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bluesdiamondbluesdiamond Posts: 11,362
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As I was going to bed last night, thought I would check the News. It was 11.55.

The News came up with the words RECORDED and the presenter saying it was 11pm.

Is that normal for the BBC News Channel to have Recorded News at Midnight?

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    mossy2103mossy2103 Posts: 84,308
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    I've never known that, certainly not for anything originated from the BBC.
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    aberboyaberboy Posts: 1,321
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    It's used on ABC World News; but the domestic BBC News service continues until 1am when BBC World takes over.
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    steveh31steveh31 Posts: 13,516
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    bluesdiamond wrote: »
    As I was going to bed last night, thought I would check the News. It was 11.55.

    The News came up with the words RECORDED and the presenter saying it was 11pm.

    Is that normal for the BBC News Channel to have Recorded News at Midnight?

    Is done if they are striking, the presenter isn't well or their are technical issues.

    Sky Sports News is shown recorded all night, they show 11pm every hour.
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    cody jarrettcody jarrett Posts: 1,945
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    The OP is correct. The 11pm hour was repeated at midnite. I've only seen this before when there's a journo strike.
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    vacumtoobsvacumtoobs Posts: 1,536
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    bluesdiamond wrote: »
    As I was going to bed last night, thought I would check the News. It was 11.55.

    The News came up with the words RECORDED and the presenter saying it was 11pm.

    Is that normal for the BBC News Channel to have Recorded News at Midnight?

    Glad someone else noticed it....perhaps rain got in the TX or lack of staff or budget cuts :( ?

    Saw World service news was on at 1am.......also I noticed earlier in the evening,the woman reading the news, I'd never seen her before,so maybe as someone suggested......Strike ?
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    AngusMastAngusMast Posts: 5,153
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    Maybe they became short-staffed because of presenters going down to the floods.

    Chris Rogers was presenting, maybe he doesn't work after midnight, or on Sunday, or maybe he'd had a long shift.
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    mersey70mersey70 Posts: 5,049
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    The weather forecast after the late news on BBC One also had technical issues, despite frantically pressing the controller she couldn't get any maps to appear. The forecaster walked out of shot for a second so she could get another of the hand held devices but that didn't work either!

    Maybe they had gremlins in the news studios.
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    vacumtoobsvacumtoobs Posts: 1,536
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    mersey70 wrote: »
    The weather forecast after the late news on BBC One also had technical issues, they couldn't get any maps to appear.

    Maybe they had gremlins in the news studios.
    Wind and Rain then :)
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    mossy2103mossy2103 Posts: 84,308
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    According to a post on the normally reliable TVforum forum, it was indeed technical problems - someone said playout issues.

    http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forums/post902716#post-902716
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    DWA9ISDWA9IS Posts: 10,557
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    mossy2103 wrote: »
    According to a post on the normally reliable TVforum forum, it was indeed technical problems - someone said playout issues.

    http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forums/post902716#post-902716

    So maybe Redbee were just showing what happened in the previous hour as the playout from NBH wasnt working?
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    ocavocav Posts: 2,341
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    lotrjw wrote: »
    So maybe Redbee were just showing what happened in the previous hour as the playout from NBH wasnt working?

    RedBee have nothing to do with the BBC News Channel
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    DWA9ISDWA9IS Posts: 10,557
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    ocav wrote: »
    RedBee have nothing to do with the BBC News Channel

    Oh Ok it must have all been done at NBH then?
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    spiney2spiney2 Posts: 27,058
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    all engineering now contracted out. when it goes tits up all they can do really is panic stab at buttons ......
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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    spiney2 wrote: »
    all engineering now contracted out. when it goes tits up all they can do really is panic stab at buttons ......

    Surely, the independent engineering contractors have staff on standby at NBH. Do they not?
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    technologisttechnologist Posts: 13,384
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    Unfortunately News support is NOT contracted out!!
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    mincepiemincepie Posts: 702
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    Should it be contracted out? Or would you just get another outsourcing type mess - like many large IT schemes etc
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    technologisttechnologist Posts: 13,384
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    Well as ITN had their overnight support outsourced over 20 years ago ....
    But it is better that there is one support company for the organisation.
    And for BBC news is no difference between IT and broadcasting ...
    And there has never been.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 48
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    technologist wrote: »
    Well as ITN had their overnight support outsourced over 20 years ago ....
    But it is better that there is one support company for the organisation.
    And for BBC news is no difference between IT and broadcasting ...
    And there has never been.

    My understanding is that support is in house for BBC News, Radio and World Service. There is onsite cover 24x7. Looking on the BBC EU tendering website might indicate this could change in the future.

    Well placed sources also tell me there were significant video server issues for the News Channel studio on Saturday night- ie technical problems.... Hence the recorded section, which is apparently provided downstream of the studio....
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