Sky News Thread - Relaunch on Monday

Is it me or do those images look, well, really fake...?

Don't like the red stuff (panels?) behind the desk.

Those images of the astons on the link do have an air of 'quick idea of look mock' about them.

I'll reserve judgement about them until 6am Monday though.

For those who can't be bothered clicking!
http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/images/SkyNws_Julie_Etchingham001.jpg
http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/images/SkyNws_Holmes&Dunkley001.jpg
http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/images/SkyNws_Martin_Stanford1001.jpg
http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/images/SkyNws_Martin_Brunt001.jpg
[Courtesey of skydigiONLINE)

Info on Newsroom from Sky News Press Release

Sky News will be broadcasting from a new, state-of-the-art newsroom. At 7,500 square foot Sky News’ new newsroom is over twice the size of its previous facility, which was around 3,000 square foot. It also features a newswall double the size of its previous model, and for the first time the newsroom is fully integrated with the studio.



At the heart of the newsroom is a state-of-the-art motorised presentation desk that rotates. The desk has been installed with a purpose-built LED screen – another television first – that mirrors the images on the newswall, giving depth to the picture used.

The newswall measures 14m x 3m (compared to the old newswall’s 7m x 2m) and is 36 tiles long x 7 tiles high.

The new building houses 400 Sky News staff, including Five News and all technical and support staff.

The newsroom itself seats 70 journalists, has eight presentation points, is equipped with 12 cameras, two jimmy jibs and – for the first time – Sky News has a separate studio (Studio B).

Sky’s British architects worked with the New York partnership of architects Janson Design Group, and set designers Production Design Group, on the design of the Sky News Centre and the studio set.

It will be the first time Sky News journalists will use a server based newsroom system in its entirety – ingest, editing and play out.

So its going to be...

Sunrise with Eamonn & Lorna
Today with Anna, Anna & Martin
Lunchtime with Kay
Today 2 with Mark, Steve and Ginny
Live at Five with Jeremy
Sportsline with Jon Desborough (Yep, he's back on Sky after presenting WRC)
Sky Report with Julie
World News Tonight with James
Tonight with Chris & Gillian

very impressive, not to sure on the desk though.

The website is also going to be updated as well as SNA as speculated a few pages back.

The most worrying thing is that the graphics are going to be an evolution rather then a revolution

Press release in full:
www.skypressoffice.co.uk/SkyNews/News/showarticle.asp?id=1861

http://www.skypressoffice.co.uk/common/uploads/imageLibrary/Eamonn_lorna_L.jpg

Initial impressions purely from images posted:

Like...

Use of blues, reds, purples and white
Logo
Screen on front of desk (I think)
'Blades' which reflect news wall

Don't like...

Use of wood on desk
Astons
Looks a lot smaller than expected

http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/images/SkyNws_Presenter_Group001.jpg
http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/images/SkyNws_James_Rubin001.jpg
http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/images/SkyNws_Presenter_Group002.jpg

From sky digi online...

Like it - Dame Kay front and centre...