MA
Reporter, I think.
Seems to be a bit of a reshuffle of reporters and correspondents at the moment. Tom Parmenter moving from Manchester to London according to his Twitter. Apologies if this belongs more in the presenter/rota thread.
And Rhiannon Mills from Anglia Tonight is apparently heading for Sky News, after leaving the programme. What will her role be?
Reporter, I think.
Seems to be a bit of a reshuffle of reporters and correspondents at the moment. Tom Parmenter moving from Manchester to London according to his Twitter. Apologies if this belongs more in the presenter/rota thread.
DA
Dave
Founding member
Sky have been cleared of complaints against their election coverage
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/05/ofcom-sky-news-adam-boulton
Am a bit surprised about the Election debates part, are all the fuss they made over their being 70+ rules and then one being broken but then does that fall under Ofcom remit?
Quote:
The media regulator Ofcom has dismissed almost 2,800 complaints about Sky News's coverage of the general election.
Viewers had objected to Adam Boulton's treatment of the Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg, and his on-screen clash with the former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell, aas well as Kay Burley's interview with an electoral reformist.
Viewers had objected to Adam Boulton's treatment of the Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg, and his on-screen clash with the former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell, aas well as Kay Burley's interview with an electoral reformist.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/05/ofcom-sky-news-adam-boulton
Am a bit surprised about the Election debates part, are all the fuss they made over their being 70+ rules and then one being broken but then does that fall under Ofcom remit?
DA
The rules were made between the broadcasters and the political parties. Nothing to do with Ofcom. I'm sure the Lib Dems could use it against Sky News if it ever becomes advantages for them to do so, maybe in 4 years time. There is no reason for anyone to bring it up now though.
Am a bit surprised about the Election debates part, are all the fuss they made over their being 70+ rules and then one being broken but then does that fall under Ofcom remit?
The rules were made between the broadcasters and the political parties. Nothing to do with Ofcom. I'm sure the Lib Dems could use it against Sky News if it ever becomes advantages for them to do so, maybe in 4 years time. There is no reason for anyone to bring it up now though.
DA
I thought as much. As an SD only viewer, it seems that problems that affect SD and HD get sorted out a bit quicker than problems that only affect SD. I noticed that in the recent 'behind the scenes' video we only ever saw people in the Sky News gallery and elsewhere at Sky looking at the HD graphics version of the channel.
...and on HD too.
I thought as much. As an SD only viewer, it seems that problems that affect SD and HD get sorted out a bit quicker than problems that only affect SD. I noticed that in the recent 'behind the scenes' video we only ever saw people in the Sky News gallery and elsewhere at Sky looking at the HD graphics version of the channel.
FU
fusionlad
Founding member
I watched the SD feed of Sky News the other day, and there seems to be a slight - but annoying - flash or flicker on the red headline title when they are updating the background story text below it. This doesn't happen on the HD graphics.
Not sure if anyone can capture it to illustrate what I mean?
Not sure if anyone can capture it to illustrate what I mean?
BR
So following what exactly are we supposed to "commit murder"?
Graphics went a bit odd on SD just then.
So following what exactly are we supposed to "commit murder"?
DA
So following what exactly are we supposed to "commit murder"?
The ticker said
"Police arrest two men on conspiracy to commit murder following 'complex, fast-moving hostage situation' connected to search for Raoul Moat"
so maybe the strap was meant to give a summary, something like
"Police arrest two men on conspiracy to commit murder following hostage situation connected to Raoul Moat manhunt" .
Maybe someone watching in HD saw more of the text than my SD cap above shows.
EDIT: Oh, I see what you mean. I think it was instructing us to follow @SkyNews on Twitter before committing a murder so that they could get an exclusive interview.
Graphics went a bit odd on SD just then.
So following what exactly are we supposed to "commit murder"?
The ticker said
"Police arrest two men on conspiracy to commit murder following 'complex, fast-moving hostage situation' connected to search for Raoul Moat"
so maybe the strap was meant to give a summary, something like
"Police arrest two men on conspiracy to commit murder following hostage situation connected to Raoul Moat manhunt" .
Maybe someone watching in HD saw more of the text than my SD cap above shows.
EDIT: Oh, I see what you mean. I think it was instructing us to follow @SkyNews on Twitter before committing a murder so that they could get an exclusive interview.
Last edited by David on 6 July 2010 9:44pm
RE
Yes, noticed the exact same thing last night. Very cleaner.
I see the font is a little smaller on SD today. Looks much neater.
Yes, noticed the exact same thing last night. Very cleaner.