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RE: BBC News Reforms - Mike - 30-11-2023

(29-11-2023, 04:03 PM)Matrix Wrote:  I'll be intrigued to see how the 'UK Editor' post (based in Salford) differs from the Home Editor position.
Significantly cheaper, less London weighting/allowance to be paid and a slightly different job description so as not to upset the NUJ. A saving of probably £20k a year.

(29-11-2023, 05:46 PM)GMc Wrote:  Am I right in thinking that the relocation of the BBC News at One to Salford is to help meet "out of London" production quotas, which will be reduced due to the axing of Doctors, which is made in Birmingham?

(29-11-2023, 07:15 PM)Matrix Wrote:  As for Salford, I'm firmly in favour of that. There is a certain logic to have a block of programming from one area. It already has numerous teams there so why not try doing something outside of London.
You mean like they did in the 90s, where the main bulk of daytime output came from Birmingham, including some of the continuity, but the axe fell on it.

My exception to this is where there are facilities available across the UK, why not diversify truly and spread these productions out - it does make sense to put the News at One in Salford if it has to be outside of London due to the colocation of the Breakfast production teams but I fear we'll see expenses being paid for ferry news readers up and down the UK on a daily basis as we did when Breakfast first moved.

During the early days of the Pandemic, CBS News broadcast the Evening News and Weekend News in a different affiliate studio every now and then with the local production team. The quality stayed the same, as it's pretty much all automated. You could save money by just employing the regional teams, with a pay uplift, to produce the national bulletin using regional staff. A well timed sting at the end of the national programme to allow people to opt out, change the studio graphics to a national template (such a generic template does exist for the new sets btw).

The reason less and less people are getting into broadcasting across the UK is they pretty much have to move. While I'm paying for the BBC I'd rather they gave up this dream of trying to capture gen Z and compete against streaming services and focused purely on quality content you cannot get elsewhere with true diversity of where programmes are made and produced, instead of shoehorning everything into Salford and reporting back to the DCMS 'look we're listening' because the boxes you tick say it's 'Outside London'. I think most LFP would think the same. When was the last time someone from Cornwall saw a programme set/made in their area, or Norwich, or Milton Keynes? However if they live in London, or the North West, they'd be catered for.

RE: BBC News Reforms - Stooky Bill - 30-11-2023

(30-11-2023, 04:56 AM)Mike Wrote:  My exception to this is where there are facilities available across the UK, why not diversify truly and spread these productions out - it does make sense to put the News at One in Salford if it has to be outside of London due to the colocation of the Breakfast production teams but I fear we'll see expenses being paid for ferry news readers up and down the UK on a daily basis as we did when Breakfast first moved.
There's plenty of talent, both on and off screen in Salford already. When Breakfast moved Salford was being started from scratch, there was a lot of moving back and forwards

RE: BBC News Reforms - freeview87 - 30-11-2023

The press release reinforces the BBC's push for online content while on the one hand I get, should it be at the expense of television?

RE: BBC News Reforms - Chud - 30-11-2023

Do you think we will be getting the news at one presented from a sofa (a first?)or is there a different studio that will be used?

RE: BBC News Reforms - Brekkie - 30-11-2023

I know "digital first" is a favourite phrase of the industry but arguably "digital second" would provide a stronger BBC as a whole - rather than replacing traditional linear content and investing into digital surely it makes more sense to see what more you can get digitally out of linear content.

RE: BBC News Reforms - XIII - 30-11-2023

(30-11-2023, 12:25 PM)Brekkie Wrote:  I know "digital first" is a favourite phrase of the industry but arguably "digital second" would provide a stronger BBC as a whole - rather than replacing traditional linear content and investing into digital surely it makes more sense to see what more you can get digitally out of linear content.

Going  linear only is not going to happen. It's 2023, not 2003.

RE: BBC News Reforms - Spencer - 30-11-2023

(30-11-2023, 12:22 PM)Chud Wrote:  Do you think we will be getting the news at one presented from a sofa (a first?)or is there a different studio that will be used?
It'd be nice if they could swap the sofa for a desk at lunchtime – I think it would suit the studio very well. But I would imagine that might be technically and logistically unfeasible.

RE: BBC News Reforms - Stuart - 30-11-2023

(30-11-2023, 01:36 PM)Spencer Wrote:  It'd be nice if they could swap the sofa for a desk at lunchtime – I think it would suit the studio very well. But I would imagine that might be technically and logistically unfeasible.
I don't think that's possible in view of the deliberate design of the studio. Are Sport also not already using it by 1pm?

I suspect it will come from a revamped NWT studio when they get the new set, with their regional opt coming from the secondary studio previously used for Breakfast bulletins.

I certainly hope it's not 'sofa news'. It's a national network broadcast, not Newsround.

RE: BBC News Reforms - all new phil - 30-11-2023

(30-11-2023, 01:48 PM)Stuart Wrote:  I don't think that's possible in view of the deliberate design of the studio. Are Sport also not already using it by 1pm?

I suspect it will come from a revamped NWT studio when they get the new set, with their regional opt coming from the secondary studio previously used for Breakfast bulletins.

I certainly hope it's not 'sofa news'. It's a national network broadcast, not Newsround.

Has Newsround ever had a sofa?

RE: BBC News Reforms - Chud - 30-11-2023

(30-11-2023, 01:48 PM)Stuart Wrote:  I don't think that's possible in view of the deliberate design of the studio. Are Sport also not already using it by 1pm?

I suspect it will come from a revamped NWT studio when they get the new set, with their regional opt coming from the secondary studio previously used for Breakfast bulletins.

I certainly hope it's not 'sofa news'. It's a national network broadcast, not Newsround.

I did think they might use the NWT studio, maybe with the new region set one side and the national desk the other? Or they might even turn it into a studio b look a like.