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Sky News: Presentation Discussion

(May 2010)

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SK
Sky786
Whenever Sky have a live with an american journalist (fox/cbs news), why do they have the irritating habit of saying "Back to you" at the end of what they're saying!?
DK
DanielK
Because it will be a generic report..for Fox, affiliates and Sky, along with others? They cant exactly say 'back to you Jayne' when the presenter in America isn't called Jayne!
DA
David
Because it will be a generic report..for Fox, affiliates and Sky, along with others? They cant exactly say 'back to you Jayne' when the presenter in America isn't called Jayne!


What is your source for this?
CR
Critique
David posted:
Because it will be a generic report..for Fox, affiliates and Sky, along with others? They cant exactly say 'back to you Jayne' when the presenter in America isn't called Jayne!


What is your source for this?


If it's a 'live', then it isn't a generic report for Fox, is it... It's a live to Sky News, surely. So they could end with 'back to you Jayne', in theory, but don't, because the 'back to you' line is one that the media in America use more than the media here do.
SK
Sky786
Anyone capture that issue just then? Laughing
DK
DanielK
The original post didn't mention that it was a live. Someone played the v/o too early over Jayne doing the coming up for the Press Preview and Sportsline.
CR
Critique
The original post didn't mention that it was a live.


Whenever Sky have a live with an american journalist...
SK
Sky786
The original post didn't mention that it was a live. Someone played the v/o too early over Jayne doing the coming up for the Press Preview and Sportsline.


I clearly did.
DK
DanielK
God I need sleep, apologies!
SK
Sky786
David posted:
Because it will be a generic report..for Fox, affiliates and Sky, along with others? They cant exactly say 'back to you Jayne' when the presenter in America isn't called Jayne!


What is your source for this?


If it's a 'live', then it isn't a generic report for Fox, is it... It's a live to Sky News, surely. So they could end with 'back to you Jayne', in theory, but don't, because the 'back to you' line is one that the media in America use more than the media here do.


That's my question, Why do they do it? Are they told to; or do they just do it because the anchor doesn't know when they've stopped (which would be stupid)?
CR
Critique
David posted:
Because it will be a generic report..for Fox, affiliates and Sky, along with others? They cant exactly say 'back to you Jayne' when the presenter in America isn't called Jayne!


What is your source for this?


If it's a 'live', then it isn't a generic report for Fox, is it... It's a live to Sky News, surely. So they could end with 'back to you Jayne', in theory, but don't, because the 'back to you' line is one that the media in America use more than the media here do.


That's my question, Why do they do it? Are they told to; or do they just do it because the anchor doesn't know when they've stopped (which would be stupid)?


Probably simply because that's how American journalists usually end a live report.
MW
Mike W
Because it will be a generic report..for Fox, affiliates and Sky, along with others? They cant exactly say 'back to you Jayne' when the presenter in America isn't called Jayne!


Sky use CBS journalists normally, in fact one of the monitors behind Scott Pelley displays a feed of Sky News sans graphics! Usually hidden by his body mind!

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