BBC Wales Today and ITV Wales News

[Radio_man]

The ITV Wales debate tonight won't be available to watch online through the ITV Hub, which is quite archaic IMO and alienates many younger people who are less likely to have cable, satellite or Freeview to watch TV, esp. in rented accommodation, and rely on the internet to stream TV.

It really is time that ITV made all of ITV Wales' programmes available to watch through the ITV Hub, as iPlayer does with it's nations and regional programming.

[TVViewer256]

Modified studio for tonight. Guess the news beforehand may come from elsewhere - or just a standing shot with the screen.

https://twitter.com/RobMilburnITV/status...4927865859

In terms of impartiality and who's been invited I think ITV have done well playing it safe here - I think the best, most impartial way to do things for the BBC later in the month (who've been getting some stick for including and excluding certain parties) would be to have the Tories, Labour and Plaid in one debate and then Lib Dems, Reform, Green, Abolish, maybe UKIP and Propel in another one. Judging by candidate numbers, previous performance etc it certainly doesn't sit right with me for the BBC to invite the Lib Dems and Abolish to the main debate and not Reform.

[Jez_CymruWales]

I agree that all ITV Wales local programmes should be on the ITV Hub.

I expect the news will be done from the newsroom as often happens with the late bulletin when 'Sharp End' follows. It makes me think how much studio space they actually have in the new ITV Wales building in Cardiff Bay as everything seems to come from the same studio. Is it just the one studio they have. I understand Culverhouse Cross was quite large with lots of studio space. I know most regions have been downgraded to smaller offices/studios but with Wales being a nation as well as a region there is much more local content produced for Wales.

[Brekkie]

Though to be fair considering what they use studios for they don't really need another one. I suspect had it been normal times this debate would be on location.

[RDJ]

It really is time that ITV made all of ITV Wales' programmes available to watch through the ITV Hub, as iPlayer does with it's nations and regional programming.

https://www.itv.com/walesprogrammes

[Ballyboy]

Where did the Sunday evening news bulletin come from?

[Brekkie]

Looks like the main studio - only saw the beginning but just straight to them in front of the Bay/Black screen.

[Whataday]

It was also streamed live on Facebook & Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ITVWales/status/1383842423344750601

[Whataday]

It makes me think how much studio space they actually have in the new ITV Wales building in Cardiff Bay as everything seems to come from the same studio. Is it just the one studio they have. I understand Culverhouse Cross was quite large with lots of studio space. I know most regions have been downgraded to smaller offices/studios but with Wales being a nation as well as a region there is much more local content produced for Wales.

There's absolutely no need for any extra studio space, and hasn't been for decades. They were only using the news studio at Culverhouse Cross for years before it closed. Plus, if ITV Wales felt inclined to produce a studio based local programme (spoiler: they won't), there's hardly a lack of studio space to hire in Cardiff.

[I am not from UK]

The ending theme for the ITV Wales debate was dreadful. A mix of the national theme + Election theme?

[RDJ]

Ruth making an appearance on today’s This Morning to speak out her account about her ex-husband.

[Whataday]

https://youtu.be/oEFRm6LZJ-c

[joshuanesbit]

Modified studio for tonight. Guess the news beforehand may come from elsewhere - or just a standing shot with the screen.

https://twitter.com/RobMilburnITV/status...4927865859

In terms of impartiality and who's been invited I think ITV have done well playing it safe here - I think the best, most impartial way to do things for the BBC later in the month (who've been getting some stick for including and excluding certain parties) would be to have the Tories, Labour and Plaid in one debate and then Lib Dems, Reform, Green, Abolish, maybe UKIP and Propel in another one. Judging by candidate numbers, previous performance etc it certainly doesn't sit right with me for the BBC to invite the Lib Dems and Abolish to the main debate and not Reform.

on this topic, could I ask a question regarding regional opts and iPlayer. I was watching news at one on catch up on player, and for the first second or so of the episode it shows the BBC1 network ident before cutting to the studio. I was wondering why it shows The news channels BBC sports headlines and not the regional opts even though it had clearly been taken from The BBC 1 network path?

[GraphicsMan]

I was wondering why it shows The news channels BBC sports headlines and not the regional opts even though it had clearly been taken from The BBC 1 network path?

The network feed for BBC One during news bulletins is the BBC News channel. If any regions are not able to opt for whatever reason and there hasn't been enough time for the lines to be switched to a buddy site, the BBC News channel output would also be shown in that region. Outside of Breakfast, the BBC News channel is the sustaining feed for the BBC One network path. It has been like this for many, many years, so is not something new.

[joshuanesbit]

I was wondering why it shows The news channels BBC sports headlines and not the regional opts even though it had clearly been taken from The BBC 1 network path?

The network feed for BBC One during news bulletins is the BBC News channel. If any regions are not able to opt for whatever reason and there hasn't been enough time for the lines to be switched to a buddy site, the BBC News channel output would also be shown in that region. Outside of Breakfast, the BBC News channel is the sustaining feed for the BBC One network path. It has been like this for many, many years, so is not something new.

Hey, thanks for your reply. I think I've worked it out - I believe that the recording that's uploaded to iPlayer is The BBC One HD feed, where they don't show nations and regions - it's the simulcast News Channel version, and during headlines it will show the sports headlines, and during nations and regions at 630 or 1030 it just shows a red screen!