The Newsroom

UK General Election

Thurs 8th June 2017 - **Presentation related discussion only** (April 2017)

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SP
Steve in Pudsey
Richard Osman surprisingly good as a pundit too.
AS
AlexS
Interesting to see Samira Ahmed at the count in Richmond, can't remember her appearing on BBC News outside Newswatch ever before.
:-(
A former member
The FIRST BIG casualty is coming....
JC
JCB
Starting to look like Scotland will save the tories.
JA
JAS84
Clegg's gone. Surprised
DB
dbl
Revenge of former students.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Laura K slipping up on the word 'count' there Very Happy
WH
Whitnall
Massive touch screen the BBC are using, I wonder if they own it and how much it cost. Crazy night.
DO
dosxuk
Massive touch screen the BBC are using, I wonder if they own it and how much it cost.


It's not a single screen like a giant iPad, it's made of lots of smaller panels, with a "touch" (probably infrared) system added to the complete screen. The sort of thing that is so customisable you would only buy it if you were using it every day, otherwise you just hire - just like the rest of the fancy lights, screens and VR systems they have in the studio.
KP
KelpieP0921
Which is being broadcast in the Scottish part of the ITV Border region? The STV coverage or the ITV coverage?


ITV coverage. Although ironically STV are utilising Border reporters at Southern Scotland counts. Having to check in on STV coverage manually on the Sky. From what I've seen decent. Although hardly seemed to have seen Halla Mohieddeen.
BM
BM11
Must be a fair chance of a second election this year or next.
AA
Aaron_2015
Bradby trying to get something out of an exhausted Peston, who just wants to go home by the looks of it!

ITV News coverage has been superb. Strangely, Bradby said several times that he couldn't hear anything in his ear, leading to Allegra having to point out when things were happening.

Peston, 5:01am - "unbelievably messy". He's not wrong!

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