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London/UK Riots Coverage (Sky News/BBC News Channel)

News Teams/Satellite Trucks were attacked. (August 2011)

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DV
dvboy
Worzel posted:
Sky News now using Sangat TV's Live footage.


I'm glad they have correctly identified it as West Bromwich too, rather than Birmingham as the footage itself suggests.
NE
newsatten
buster posted:
Special titles on London Tonight - images of the riots inserted in place of the usual location shots in the titles. Looked pretty seamless which makes me wonder whether the titles are designed to have that done more often, they do look pretty basic compared to the old greeny/grey titles? First time I've seen it done anyway.


Think they had special titles yesterday too. They've had special titles before. Don't know why they don't do a similar thing to itv news I.e changed for every bulletin. Although on a slow news day it might be hard to fill them!! Very Happy
WO
Worzel
dvboy posted:
Worzel posted:
Sky News now using Sangat TV's Live footage.


I'm glad they have correctly identified it as West Bromwich too, rather than Birmingham as the footage itself suggests.


If you flick over to 847 now you can see Sangat TV use a Mac to stream their output, it had a wobbly!
WO
Worzel
Crickey... Shocked

Quote:
BBC attacked: RT @ArifBBC: We think they've burned out the radio Manchester radiocar. Hope my colleague is ok?"


Quote:
RT @mtattersallitv: Just been chased and attacked by this gang as the ransack Diesel. They wanted our cameras http://yfrog.com/khxk0kwj
Last edited by Worzel on 9 August 2011 7:43pm
DO
dosxuk
Boredom...
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Useful for anyone wanting to keep track of both Sky & BBC feeds. It'll be up while this is all going on, and I don't get told off by someone.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Reporter just confirmed that BBC Radio Manchester's Radiocar has been set on fire in Salford.
BA
Badger264
Worzel posted:
Crickey... Shocked

Quote:
BBC attacked: RT @ArifBBC: We think they've burned out the radio Manchester radiocar. Hope my colleague is ok?"


Quote:
RT @mtattersallitv: Just been chased and attacked by this gang as the ransack Diesel. They wanted our cameras http://yfrog.com/khxk0kwj


Living just inside the City Centre and not too far from Salford Precinct I'm not going to lie, I'm absolutely sh*tting myself reading these tweets and watching the news. There are about 3 helicopters out and everywhere has riot police and police dogs. I've never seen anything quite like it, but if I see any cameras crews I'll try to get pics. Every cloud Laughing.
DE
deejay
Andrew posted:
Reporter just confirmed that BBC Radio Manchester's Radiocar has been set on fire in Salford.


@ArifBBC (Arif Ansari , BBC North West's political repoter) has tweeted:
"Our BBC radiocar is destroyed. But thankfully the reporter is ok. So is my cameraman. Thanks for concern."

They're staying on air to report what's going on apparently...
WO
Worzel
Sangat TV (Sky Channel 847) Live again in Birmingham, seem to be in the thick of it.
AN
Andrew Founding member
BBC Radio Manchester is staying live all night

Drivetime with Steve Saul has just finished with John Ryan taking over at 9pm and then Steve coming back at Midnight.
LI
Lightoftruth
Is this ever going to end? What a disgrace Sad
BR
Brekkie
buster posted:
Special titles on London Tonight - images of the riots inserted in place of the usual location shots in the titles. Looked pretty seamless which makes me wonder whether the titles are designed to have that done more often, they do look pretty basic compared to the old greeny/grey titles? First time I've seen it done anyway.

I guess though the regional titles are just a template retooled for each region, so shouldn't be too difficult to update images - it's whether the regions can do it themselves or whether it has to go back to the initial creators to do.

Any news yet on planned coverage of parliament on Thursday - I assume BBC2 will do something.

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