BBC News thread

Don't think so - I think Liquid were the first people to use it after it was re-built after News moved out. Liquid moved up there when they moved from their original set, to the all projectors set. (They are now on their third, all plasmas, set)

The original Liquid News studio IS now the home of the CBeebies links though...

Yeah - after the broom cupboard CBBC came from Pres Studio A on the 4th floor - which then had the weather next to in Pres Studio B. Then weather moved out to the 2nd floor weather centre. After Pres had moved to the new NTA on the 2nd floor CBBC were the only people left on the 4th floor until they moved into TC9.
Now, of course, the 4th floor is the DTA and the Multi Stream Area (where CBBC, CBeebies and Three are tx'd from) is in effect in the roof of those two old studios on a mezzanine floor!

Yep - didn't things like Whistle Test and The Sky at Night also come from the Pres A or B studios?

So when is the expected launch date now?

I’m not looking though nearly 100 pages of total speculation!!!!

But I’m happy to add to it!!!!

I think that it is Monday December 1st.

Just thought some people might be interested in this, the latest announcement for the White City "Media Park" redevelopment....the Music Box- a new home for the BBC's orchestras (looks like quite an interesting building really

It is a very contemporary design; probably a prelude of the future news centre behind Broadcasting news. Does anyone know who design that building?

Ooooooooh, December 1st in the confirmed date for the new look as written in todays Media Guardian. Simon McCoy also joins news 24 as well as presenting on Breakfast from time to time. The article says Sissons and Sopel will also front the new channel.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1087848,00.html

More details on the Broadcasting House make-over.

Looks like they're using the name "W1" rather than Broadcasting House - presume W1 will refer to the whole complex where BH will just be the old bit.

Here's another picture...

http://www.whitbybird.com/pics/projects/bbcW1_01.jpg

...and here's a link to one of the contractor's websites which has more details.

...and here's another

http://www.pettifernews.co.uk/downloads/bbc.jpg

How humilating - must get me eyes tested! (see below)

See two posts above...

Isn't Broadcasting House a listed building, and therefore major building work such as a huge extension would not really be allowed?

My house in west Wales is in a National Park and we need planning permission and National Park permission if we were to build an extention or something.