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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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Worzel
Looks like Sangat TV have nearly just had their camera stolen from rioters in Birmingham, was quite a tense moment.
JA
Jasper
Tom Parmenter live in Enfield, having an enlightening discussion with a group of right-wing vigilantes. Some shaky mobile footage, but at least there's some live streaming for the first time in a couple of hours.
Last edited by Jasper on 9 August 2011 9:50pm
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Worzel
Sangat TV actually filming the riots in Birmingham right now - actually seeing the Police charging the rioters live. I don't know why Sky News/BBC News haven't picked up on this, plus a Live arrest on camera right in front of their car.
DE
derek500
Tom Parmenter live in Enfield, having an enlightening discussion with a group of racist vigilantes. Some shaky mobile footage, but at least there's some live streaming for the first time in a couple of hours.


I saw that, but missed the racist part.
WO
Worzel
Live footage from Manchester on the BBC News channel, looks like its being filmed out of the window of the BBC's newsroom there.
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Andrew Founding member
Live footage from Manchester on the BBC News channel, looks like its being filmed out of the window of the BBC's newsroom there.


It looks like the roof of the Ramada Jarvis on Portland Street, not the BBC building.
JA
Jasper
Tom Parmenter live in Enfield, having an enlightening discussion with a group of racist vigilantes. Some shaky mobile footage, but at least there's some live streaming for the first time in a couple of hours.


I saw that, but missed the racist part.


No, it wasn't directly from Sky, but social media reporting EDL in that area tonight on patrol. I'll edit my OP to clarify Embarassed
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peterrocket Founding member
Live footage from Manchester on the BBC News channel, looks like its being filmed out of the window of the BBC's newsroom there.


It looks like the roof of the Ramada Jarvis on Portland Street, not the BBC building.


The truck is probably parked in the multi-storey which is opposite and more then likely, well hidden!
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Worzel
Just an annoraky moment. Sky News are Live outside the Mailbox at the moment.
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deejay
BBC Radio Manchester's Radio Car:
http://yfrog.com/kfzqdemj
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deejay
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.


They are, but only on Final Cut Pro, which not all regions have. And not all regions were sent the template either. Some regions have changed their titles since 2008 (BBC South for example), most haven't.
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deejay
and another pic of the Radio Car:
http://yfrog.com/kfoeg7j

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