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CraigF
The BBC News at 10 was 2 minutes over schedule tonight. Because it's xmas and all a xmas ident was shown instead of the clock. But what if it wasn't xmas, would they have still shown the clock because I've only ever seen it ticking its way to the top of the hour.http://web.ukonline.co.uk/tv.home/forum/emoticons/confused.gif
If it was a weekday, then yes, The clock is still used.
If there is Live Football shown prior to the 10, there is a good chance of a late start of the news
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CraigF
So what would they use at weekends, a balloon ident perhaps? I've never actually noticed.
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RW
Weekend news bulletins have never begun at precise times like the weekday bulletins do, and the clock is never used at the weekend except Sunday at 10.00pm. Although when that bulletin was late the other week due to the Sports Review of the Year overrunning by about 10 minutes, they used an ident instead.
Usually you see the BBC News clock tick to the top of the hour when it is dead on the hour. I once saw BBC News begin at 10:17pm, and they flicked over when the second hand was on 35 seconds.
They have to do it on a number ending with 5 or 0 to get the autocue accurate I think.
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nodnirG kraM
Not strictly true: occasionally when the whole network is running late ('important' golf/football etc) it will go over at any point - I remember the Nine cueing at 21:37:23 once (after the world cup or something ... wasn't really paying attention).
They have to do it on a number ending with 5 or 0 to get the autocue accurate I think.
Not necessarily, and not because of Autocue. Just easier to count to if it is.
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Larry Scutta
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Ryan on 10:18 pm on Dec. 29, 2001
Usually you see the BBC News clock tick to the top of the hour when it is dead on the hour. I once saw BBC News begin at 10:17pm, and they flicked over when the second hand was on 35 seconds.
They have to do it on a number ending with 5 or 0 to get the autocue accurate I think.
Ryan on 10:18 pm on Dec. 29, 2001
Usually you see the BBC News clock tick to the top of the hour when it is dead on the hour. I once saw BBC News begin at 10:17pm, and they flicked over when the second hand was on 35 seconds.
They have to do it on a number ending with 5 or 0 to get the autocue accurate I think.