02-01-2023, 10:53 PM
(02-01-2023, 04:11 PM)bbctvtechop Wrote:(02-01-2023, 11:56 AM)Stuart Wrote: If there was suddenly a story of huge domestic interest, where rolling coverage wasn't appropriate for the international audience, then surely they would break into the BBC One schedule and continue using BBC News resources around the UK.Sure. Using which presenter, which studio, which crew, which producers, which resources? Are those people sitting around 24/7 just in case?
That was always the case before we had the NC. It worked very well back in the day.
Of course you don't need people sitting around 24/7, especially given there has been no opportuntiy to opt overnight for at least several years and nobody is calling for this ability to return.
Given the current plans you would probably only need to have the ability to opt unscheduled between 14:00 and 22:00 Monday-Thursday, 11:00-22:00 Friday and 10:00-22:00 Saturday and Sunday. This could largely be resourced by a combination of those working on prerecorded content that isn't needed for immediate broadcast (or that could be dropped without to much bother), those working on human interest stories that aren't time sensitive, and the business team whose scheduled updates on the combined channel could be covered by the main presenter to allow the business presenter to lead the UK coverage.