31-12-2023, 02:30 PM
(31-12-2023, 02:09 PM)harryb Wrote: BBC News still counted down to the top of the hour and went live straight to Sydney for the New Year. I believe previously the presenter went live at :59 to introduce the hour before the fireworks started.
Indeed, they used to have the “TOTH” at around :57 or :58, to properly introduce the broadcast before going straight to live fireworks. I suppose they can no longer do it because of ad breaks and complicated regional variations on the multiple feeds of the global channel. Still, bit of a shame.
Meghan did introduce very quickly and dropped the “Live from London, this is BBC News”, opting for a simple (and quicker) “Hello, this is BBC News” before crashing straight into the in-progress fireworks. You saw quite a lot of the display, but missed the midnight moment which was a shame!