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Sky News Thread - Relaunch on Monday

Set and graphics revealed (January 2005)

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GI
gillw72
I'm baffled by the Holmes appointment. I think this is a mistake.

To me he is a quiz show host - not a serious journalist or news anchor - despite what he says or thinks about himself.
AN
all new Phil
I have no doubt that Eamonn will be excellent, in my opinion he is ideal for Sunrise. He may have come across as cocky in the interview that was posted here but when he ws on Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon, he was extremely likeable. In my mind he is very much suited to Sky News - serious when need be, confident, but most of all he's upbeat and cheerful.

Hopefully Ginny will have improved - she's probably had loads of rehearsals in the new studio so shouldn't be the lost lamb that she looked like when she has been on in the last few weeks. Time will tell I suppose, although I can see her going down the route of Emma Crosby and being shunted off to weekends after a bit.

I still want to know where Allan King fits into all this Crying or Very sad
AB
ABC Australia
seeing the new look here and on Mediaspy. Looks quite nice, i wonder what Sky News Australia will looks like when it gets its new look.
GI
gillw72
all new Phil posted:
I have no doubt that Eamonn will be excellent, in my opinion he is ideal for Sunrise. He may have come across as cocky in the interview that was posted here but when he ws on Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon, he was extremely likeable. In my mind he is very much suited to Sky News - serious when need be, confident, but most of all he's upbeat and cheerful.


You may be right, but I'll reserve judgement until the 1st serious piece of breaking news comes in during sunrise - then we will see what he is made of! Exclamation
MR
mromega
Allan will probably fit somewhere into the weekend schedule, Sky News Tonight Weekend would be a good fit.
GI
gillw72
mromega posted:
Allan will probably fit somewhere into the weekend schedule, Sky News Tonight Weekend would be a good fit.


What about the others such as Viv and Paula etc. Are they confirmed as leaving or will they fit into weekend/overnight/fill-in postions?
MO
Moz
gillw posted:
all new Phil posted:
I have no doubt that Eamonn will be excellent, in my opinion he is ideal for Sunrise. He may have come across as cocky in the interview that was posted here but when he ws on Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon, he was extremely likeable. In my mind he is very much suited to Sky News - serious when need be, confident, but most of all he's upbeat and cheerful.


You may be right, but I'll reserve judgement until the 1st serious piece of breaking news comes in during sunrise - then we will see what he is made of! Exclamation

Surely he's covered breaking news on GMTV. I've never watched GMTV and so I've no idea what sort of things they cover, but don't they do news? Wasn't he presenting on the morning of September 12th 2001 - surely the main thing they'd have been covering would have been the turr attacks?
LO
Londoner
mromega posted:
Allan will probably fit somewhere into the weekend schedule, Sky News Tonight Weekend would be a good fit.

I thought he was doing 12-5 at weekends.
GI
gillw72
Moz posted:
gillw posted:
all new Phil posted:
I have no doubt that Eamonn will be excellent, in my opinion he is ideal for Sunrise. He may have come across as cocky in the interview that was posted here but when he ws on Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon, he was extremely likeable. In my mind he is very much suited to Sky News - serious when need be, confident, but most of all he's upbeat and cheerful.


You may be right, but I'll reserve judgement until the 1st serious piece of breaking news comes in during sunrise - then we will see what he is made of! Exclamation

Surely he's covered breaking news on GMTV. I've never watched GMTV and so I've no idea what sort of things they cover, but don't they do news? Wasn't he presenting on the morning of September 12th 2001 - surely the main thing they'd have been covering would have been the turr attacks?


Possibly, but I'm with you I have never watched GMTV so I don't know how or if they can handle immediate breaking news. I can't see them stopping halfway through an item on who shagging who in Holywood to deliver a piece of breaking news. We'll just have to wait and see - guess he's got Lorna to bail him out...
ST
Stuart
jay posted:
I must say the new set has grown on me alot over night - I especially love that new newswall and the fact it doesn't have any dividing lines or anything to distort the images put on it..


http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2005/10/20/SkyNews3_.jpg
(From http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1596781,00.html )

You can clearly see the squares that make up the newswall in some of the publicity shots, whether these will be visable on screen is yet to be seen. However, it's odd that you can't see similar "joins" on the screen Barco provided for the London Stock Exchange (although I admit it is significantly smaller!)
JA
jay Founding member
BBC News:

Satellite channel Sky News is to be given new graphics and 3D weather maps as part of a revamp.
The relaunch, due to take place on Monday, includes a revised programme schedule and a studio more than twice the size of the current one.

Former GMTV host Eamonn Holmes will make his debut as the breakfast show presenter and Tony Blair is to give an exclusive evening interview.

Sky hopes the revamp will broaden the news channel's appeal.

Rather than a rolling news service, the channel will now be divided up into dedicated shows, such as a lunchtime programme looking at major human interest stories, hosted by Kay Burley.

'Fresh appeal'

Sky says it will break into this "appointment to view" service to deliver major news updates.

The studio's "newswall" background screen will be double the size of its previous model, while the interactive Sky News Active service has been given a new look.

Nick Pollard, head of Sky News, said: "We are committed to developing the service we offer to viewers and these changes will seek to broaden our appeal while cementing our position as the most innovative force in news television."
RI
richardhall99
check out this link on the sky biography page. Look at the pic of Dominic Waghorn for this astonskynews

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