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tarahrah bomdiay · Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 260

The BBC has said it won't 'dumb down' it's news coverage to compete with the re-launch of news at 10 on ITV

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/10/bbc.itv

It won't dumb down because it already has... Rolling Eyes

gfloyd · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:06 am Post subject:

So the rumours of Huw & Fiona rollerskating from the newswall to the desk are wrong then? Pity.
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gfloyd · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject:

I wonder how this tallies with ex-DJ Simon Mayo presenting the BBC Breakfast News

http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2008/01/in-praise-of-simon-mayo.html#links
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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

BBC Breakfast could not get any worse than it is, or was with he who has defected to Sky, and if Mayo can speak clearly and read an autocue half-decently then it might get a bit better.

Not quite sure why he should want the job, he's never really taken to television before. I think someone once opined that he's got a good face for radio Wink

They're just trying out a few likely candidates at the moment, aren't they?
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tarahrah bomdiay · Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 260

The sad thing is the celebrity worship is even creeping onto the BBC world service now. Last week they had a story about Britney Spears immediately after the situation in Kenya, I was flabbergasted. I guess a story like thats OK on radio 1 possibly even radio 2 but I'm guessing most world service listeners don't give a flying flip about Britney Spears.

I didn't know Simon Mayo was going to do breakfast tv, not that I would watch but he's ok on the radio, maybe he'll do alright (could he do any worse!)