17-01-2023, 08:31 PM
(17-01-2023, 08:19 PM)MFTJA Wrote: I know there are plans to move FOA to Nairobi, but if a hypothetical situation occurred where BBC News (UK) did have to continue using Studio C for another hour, do they have a team there that could put a programme on air with little notice?I'm not so sure if the gallery team will also move to Nairobi team (so the entire show will be directed in a dedicated gallery there like ABR) or it's just the presenter and editorial team who will be relocated...
For the non-London programmes, including Newsday in Singapore, and WNA in Washington, even though the studios are located remotely, the programme is still being produced, directed, and outputted from Studio C's gallery.
That implies when Newsday/WNA is on the air, Studio C cannot be used separately to produce other sort of programme, because even though the studio is empty, its control room is still being used to produce Newsday/WNA. I suspect FOA will still be produced in London, but presented remotely, just like Newsday and WNA.
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Speaking of Newsday/WNA, is there still a "standby presenter" nowadays in Studio C that comes up whenever the links to Singapore/Washington fails?
Before the NC's evening shift was axed, the NC evening presenter will be standing by in Studio C during Newsday, and do the BOTH headlines before WN goes into ABR (presented by the Newsday presenter) and NC goes into The Papers (presented by the NC evening presenter).
With the NC's evening team demolished, who is taking up this role now?