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ALL NEW BBC NEWS 24 (September 2003)

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DU
Dunedin
DAS posted:
If not today, it's certainly recent. But just look at this page, you can see how radically different it is. I'm not saying this means the graphics will change, but it's certainly and intriguing thingy.


You're right, that does look completely different to anything else on the Weather site. Very odd indeed
MD
mdtauk
Here is the World Weather page, in orangey red, dark red and brown...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/
MD
mdtauk
sorry double post
JU
judin
Yes, we know, it's been written about 3 posts before
MD
mdtauk
judin posted:
Yes, we know, it's been written about 3 posts before
I was just expanding on that. Its not just 1 page in the dark red style, its the entire World Weather section.
LU
Luke
martinDTanderson posted:
Here is the World Weather page, in orangey red, dark red and brown...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/


Typical. I post a similar link about 2 pages ago, and the only one who acknowledges it is Ison. Crying or Very sad
JU
judin
Hey, I said it had been posted before! Very Happy
TW
Turnbull and Williams
I think the new set looks fantastic from the basis of that picture - very clean, fresh and different. Quite similar to the BBC1 national news set, which is a good thing - it offers some continuity across the BBC news brand. I imagine there will be new titles for the 1/6/10, as well as for Breakfast in order to keep up this continuity. As for Breakfast needing new astons and graphics - I doubt it, as the ones in use are pretty new. I don't imagine the News 24 clock will change anyway.

Bill and Sian are going to have a field day when they're let loose in the new set a week on Saturday! Dermot & Natasha's weekday sofa will be put to shame!

On the subject of computers/laptops, I also agree that laptops are better, it gives a more "newsy" feel to the proceedings. And as for the argument that the presenters don't need to use the computers - all the wires from the news organisations come in on them, so it's essential for the presenters to have access when there is Breaking News (it happens so much on Breakfast/N24 when a story is breaking - the presenter grabs the mouse and reads from the screen). Also they use the computers to read emails on Breakfast, either printing them out or reading them direct from the screen.

And it is certainly a drastic change for parts of the BBC Weather website - I imagine these changes will come to television on Monday.
BB
BBC unTALENT
Turnbull & Williams posted:
And it is certainly a drastic change for parts of the BBC Weather website - I imagine these changes will come to television on Monday.

But what exactly are these changes? The symbols are all the same and so are the maps... just looks like site redesign and not indicative of a weather revamp...

The 'swirls' used on the main weather page haven't been used in tv weather pres and the site has been like that for agggges.
LO
Londoner
Press Gazette:

Quote:
BBC News 24 to focus on quality

By Sarah Boden

http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/news24_copy1.jpg

The revamped BBC News 24 is about quality of news, not ratings, according to Roger Mosey, head of BBC TV news.

The rolling news channel is to relaunch on Monday with a restructured approach to content and a slicker image.

Overseen by Mark Popescu, editor of the BBC’s Ten O’Clock News, the channel will make more use of the newsgathering network in the nations and regions, picking up stories at local level before they reach the national agenda, as well as drawing on resources in the BBC Sport and Business units.

Critics of News 24 said the Ł50m channel was an expensive and unnecessary addition to the BBC portfolio when it launched in 1997. More recently, the Government-commissioned Lambert report, while affirming the importance of its existence, said the channel was not perceived to be breaking as many stories as commercial rivals.

Controller and deputy head of news Rachel Attwell admitted that News 24 “fell victim to its own understated way”, but said its research showed the BBC channel and Sky News were on an equal footing on the first airing of stories.

And with a greater emphasis on off-diary reports, it would take the initiative in future, she said. “There’s no point to a news channel unless it’s breaking news,” Attwell commented. “We hope the relaunch will change perceptions of the channel.”

The new red and white Perspex and glass studio — designed by Simon Jago, kitted out with digital projector screens and backed by a restructured newsroom — will be complemented by bolder graphics to alert readers to breaking news stories as well as an occasional ticker tape to provide extra details . “We’ve learnt from Sky, but didn’t copy it — we’re going for impact with taste,” said Mosey.

With the original launch bedevilled by technical glitches, News 24 is running three 90-minute pilot shows before the relaunch on 1 December. Presenter Simon McCoy, who was poached from Sky after 14 years at the channel, will present alongside regulars including Jon Sopel and Peter Sissons.

Despite falling behind Sky News, which pulls in 4.9 million viewers compared with News 24’s 4.3 million, Mosey maintained News 24 wanted to be the channel of the BBC heartland, typically appealing to viewers who are affluent, middle aged and broadsheet readers.
DA
DAS Founding member
Well hopefully that purple chair stays part of the pilot and not the final set!
:-(
A former member
I hope the new set will make the presenters sit a bit closer together like on Sky. It looked dreadful before on the old wide shot with most of the screen taken up by the desk, and then the presenters sitting about a metre and a half from each other, which created a horrible and sterile gulf between the two.

Move the presenters closer together, for the love of news, just do it! Wink

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