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SU
superbread
This all sounds very promising and definitely a step in the right direction. However, I'd quite like to see them go further with the double headed presentation. It may seem a bit odd having double headed presenting for part of the day and then single headed for the rest. A return to the Kay and Mark days could work quite well. I also wonder where this leaves the likes of Martin Stanford, Lorna Dunkley and Samantha Simmonds? (who all deserve a prominent part of the schedule. It's also going to be interesting how the double headed presenting is going to work in the current studio? In the past it's looked a bit awkward having 2 presenters at the current desk. Just a bit of a guess here, but could this possibly be a trial of a new format, leading to a wider studio revamp prior to the election?
DK
DanielK
superbread posted:
This all sounds very promising and definitely a step in the right direction. However, I'd quite like to see them go further with the double headed presentation. It may seem a bit odd having double headed presenting for part of the day and then single headed for the rest. A return to the Kay and Mark days could work quite well. I also wonder where this leaves the likes of Martin Stanford, Lorna Dunkley and Samantha Simmonds? (who all deserve a prominent part of the schedule. It's also going to be interesting how the double headed presenting is going to work in the current studio? In the past it's looked a bit awkward having 2 presenters at the current desk. Just a bit of a guess here, but could this possibly be a trial of a new format, leading to a wider studio revamp prior to the election?

Now that double headed pres is part of the schedule rather than a last minute/emergency thing, there will probably be modifications to fit two people...that or we could see a return of the podium area beside the videowall.
SK
skyviewer
DanielK posted:
Skygeek posted:
DanielK posted:
skyviewer posted:
DanielK posted:
skyviewer posted:
I would love to have a new theme tune, the current one has become so repetitive Sad And like to have the Live from the skynewscentre voiceover back.

Really it isn't repetitive, it is played once an hour and the actual sound of it is a big build up. Nothing about it is repetitive. I mean, if the Sky News theme is repetitive, what the hell does the make the BBC's?!?!

skyviewer posted:
I would love to have a new theme tune, the current one has become so repetitive Sad And like to have the Live from the skynewscentre voiceover back.

They obviously realised it was useless, when scrapped, they were already using location voiceovers for when anchors were on location, which meant that the Live form the Sky News Centre part would be scrapped on those occasions anyway.


In comparison to the Adelphoi 2005 bed it is!

If anything, that is more repetitive. Same fast drumbeat going on and on, and the main melody sounds childish. The current bed seems more newsy. They do have other beds that have been used more recently though.


Fantastic to see that the editorial elements of this revamp are central to the discussion. Rolling Eyes

I care about editorial elements more, just trying to prove the ever annoying, but Sky dedicated, skyviewer's points wrong.

Would love to see the newswall/big screen backdrop making a come-back then for double-headed.
Last edited by skyviewer on 26 August 2014 5:06pm - 3 times in total
LJ
Live at five with Jeremy
Also we haven't heard anything about the weekend lineup. Will there be doubled headed pres on Fri-Sun. Thought there may have been room for a role for Andrew Wilson - possibly alongside Anna Botting from 9-12.
AN
all new Phil
Andrew Wilson already has a "role".
SK
Skygeek
Live at five with Jeremy posted:
Also we haven't heard anything about the weekend lineup. Will there be doubled headed pres on Fri-Sun. Thought there may have been room for a role for Andrew Wilson - possibly alongside Anna Botting from 9-12.


On the contrary, Martin Stanford is already recently-established as the face of Digital View and the other Saturday mid-morning strands, Andrew Wilson has been JT's weekend counterpart for a number of years, and I answered the question about Stephen and Gillian, so there's not much else to say.
SU
superbread
Skygeek posted:
Live at five with Jeremy posted:
Also we haven't heard anything about the weekend lineup. Will there be doubled headed pres on Fri-Sun. Thought there may have been room for a role for Andrew Wilson - possibly alongside Anna Botting from 9-12.


On the contrary, Martin Stanford is already recently-established as the face of Digital View and the other Saturday mid-morning strands, Andrew Wilson has been JT's weekend counterpart for a number of years, and I answered the question about Stephen and Gillian, so there's not much else to say.



