15-05-2023, 08:28 PM
(15-05-2023, 07:20 PM)Kojak Wrote:Poor wording there on my part - should have said on-air shift s wasn't the 1 usually paired up with the 5 or sometimes the 9-11 shift.(15-05-2023, 07:16 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Is it back to having it's own production now then rather than being a news channel production considering the news channel now exists in name only and is essentially a World production.It's not a half hour shift, though, is it? The presenters are in the building several hours beforehand to prepare for the One. Much of what they read from the autocue, they write themselves. They will also be liaising continually with reporters to coordinate any live crosses. I do agree that it would be good if they stayed on for a couple more hours and helped provide some form of UK-only rolling news - but I also accept that the capacity for that may not be there at the moment.
And yes of course running a news channel is more than just the presenter but baffling we now are back to having anchors in to just do a half hour shift. Doesn't even seem like the One presenter is on standby for the breaking news service, though perhaps if something did warrant a news report on BBC1 now depending on the story they may be more inclined to use the network presenter rather than just opt into the news channel.
A shame that with London now in B it wouldn't be possible but even having the 1/6/10 stay on air for the rest of the hour would add some content, rather failing that an overnight style UK headline summary leading up to the top of the hour.