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Sky News: Presentation Discussion

(May 2010)

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JT
jolly turnip
cms43 posted:
Odd for a Saturday, we've just had Sky News At Nine and now we're on to the first Press Preview. Usually, only the second one airs on weekends. I'm assuming this is for consistency - as Sky News now likes!


Or emphasis on the importance of the first Sunday without the NotW - so an extra Press Preview makes sense
GI
ginnyfan
I saw on Twitter someone from Sky News team posted that this is a new change.
DV
dvboy
They have been replaying the 12-1am hour all night, They did the same last night but only until 3am when World news was live again


And HD was in SD.
DV
dvboy
The reporter outside New Scotland Yard today has swapped her "Sky News HD" umbrella for a "Sky News" one with the old logo on it.
CM
cms43
What is it with Sky News fading out of their presenters mid-speech? It happened just now when Lukwesa was cut-short into the CBS News. It happens on the bottom of the hour and on the weather - it's quite annoying!
IS
Inspector Sands
cms43 posted:
What is it with Sky News fading out of their presenters mid-speech? It happened just now when Lukwesa was cut-short into the CBS News. It happens on the bottom of the hour and on the weather - it's quite annoying!

Sounds like the newsreaders aren't finishing in time for the break.
WO
Worzel
cms43 posted:
What is it with Sky News fading out of their presenters mid-speech? It happened just now when Lukwesa was cut-short into the CBS News. It happens on the bottom of the hour and on the weather - it's quite annoying!


Because its all automated in the Gallery. Smile
IS
Inspector Sands
cms43 posted:
What is it with Sky News fading out of their presenters mid-speech? It happened just now when Lukwesa was cut-short into the CBS News. It happens on the bottom of the hour and on the weather - it's quite annoying!


Because its all automated in the Gallery. Smile

The gallery won't be automated or be the problem

It's the transmission suite that takes the studio on and off air for the breaks. I'd have thought the half hour with the CBS News (as well as the last break in every hour) has fixed out points so they hit the top of the hour exactly. The presenters will have to hit the out-time that transmission gives them.
TW
Tom W
Dermot Murnaghan presenting from the Westminster studio this morning. We were even treated to a voiceover at 10:30.
TV
tvworld
Dermot Murnaghan presenting from the Westminster studio this morning. We were even treated to a voiceover at 10:30.


Dermot interviewed Chris Bryant earlier, a slight mention of his interview with Kay
FO
fodg09
The Westminster newsroom looking very busy behind Dermot. I spotted Kay Burley, presumably presenting from there this afternoon.
DV
dvboy
At one point today Sky News HD had three videos down the side, of outside Portcullis House, the Skycopter following Murdoch's car, and one of Joey Jones watching the select committees.

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