BBC News

BBC News is a 24/7-Nachrichtensender the BBC. First broadcast was on November 9, 1997 at 17:30 (GMT) under the name of BBC News 24 The channel is produced in the News Centre at BBC Television Centre in West London.

BBC News sends as well as round-the- clock news from the UK, abroad, business, sports and other topics. The main competitor to the commercial Sky News, which has been on air since 1989 and is operated by BSkyB. Nevertheless, the BBC News channel comparatively great popularity in Great Britain enjoys, as the BBC News are already always been appreciated as a news source. Won the 2006 BBC News (then "BBC News 24") 's News Channel of the Year Award from the Royal Television Society. This Sky News did not get the first time the price.

Since the wider use of digital distribution channels, there is ONE - MINUTE NEWS SUMMARIES on the BBC News website as well as on the digital BBCi channel. Since 2007 there is an internet live stream of BBC News, the only from the UK, however, is available.

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History

After the BBC had been two years previously gained experience experience with the international television BBC World and Sky News for eight years had a free hand in the UK market, the BBC began to broadcast a 24 hour TV channel. The News Corporation of Rupert Murdoch, which also includes Sky News heard this spread of BBC criticized on this part of the television market with the help of their own newspapers such as The Sun and The Times. There has been criticism that the license fee the BBC would be spent for illegal purposes. The European Commission ruled, however, that this would not be true and BBC News 24 was allowed to continue to be produced.

BBC News was the first news channel, which was based to a large part of the computer system, which often led to errors in the initial years.

At the beginning of the BBC News channel was monitored by BBC One, now there are a separate controller, since 2005, this is Kevin Bakhurst. This monitors the journalistic part of the transmitter. Together with the Head of Television News, Peter Harrocks so that the journalistic part of the BBC's news output is controlled.

Since 21 April 2008 the station operates under the name BBC News (or " BBC News channel" called ).

Program content

News

The hourly news consist of the headlines every fifteen minutes, and the detaillierterem look at the most important news on the hour. There are also half-hourly the weather from the BBC Weather Centre and regular views of the sports news ( BBC Sport ) and the Business News (Business News ). There are also certain times Entertainment 24 (daily 18:30) as well as film 24 on Friday night.

In the news there are reports, interviews with politicians and other people in the studio or via live circuit to other BBC studios, or live circuits to BBC correspondent on the spot. In case of extraordinary events, but also parts of the main messages are sent from the scene.

Simultaneous broadcast on BBC One

Since launch BBC News is sent at night on BBC One and BBC Two, to fill the transmission gap at night and to obtain news about higher viewing figures for BBC.

In case of extraordinary events ( such as September 11th in America or the London tube bombings on July 7, 2005) is also switched on BBC One and BBC World News coverage and bundled the BBC News.

For several years, the main evening news on BBC One and "Breakfast" will also be sent to BBC News. In Breakfast and the One O 'Clock News sign language is displayed.

Simultaneous broadcast by BBC World News

From 1 clock (UK ) at night on the news from BBC World News will be sent in the first 25 minutes of the hour. This BBC News cuts costs in the night time, when the number of audience in the UK is rather low. The rest of the hours are sent various programs on both channels (including abc -news or The World Today ).

Newscaster ( anchors)

From April 2007 the following speakers are regularly seen on BBC News: Simon McCoy, Kate Silverton, Matthew Amroliwala, Jane Hill, Jon Sopel, Louise Minchin, Huw Edwards, Ben Brown, Joanna Gosling, Maryam Moshiri and Chris Eakin. Many of these speakers are also seen on the BBC National News on BBC One.

Due to the simultaneous transmission of BBC News at 1, BBC News at 6 and BBC News at 10 you can also see the local spokesman George Alagiah, Sophie Raworth, Fiona Bruce and Huw Edwards. Furthermore, Huw Edwards presents in addition to the BBC News at 10, the Five O'Clock News Hour on BBC News.

Appearance and graphics

At the beginning of BBC News has been criticized for being less " authoritative" because the speaker often wore only shirts instead of suits. In the Lambert Report 2002 was criticized that too little of News 24 Sky News definition of that, there should be a separate brand more. Since then, more importance is attached and everything that relates BBC News unified. The graphics are similar, the studios look similar ( in the color scheme black-red or black-silver ).

Lambert also criticized the News 24 react too slowly to breaking news ( breaking news ). Since then, a banner "Breaking News" is displayed with the most important information to the viewer to quickly inform.

The graphics have been changed over the years. First there was the title sequences of fictitious flags, was later obtained by the countdown ( see below) and new title replaced in white- orange. Finally, the color scheme was red and black for the title and silver-red for the studio. With the name change to BBC News, a new design was introduced at the same time it sends out new studios and sets.

Countdown

Before the news on the hour to start, there is a countdown sequence. At first it consisted of the fictitious flags which adorned the title, later the red color scheme was adapted and displays a preview for the next hour and the time in seconds to reach full hour.

Since 28 March 2005, the countdown consists of short sequences of BBC News correspondent at work. The focus is strongly on the BBC logo ( in satellite dishes or transmission cars) and images " from work " itself and of red " streams " that represent the message transmission. The currents move from the broadcast truck through all the world to the satellite dishes of the BBC in London. Many sequences are in motion or show BBC correspondents abroad. The music was composed by David Lowe. The music for the countdown, but also the entire rest of the music of the BBC news comes from him. It consists mainly of the " beeps " every second, which have always been a sign of BBC News and many fans around the world. On the website of BBC News, there was also a competition for " remixes " of this countdown music.

From the countdown, there are different variations, all with similar content. All are actually for 60 seconds, the length varies, however, and depends on when the weather report, which is sent on the verge of being finished. Usually about 30 seconds aired.

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