BBC News 24 - Broadcasting

Air Resistance · 28-03-2005, 09:08

How good is this news channel?

I much prefere it to ITVNC and SKY News.

Anyway has anyone seen the new countdown? It is very good.

itv-rocks! · 28-03-2005, 09:57

Oh dear, you are misguided but whatever floats your boat.

Winifred · 28-03-2005, 10:00

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Originally Posted by Air Resistance

How good is this news channel?

I much prefere it to ITVNC and SKY News.

Anyway has anyone seen the new countdown? It is very good.

Totally agree. Very good News channel. My favourite presenter on BBC News 24 is Carrie Gracie. She's really good and manages to engage with the viewer.

Chris E · 28-03-2005, 10:10

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Originally Posted by itv-rocks!

Oh dear, you are misguided but whatever floats your boat.

I suppose you prefere ITV News, where you can watch reports ripped from NBC, film trailers and even a little bit of real news?

most_haunted · 28-03-2005, 10:22

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Originally Posted by Chris E

I suppose you prefere ITV News, where you can watch reports ripped from NBC, film trailers and even a little bit of real news?

yes

Spot · 28-03-2005, 10:25

ITV News? What's that??

(Freeview viewer here)

itv-rocks! · 28-03-2005, 10:28

The weather presenter for ITV Yorkshire is quite fit. I`ve been going through the regional channels and she stands out the most :-)

Air Resistance · 28-03-2005, 17:14

Any views on the new countdown?

noelfirl · 28-03-2005, 17:34

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Originally Posted by Air Resistance

Any views on the new countdown?

I think it's very nice. From what's been said by someone over at TV Forum, there are eight versions of the new countdown, four for the day, four for the night.

iain · 28-03-2005, 17:35

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Originally Posted by itv-rocks!

Oh dear, you are misguided but whatever floats your boat.

do you have to be quite so patronising?

in what way is watching news24 'misguided'?

unless its improved / changed dramatically recently, it doesn't even come close to news 24.

are the websites anything to go on?

bbc news

current main stories - howard flight, breaking news about another earthquake in indonesia and israeli rejection of gaza referendum.

itv news

current main stories - michael flippin' jackson, michael howard's childcare policies. oh - and vic reeves has been done for drink driving.

oh - and news 24 has its 6 screen interactive thing. which is handy too.

Iain

The Magic Monkey · 28-03-2005, 17:36

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Any views on the new countdown?

Note to mods: Please don't let this place become like the TV Forum 'Newsroom'.

Netizen · 28-03-2005, 19:30

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Originally Posted by The Magic Monkey

Note to mods: Please don't let this place become like the TV Forum 'Newsroom'.

No reason why we can't have discussion of presentation here, just as long as the prescious egos and bitchiness of TVF don't follow here.

Lemonade · 28-03-2005, 19:51

Yes, noticed it's new countdown, looks good..

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DVB Cornwall · 28-03-2005, 19:55

News 24 is by far the best channel, and soon Sky will no longer operate a rolling news service.

Mark. · 28-03-2005, 20:51

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Originally Posted by Air Resistance

Anyway has anyone seen the new countdown? It is very good.

You might like this site

Don't have freeview yet, but I have seen N24 at nights. Does it always focus mostly on world news, or is that only in the early hours because its on BBC World as well?

The news channels are probably the main reason why I'd get freeview (that, along with the interactive features on some programs).

banksy_9 · 28-03-2005, 21:04

countdown? what countdown?

i love bbc news 24..

i can't stand any of the others. they're shockingly bad.

smashmouth · 28-03-2005, 21:09

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Originally Posted by dundee_mark

Don't have freeview yet, but I have seen N24 at nights. Does it always focus mostly on world news, or is that only in the early hours because its on BBC World as well?

yep... it's far more UK-centric between 9am and midnight... often annoyingly so though.

DryHumper · 28-03-2005, 21:14

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Originally Posted by itv-rocks!

The weather presenter for ITV Yorkshire is quite fit. I`ve been going through the regional channels and she stands out the most :-)

If you're talking about the long haired blonde, Jo (Longthorne is it?), you're being conned mate, she does all the regions. I was disappointed when I found it she wasn't local

Damn, she's fit though

. She we start a fanclub?

DryHumper · 28-03-2005, 21:16

Although I find the BBC news a bit dry and stuffy at times, I'm not wild about ITV news, and their bad habit of sneaking their opinion in to their reporting. Just news thanks, no opinion.

DryHumper · 28-03-2005, 21:20

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Any views on the new countdown?

Did anyone notice on one of the old (I assume it's still old) New 24 countdowns, that they snook in a picture of a guy's dick on an X-ray slide? They used have a picture of a doctor looking at the X-rays on the their display screen, and when you looked at the X-ray, there it was sitting looking at you, no kidding. Someone was having a laugh there.

the wellser · 28-03-2005, 21:24

ITV News Channel is 100% Better than News 24, its get the breaking news first and has a great studio and on sceen graphics. O and Steve Scott is a legend. BBC NEWS 24 is a third rate news Channel but dont get me wrong im not anti BBC i think the Sport Covarege is superb sertanly better than ITVS and maybe even Skys and a love five live thou it has gone down hill since Richard Bacon left but a diegres.
ITV NEWS CHANNEL IS GREAT AND PEOPLE SHOULD TRY GIVING IT A CHANCE.

