Sky News: Presentation Discussion

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More cost cutting tonight by not putting the lights on in the sunrise desk maybe someone just forgot to turn them on or they need replacing

Sorry, are the any other options?

The first part of the post was meant as a joke what with all the cutting back of things they have been doing recently

I also noticed earlier this evening when they were showing a picture of someone it had this old background


Picture from TVARK

And if they then reintroduce the : live from the skynewscentre... voiceover and would bring back the coming up sequences and (because they are a serious newschannel) they would remove these constant audio failures everything would be fine again...

But unfortunately skynews doesn't understand that!

Or they're more concerned with the journalistic content than voiceovers... And in that respect, I'm sure most people would agree it's been a strong year for the channel.

Totally with you. In terms of journalism, this year has been outstanding for Sky News. You only need to watch Alex Crawford's 'A Year to Remember' to see what an incredible year it has been, and how innovative Sky have been with getting stories to air.

Graphics wise, I think they're stunning compared to 2006-2010 period where it was all very blocky, and went through so many restyles the brand was kind of non existent. The channel is in a really strong place right now.

At the end of the day, voiceovers/and the format of walking round the studio are very much dated, you need to look at the direction the channel is moving in with innovations on the iPad both on and off screen along with becoming a far more consistent source of breaking news throughout the day with programmes such as Bolton & Co and Jeff Randall Live showcasing the niche and talented journalists Sky has on it's books. Who'd have thought Ed Conway would be fit in and break such incredible stories over the last year since he joined for example?!

The likes of Mark Stone taking on rioters down his street during August, the bravery of Alex Crawford and her team in Libya during the uprising, broadcasting live pictures off the back of a van via a laptop, this is all something the channel should be proud of. I'm rather surprised the channel is coming under so much criticism here to be honest, it's in a much better place compared to two or three years ago!

+1.

For me, this was the year the channel finally got back on track after the issues following the 2005 relaunch. They have got back to doing what they do best and I think the presentation still feels distinctly 'Sky News-esque' despite some of the more over the top features being dropped. Indeed the graphics, particularly on the HD channel, are the best they have ever been. The ratings across the year have been very strong, although obviously it has been an extraordinary news year.

Fingers crossed they keep up the good form in 2012.

Agree with you on all these points. As you say compared to the state the channel was in around 2005/2006, the turnaround over the past two years or so has been superb.

While not well received on here at the time, John Ryley's decision to get rid of double headed presentation was the right one. The HD relaunch was a big turning point and since then Sky News has excelled from the Leaders Debate, to Election Night and this year the brilliant coverage from Libya, from Japan and from the streets of London. I think I am right in saying that they have had record ratings, with the Leaders Debate the most watched programme in the channel's history and one of the days of the London Riots the highest daily share that SN has ever recorded.

There has also been considerable strengthening of the journalist line up. Ed Conway, Mark Kleinman, Jeff Randall, Sam Kiley to name a few have all grown brilliantly into their roles. Conway was really impressive in his coverage of the Euro crisis summit a few weeks ago. Programming changes such as the move towards standard Sky News bulletins have worked well and having specialized programming like Jeff Randall Live, Boulton and Co and the Press Previews. Murnaghan is a far fresher programme than Sunday Live was in its last few years. Plus, the dreaded 15 minute 'News, Sport, Weather' bulletins seem to have been largely phased out.

I love the newsroom background behind Kay, especially cause afternoons are when newsroom is the busiest and you really get that feeling from their main shot, lot of news breaking always, lot of people doing their work in the background, just like pre lunch Sky.
To me this is much better than Kay on a stool in front of a newswall in the middle of nowhere.

Ok I see your opinions differ from mine but they should at least remove the two seconds without audio after breaks so that you hear the whole sentence the presenter speaks! This is clearly not a sign of a serious newschannel

You seem to be of the impression that its intentional. Why so?