Will Lorna become a cover presenter if she is losing her current strand? Then there is still 2 to 5 on weekends and Sundays 12 till 2? (Presuming there are no major changes at the weekend?) Also a weekend Sky News Tonight? Martin seems to have had his air time significantly reduced.
SK
Skygeek
superbread posted:
Skygeek posted:
Live at five with Jeremy posted:
Also we haven't heard anything about the weekend lineup. Will there be doubled headed pres on Fri-Sun. Thought there may have been room for a role for Andrew Wilson - possibly alongside Anna Botting from 9-12.


On the contrary, Martin Stanford is already recently-established as the face of Digital View and the other Saturday mid-morning strands, Andrew Wilson has been JT's weekend counterpart for a number of years, and I answered the question about Stephen and Gillian, so there's not much else to say.



Will Lorna become a cover presenter if she is losing her current strand? Then there is still 2 to 5 on weekends and Sundays 12 till 2? (Presuming there are no major changes at the weekend?) Also a weekend Sky News Tonight? Martin seems to have had his air time significantly reduced.


It's already been stated that Tonight is a five-day-a-week programme. All the information you're going to get is out there in the public domain now.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Skygeek posted:


Fantastic to see that the editorial elements of this revamp are central to the discussion. Rolling Eyes


With all due respect (and with no wish to offend an insider who is very generous to the forum), this is (supposedly) a TV Presentation forum, so discussing the music is, strictly speaking, more on topic than discussing the channel's editorial policy. And certainly preferable to the usual rota based posts!
DK
DanielK
Steve in Pudsey posted:
Skygeek posted:


Fantastic to see that the editorial elements of this revamp are central to the discussion. Rolling Eyes


With all due respect (and with no wish to offend an insider who is very generous to the forum), this is (supposedly) a TV Presentation forum, so discussing the music is, strictly speaking, more on topic than discussing the channel's editorial policy. And certainly preferable to the usual rota based posts!


It may be a TV pres forum, but you'd think people would care more about the changes associated with the schedule, rather than a new theme tune, wouldn't you? Sky News uses theme music the least (probably apart from C4N), so if people can cope with hearing the same thing once an hour on a news channel for a few years then don't choose a rolling one... Rolling Eyes
SK
skyviewer
DanielK posted:
superbread posted:
This all sounds very promising and definitely a step in the right direction. However, I'd quite like to see them go further with the double headed presentation. It may seem a bit odd having double headed presenting for part of the day and then single headed for the rest. A return to the Kay and Mark days could work quite well. I also wonder where this leaves the likes of Martin Stanford, Lorna Dunkley and Samantha Simmonds? (who all deserve a prominent part of the schedule. It's also going to be interesting how the double headed presenting is going to work in the current studio? In the past it's looked a bit awkward having 2 presenters at the current desk. Just a bit of a guess here, but could this possibly be a trial of a new format, leading to a wider studio revamp prior to the election?

Now that double headed pres is part of the schedule rather than a last minute/emergency thing, there will probably be modifications to fit two people...that or we could see a return of the podium area beside the videowall.


I don't think so, it's just for 3 hours of the day double-headed. I reckon they will be just sitting at that desk (which has a broken lighting since 2011!)
DK
DanielK
skyviewer posted:
DanielK posted:
superbread posted:
This all sounds very promising and definitely a step in the right direction. However, I'd quite like to see them go further with the double headed presentation. It may seem a bit odd having double headed presenting for part of the day and then single headed for the rest. A return to the Kay and Mark days could work quite well. I also wonder where this leaves the likes of Martin Stanford, Lorna Dunkley and Samantha Simmonds? (who all deserve a prominent part of the schedule. It's also going to be interesting how the double headed presenting is going to work in the current studio? In the past it's looked a bit awkward having 2 presenters at the current desk. Just a bit of a guess here, but could this possibly be a trial of a new format, leading to a wider studio revamp prior to the election?

Now that double headed pres is part of the schedule rather than a last minute/emergency thing, there will probably be modifications to fit two people...that or we could see a return of the podium area beside the videowall.


I don't think so, it's just for 3 hours of the day double-headed. I reckon they will be just sitting at that desk (which has a broken lighting since 2011 !)

Broken, or turned off? Wink Rolling Eyes

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