28-03-2005, 21:29

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Originally Posted by the wellser

ITV News Channel is 100% Better than News 24, its get the breaking news first and has a great studio and on sceen graphics. O and Steve Scott is a legend. BBC NEWS 24 is a third rate news Channel but dont get me wrong im not anti BBC i think the Sport Covarege is superb sertanly better than ITVS and maybe even Skys and a love five live thou it has gone down hill since Richard Bacon left but a diegres.
ITV NEWS CHANNEL IS GREAT AND PEOPLE SHOULD TRY GIVING IT A CHANCE.

ITV News never get the breaking news first. and when they do get it, it takes 10 seconds for that bloody yellow bar to show it. And that video wall is terrible - remember how garish it was during the Budget?

If they had Alistair Stewart and Angela Rippon every day I might watch it, but the current presenters look permanently bored.

DryHumper · 28-03-2005, 21:31

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Originally Posted by the wellser

ITV News Channel is 100% Better than News 24, its get the breaking news first and has a great studio and on sceen graphics. O and Steve Scott is a legend. BBC NEWS 24 is a third rate news Channel but dont get me wrong im not anti BBC i think the Sport Covarege is superb sertanly better than ITVS and maybe even Skys and a love five live thou it has gone down hill since Richard Bacon left but a diegres.
ITV NEWS CHANNEL IS GREAT AND PEOPLE SHOULD TRY GIVING IT A CHANCE.

Those text polls they have to make a bit of extra cash give me a laugh at times. Some days they don't have anything good to poll about, so they end up with some stupid question that eveyone is going to vote either yes or no to. I can't think of an example at present, but sometimes they're like "Do you think Harold Shipman was a bad man?" "And results up to now, 99% say yes, 1% say no." "Do you think knives are dangerous?" etc.

banksy_9 · 28-03-2005, 21:32

BBC news 24 is much better.

It's very muchly not right wing.. yay.

other news channels can be opinionated in a 'subtle' right winged fashion in their coverage

Spot · 28-03-2005, 21:35

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Originally Posted by the wellser

ITV NEWS CHANNEL IS GREAT AND PEOPLE SHOULD TRY GIVING IT A CHANCE.

How would Freeview viewers ouside the London area do this at the moment?

If ITV took their news channel seriously, they would be making more of an effort to give people the chance to watch it!

28-03-2005, 09:08	#1
Air Resistance Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire Posts: 4,723	BBC News 24 How good is this news channel? I much prefere it to ITVNC and SKY News. Anyway has anyone seen the new countdown? It is very good.

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Lemonade Banned User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pinch Me, I'm Dreaming.... Services: Sky+ 160GB v.2, AOL BB(1MB), Nokia 6600, TVGuide.com, IPod40GB, Freeview... Posts: 4,783	Yes, noticed it's new countdown, looks good...

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itv-rocks! Banned User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: highest point in Hertfordshire Services: Sky Digital. AOL Anytime. BT Phoneline. T-mobile. Nokia 6020 Posts: 1,285	Oh dear, you are misguided but whatever floats your boat.

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Spot Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Norwich, Tacolneston tx Services: Namesco Broadband, Freeview, FTA DSat, DAB. Posts: 12,688	ITV News? What's that?? (Freeview viewer here)

28-03-2005, 10:28	#7
itv-rocks! Banned User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: highest point in Hertfordshire Services: Sky Digital. AOL Anytime. BT Phoneline. T-mobile. Nokia 6020 Posts: 1,285	The weather presenter for ITV Yorkshire is quite fit. I`ve been going through the regional channels and she stands out the most :-)

28-03-2005, 17:14	#8
Air Resistance Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire Posts: 4,723	Any views on the new countdown?

28-03-2005, 19:55	#14
DVB Cornwall Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cornwall Services: Topfield TF5800 - Evoke-1 DAB - BT Y 8M BB Posts: 2,650	News 24 is by far the best channel, and soon Sky will no longer operate a rolling news service.

28-03-2005, 21:04	#16
banksy_9 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 176	countdown? what countdown? i love bbc news 24.. i can't stand any of the others. they're shockingly bad.

28-03-2005, 21:16	#19
DryHumper Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,933	Although I find the BBC news a bit dry and stuffy at times, I'm not wild about ITV news, and their bad habit of sneaking their opinion in to their reporting. Just news thanks, no opinion.

28-03-2005, 21:24	#21
the wellser Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,838 Blog Entries: 1	ITV News Channel is 100% Better than News 24, its get the breaking news first and has a great studio and on sceen graphics. O and Steve Scott is a legend. BBC NEWS 24 is a third rate news Channel but dont get me wrong im not anti BBC i think the Sport Covarege is superb sertanly better than ITVS and maybe even Skys and a love five live thou it has gone down hill since Richard Bacon left but a diegres. ITV NEWS CHANNEL IS GREAT AND PEOPLE SHOULD TRY GIVING IT A CHANCE.

28-03-2005, 21:32	#24
banksy_9 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 176	BBC news 24 is much better. It's very muchly not right wing.. yay. other news channels can be opinionated in a 'subtle' right winged fashion in their coverage