and what about my point where you decided that just because she happened to be in the building that clearly meant she was available?

Oh for heaven's sake. What else was she doing in the building if not preparing for her shift?


Contrary to popular belief people do go into their place of work for reasons other than to work, typically to buy things if that place has tangible items that can be exchanged for an often lower (staff) monetary value, though hanging around, talking and getting in everybody else's way is a another possibility. Hence why people who work at Tesco can be seen shopping at Tesco, but it doesn't mean they're going to suddenly do any work at Tesco when there's a queue at the checkout.

For all you know the other correspondent could be mopping the floor as a secondary income; not necessarily on standby for when a presenter has a sudden urge to vomit over the desk.
SP
Sput
Oh *I* see what you're saying. She hangs around and gets Newsed up with her staff discount!
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Slipping the ticker, you say?

*outrage*
LR
Lost The Remote
Why is the cut to ads at 55 minutes past the hour so rigid? It's embarrassing that Jeff Randall often has to cut guests off mid-flow due to time issues. The second part is simply too short.

Couldn't they just get rid of the 7:58 weather therefore creating an extra couple of minutes for Jeff's show?

After all, the weather runs during NSW at about 10 minutes past the hour so it's hardly vital to have one beforehand.
ZA
zack11
Lost The Remote posted:
Why is the cut to ads at 55 minutes past the hour so rigid? It's embarrassing that Jeff Randall often has to cut guests off mid-flow due to time issues. The second part is simply too short.

Couldn't they just get rid of the 7:58 weather therefore creating an extra couple of minutes for Jeff's show?

After all, the weather runs during NSW at about 10 minutes past the hour so it's hardly vital to have one beforehand.


Sky does it and most news channels with ads take "hardbreaks" BBC WORLD take breaks at .26 and .56 past the hours.
DE
derek500
Lost The Remote posted:
Why is the cut to ads at 55 minutes past the hour so rigid? It's embarrassing that Jeff Randall often has to cut guests off mid-flow due to time issues. The second part is simply too short.

Couldn't they just get rid of the 7:58 weather therefore creating an extra couple of minutes for Jeff's show?

After all, the weather runs during NSW at about 10 minutes past the hour so it's hardly vital to have one beforehand.


I assume some cable providers who take the international version insert their own ads into the breaks and need to know the precise moment they're coming.

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