Broadcasting House, Salford Quays & TVC

I came across this and thought it may interest some...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T47NWZJAK8&feature=related

(Epic fail at 2:21!)

Nice video that, and it's a reasonable demonstration of how music is 'bar counted' by the PA (though it would help if we could see the actual mixed output along with the talkback track.) I love the bit at the Television Theatre where the PA gets the bar count wrong And yes, the cameraman crashing into the set at 1'50 and the set falling down at 2'21" is also amusing!

I know Kirsten O'Brien had one of them at one point (which would make sense as she was a continuity presenter when they were removed from Studio 9 at the 1997 rebrand). She had it in her front room! (this was on some BBC3 doc a few years back)

A gallery of some of the highlights from Salford in the past year - now the BBC's first anniversary of their operations in their new Northern hub.

What a great year it has been, and every success for the many years to come. It really shows how much has gone on here in the past year, and for me, how successful it has been with connecting with local audiences too and maintaining and bettering the quality of programmes here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/17941646

Also, the BBC's Ben Thompson on a tour of Broadcast House posted a photo looking down on newsroom.

http://p.twimg.com/As2lvU9CAAEx29R.jpg:large

Another peek at the News Channel studio!

https://twitter.com/#!/biz_ben/status/201999790794473472/photo/1

Yeah. That's the same studio. Those radio booths are great. The lighting bar around the top turns to orange/red when the programme goes to air. Very cool

Someone mentioned that the secondary BBC Sport studio was used the other day for the rugby. It has since appeared on iPlayer, so here are a few shots of Claire Balding and company from Salford.

I find the background very strange and inconsistent. There is the orange sheet or something behind the two pundits which is lit very nicely, but then stops suddenly for a view of some screens behind the frosted perspex in the presenter shot. There are also other very strange square-shaped items by the orange that just make it look weird and unprofessional. Otherwise, a really good, versatile little space which is more than sufficient for this sort of sporting coverage.

So the idea that BBC World News uses the second studio is not true then?

I think that looks much better than the 'bunker' used on news bulletins; much brigher.

I thought part of the idea was to have a unified sport branding - how does the orange fit in with that. Also, it is strange seeing the desk at that angle with half the lit up panel not showing. I think some of the regions have desks that do that, but personally I think it just looks odd.

Pretty average set, really. Both of the BBC Sport sets leave a lot to be desired but the secondary one in particular seems poorly thought out. The way the've stuck that wall up behind the glass is a very lazy way of resolving the issue of not having a newsroom view - surely it would've been better to design a unique set for that space rather than using a shoddily modified duplicate of the main set?

Some nice pictures here of the building of BH, and its lovely interiors:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aboutthebbc/sets/72157629569710974/

this news studio is fabulous!

There is a very strong uniformed Sport brand now, but the studios seems to allowed to have a unique look per Sport. It's no different to lighting the main studio and putting programme specific image on the screens for Match of the Day or Final Score.

When you say both BBC Sport sets, do you mean to the two in BBC Sport Centre or the main Match of The Day and co one and the secondary one?