AJ
Yep, I agree. This planning document pretty much confirms demolition of most of the existing buildings on site after Phase 2 (what they're building now) is complete. (Section 4.3 - I believe the Sky News Centre is Building 1).
Edit - we've careered off topic here. Sorry!
Would be ridiculous to demolish something just over a decade old.
Yep, I agree. This planning document pretty much confirms demolition of most of the existing buildings on site after Phase 2 (what they're building now) is complete. (Section 4.3 - I believe the Sky News Centre is Building 1).
Edit - we've careered off topic here. Sorry!
WO
Ironically, the channel was most successful in it's quite contained smaller operational studio before 2005.
And they've never really recovered from the 2005 rebrand. BFMTV in France uses a similar format to the old Sky News with the video wall backdrop and double headed bulletins with a tabloid punch.
Of course John Riley being in control since 2006, which I consider the year it started falling apart - as Sky News how I knew it. Downward spiral since them in my opinion.
It was the appointment to view programmes which (at the time) led viewing figures to drop. In terms of presentation though, it blew every other UK news channel out of the water at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzafWs1bsHA
(Whatever happened to Helen Fospero since she moved on from Sky to GMTV/Daybreak?).
And this clip certainly shows where the presentation format/style for the Victoria Derbyshow show was clearly inspired from.
https://youtu.be/pF4fzENhaMA?t=3m20s
Apologies for going off topic!
Ironically, the channel was most successful in it's quite contained smaller operational studio before 2005.
And they've never really recovered from the 2005 rebrand. BFMTV in France uses a similar format to the old Sky News with the video wall backdrop and double headed bulletins with a tabloid punch.
Of course John Riley being in control since 2006, which I consider the year it started falling apart - as Sky News how I knew it. Downward spiral since them in my opinion.
It was the appointment to view programmes which (at the time) led viewing figures to drop. In terms of presentation though, it blew every other UK news channel out of the water at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzafWs1bsHA
(Whatever happened to Helen Fospero since she moved on from Sky to GMTV/Daybreak?).
And this clip certainly shows where the presentation format/style for the Victoria Derbyshow show was clearly inspired from.
https://youtu.be/pF4fzENhaMA?t=3m20s
Apologies for going off topic!
JD
JDN
Was it really the appointment to view programming though - really apart from World News Tonight, everything was still essentially rolling news just with a different name. From Afternoon Live to Sky Report, it was still just rolling news.
LR
Four high profile departures in the space of just a few months - wow. Can only imagine what staff morale is like at the moment, watching respected colleagues steam out the door at that rate.
The newer presenters like Sophy Ridge just don't cut it for me, so I could see me watching even less Sky News than I do at the moment which is already not very much having been a daily viewer in the past. And I know you don't tune into news purely for who is presenting, but it boils down to why you would ever pick Sky News over BBC News and the reasons for doing so are less and less each year. Plus, I dread to think how the likes of Ridge would cope with a major breaking news story.
I'm going to put it out there that I think Ryley has well and truly wrecked the channel over the last 10 years. It is unbelievable how much it has changed in that time and none of it has been for the better. And whilst his hand may be forced to a certain extent if his superiors are cutting his budget left right and centre, he has in my view fundamentally misunderstood what the Sky News audience wants on too many occasions to forgive.
Yet another sad day in Sky News' history under Ryley's watch.
The newer presenters like Sophy Ridge just don't cut it for me, so I could see me watching even less Sky News than I do at the moment which is already not very much having been a daily viewer in the past. And I know you don't tune into news purely for who is presenting, but it boils down to why you would ever pick Sky News over BBC News and the reasons for doing so are less and less each year. Plus, I dread to think how the likes of Ridge would cope with a major breaking news story.
I'm going to put it out there that I think Ryley has well and truly wrecked the channel over the last 10 years. It is unbelievable how much it has changed in that time and none of it has been for the better. And whilst his hand may be forced to a certain extent if his superiors are cutting his budget left right and centre, he has in my view fundamentally misunderstood what the Sky News audience wants on too many occasions to forgive.
Yet another sad day in Sky News' history under Ryley's watch.
JD
JDN
One positive thing from me, is that whoever was the overnight presenter last night, was very good. I'm also guessing that overnights are now recorded as they said it was Sky World News at 1AM?
LL
Last night's overnight presenter was ex 'Yoof' BBC Three presenter Sam Naz.
London Lite
Founding member
One positive thing from me, is that whoever was the overnight presenter last night, was very good.
Last night's overnight presenter was ex 'Yoof' BBC Three presenter Sam Naz.
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A former member
ALWAY TREAT all Mics AS LIVE:
http://news.sky.com/story/1721982/watch-ken-clarke-ridicules-tory-candidates
http://news.sky.com/story/1721982/watch-ken-clarke-ridicules-tory-candidates
SL
I don't subscribe to the treat all mics live thing in this instant. It was quite clear interview had finished, recording still on, but off air yet Sky decided to rack through it and put it out as a clip. Unprofessional to say the least. If something is said while on air, then that's fine, but if you go looking for something which is clearly off and no permission is given to air it then to me that is completely wrong.
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A former member
I hope you two said that about Gordon brown...