Exclusive: The BBC is set to replace the robot cameras in its news channel studio after a string of viral tech fails over the past decade.
The British broadcaster has begun the process of acquiring new automated cameras as it looks to reboot its news channel next year.
The BBC is merging its domestic and international rolling news channels into a single station, resulting in 70 job cuts.
Sources at the BBC said existing robot cameras were showing their age in Studio E, situated in the corporation’s New Broadcasting House headquarters.
Clips of the cameras going rogue often generate interest on social media, as they cut to empty chairs, spin away from presenters, or zoom in and out of shot as the autocue is being read.
The robotic cameras were introduced in 2013 as a way of saving money. Shots can be pre-programmed, meaning camera operators are not required.
“They are driven by automation codes,...
The British broadcaster has begun the process of acquiring new automated cameras as it looks to reboot its news channel next year.
The BBC is merging its domestic and international rolling news channels into a single station, resulting in 70 job cuts.
Sources at the BBC said existing robot cameras were showing their age in Studio E, situated in the corporation’s New Broadcasting House headquarters.
Clips of the cameras going rogue often generate interest on social media, as they cut to empty chairs, spin away from presenters, or zoom in and out of shot as the autocue is being read.
The robotic cameras were introduced in 2013 as a way of saving money. Shots can be pre-programmed, meaning camera operators are not required.
“They are driven by automation codes,...
- 12/28/2022
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Back in June 2019, when Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman unveiled that their $1.7Bn-backed streaming platform would launch on April 6, 2020, the world looked very different than it does today. Flash forward 10 months and the planet is in the grips of a deadly pandemic that has infected one million people, with many countries on lockdown. Safe to say, it’s probably not the celebratory atmosphere that Quibi’s head honchos were looking forward to.
And yet, millions of people are stuck at home in isolation, and most of us are voraciously consuming entertainment. That could help Quibi attract some curious early adopters, and as Katzenberg told us in an interview last week, the company’s response to the crisis is to offer the service free for the first 90 days, in acknowledgment of the challenges for people in this uncertain time. With 50 shows at launch, and a total of...
And yet, millions of people are stuck at home in isolation, and most of us are voraciously consuming entertainment. That could help Quibi attract some curious early adopters, and as Katzenberg told us in an interview last week, the company’s response to the crisis is to offer the service free for the first 90 days, in acknowledgment of the challenges for people in this uncertain time. With 50 shows at launch, and a total of...
- 4/3/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Quibi has revealed further details of its daily news bulletin show Around The World By BBC News, which is being made by the UK broadcaster.
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short form venture is set to launch April 6, and the first edition of the bespoke news show will be made available that day. It will be produced from the BBC’s news operation in London and will run daily Monday to Friday.
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Ben Bland, who is a regular presenter on the BBC World News channel, will host at its inception. Victoria Fritz, of BBC News fame, will join the presenting team later...
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short form venture is set to launch April 6, and the first edition of the bespoke news show will be made available that day. It will be produced from the BBC’s news operation in London and will run daily Monday to Friday.
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Ben Bland, who is a regular presenter on the BBC World News channel, will host at its inception. Victoria Fritz, of BBC News fame, will join the presenting team later...
- 3/30/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC World News journalist Ben Bland has been named the host of BBC and Quibi’s “Around the World,” TheWrap has learned exclusively.
“Around the World by BBC News” — along with the rest of Quibi’s Daily Essentials and shows — will premiere April 6 and, like Quibi’s other offerings, is made for short-form mobile viewing.
According to a release, the show was designed “for audiences looking to get an overview of the world’s biggest stories in one quick fix” and will offer an “alternative” to the U.S.-based focus of the other news programs on the platform.
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“We are really excited to be working with Quibi from launch as their international news provider. As a leader in digital news for Us millennial audiences, it makes complete sense for us to be in Quibi’s Daily Essentials line up,...
“Around the World by BBC News” — along with the rest of Quibi’s Daily Essentials and shows — will premiere April 6 and, like Quibi’s other offerings, is made for short-form mobile viewing.
According to a release, the show was designed “for audiences looking to get an overview of the world’s biggest stories in one quick fix” and will offer an “alternative” to the U.S.-based focus of the other news programs on the platform.
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- 3/30/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
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