Network Key Points

Top vote at the moment goes to Sky, been on air hour longer and annouced exit poll first.

BBC gets Comedy Moment Award for 'Look on Paxman's face' when Portillo told the BBC they were 'Very slow and didn't pick up on it that night' (reffering tot he fact that the BBC were slow with results in 1997)

Best studio goes to the BBC with most innovation coming from Sky.
Not sure about the ITV studios really.
ITv most dissapointed me so far.
Sky's strapline is going to be the most useful for the night.
Interactive Election on Sky is excellent.
Most drama, Kay Burley or Robert Hall in Sunderland.
ITV wins the boredom factor.
Sunderland South is going to be first to call I expect so see who picks up on that first, and will the BBC and ITV miss out some results like they did last time?

i agree entirely

I thought ITV's virtual studio, swingometer and Parliament was excellent, Dermot was very good too.

I liked the House of Commons bit with Dermot, very realistic but nothing beats the laser swingometer on BBC!

Cheers, Asa

That laser swingometer is crap IMO, they could just use the virtual one!
The house of commons on ITV is VERY realistic and the graphics good, but it doesn't provide any useful info, not compared to Sky's.

Going to see who calls Sunderland first!

the swingometer is the best.

I thought the fact that ITV have just spent nearly two minutes trying to explain their 'interactive coverage' was dreadful - it ought to be simple enough to include in captions or without a separate video.

BBC seem to have used the most outside broadcasts so far (they have about 80 in all).

Nick Owen on ITV had me in hysterics, getting so excited about that ballot box from Portsmouth that he had 'had his eye on all day'. He was very excited, has he been on something ?

No ads on ITV tonight then ?

First call in and appeas that Sky was best.
First to get the graphics in order and to put banner up, BBC also quick.
Sky kept the acceptance speech which was good ITV broke away to VR graphics which were too slow to count Sunderland.S.
Worst for getting to that call were the BBC, they cut into the thing and weren't prepared for it.
Best was Sky who were there before result.

They were all at Sunderland - no surprise there!

And what is wrong with the swingometer - it's innovative, relevant, unique and does its job - what's the problem?!

Cheers, Asa

Yes but only Sky were prepared with the graphics.
ITV not at all prepared.
BBC had a small graphic and about 1 min after put up graphics.
Kay Burley was excellent with the annoucement of turnout calling.
also the Breaking News about polling stations shootings was on Sky before the others.