[DTV]

Upgrading the cameras, ripping out the plasmas or even a new desk isn’t necessary in my view.

The problem, though, with leaving elements of an already decade-old set in place is that it just creates the potential for further problems down the line. Some of the components in the set will already have stopped being manufactured - if it breaks, it could be hard to replace. The LED videowall that is in the back of the studio interview shot and the curved LED bit on the front of the rostrum are both at least one generation of LED videowall tech gone - spare parts might be hard to find and replacements probably won't fit exactly in the same space. If they break, that's going to restrict how the set can be used.

Though there is nothing really wrong with the Studio E set at the minute and it has aged very well, if they've got the opportunity to replace the whole set, it makes more sense to take it. 10 years is a good run for a set and it isn't worth the risk of relaunching from the set only for it to start breaking down in a few months.