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BBC Technical Glitch Leaves TV Presenter In Silence (theguardian.com)
Viewers of BBC's News at Ten were entranced last night when a glitch in its system produced over four minutes of surreal beauty. Two readers share a report: Huw Edwards was left sitting in silence for four minutes at the start of BBC News at Ten on Tuesday night after a technical fault delayed the start of the programme and bemused viewers. Viewers on some devices and channels were left watching the presenter sitting in silence as he waited for his cue to start. The BBC News Channel showed Edwards sitting mute for the entirety of the delay, while BBC1 put up a message apologising for the fault and played saxophone music. On BBC iPlayer an announcer apologised for the glitch and breaking news alerts also appeared during the delay. When the programme started at 22:04, Edwards apologised for what he described as a "few technical problems." The presenter said on Wednesday that nobody had told him he was on air until two minutes into the delay. However, Edwards told Radio 4's The Media Show that he "sensed I might be on" so took "the most conservative approach possible" and sat at his desk reading his notes before the bulletin started. BBC hasn't shared more about those "technical glitches." You can watch the clip here.
This is how it should have been played out
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
Really, the Beeb with its limited budget is just experimenting with performance art. Subtly ironic and it was actually a huge success.
If this story is real or somehow relevant to Slashdot then the network should be criticized for not preparing for this sort of event.
...and nothing of value was lost.
A refreshing change. He's normally a right Welsh windbag.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
BBC1 put up a message apologising for the fault and played saxophone music.
Let me guess...
Otherwise known as the theme song to the Benny Hill Program.
OH. MY. GOD!
BBC1 put up a message apologising for the fault and played saxophone music.
It had better have been the Smooth Jazz Pink Floyd Greatest Hits...
If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
getting closer and closer to yahoo news.
No one in the Studio was able to yell at him, yo, you're on air?! and the guy is sitting there for 4 minutes?? No, "hey, are we on?" or something? Keep calm and stay british?? Or was the Glitch in his programing?
Heat wave in California. The editors are exhausted from the heat. Plus the cat is in heat. So this is Really Big News for today.
Between this and the jounalist with the kids that charge the room, the BBC has had some of the most enjoyable moments on television this year
"You can watch the clip here."
With every bit of entertainment available to everyone around the world at a moment's notice, why would anyone in this ADHD age want to watch a man sitting at a desk, doing nothing, and saying nothing, for FOUR MINUTES?
Hello, we are starting a class action suit and where wondering if you are interested in joining. We are planning to sue BBC for our valuable 10 minutes loss from our lives.
Sounds like none of you are familiar with wild feeds on C-band satellite. Use to see all the time reporters and newscasters waiting for their cues.
Live video of a guy sitting quietly at desk is Slashdot's idea of "surreal beauty". No doubt, it'll be featured in a MOMA exhibition any day now.
How the fuck is a news program's minor technical glitch worthy of the front page?
Thank you for beating me to this post, as I couldn't have said it better. I was going to mention that the news stations around me fuck up probably once a night. Maybe not for 4 minutes, but who cares.
That is almost as bad as people trying to get a class action suit going against Lowes and Home Depot for selling 2x4s that are actually 1.5 x 3.5, etc.
Dam right! where do I sight up for this law suit?
It's the first time the BBC has had four minutes of honesty in years?
News station manages to go 4 whole minutes without lying.
Troll is not a replacement for I disagree.
u voted for trump, right?
And I honestly mean it. He's playing a joke on us.
A technical glitch in the presentation of news is more interesting than actual news.
New network is being syndicated: Technical Glitch News Network (TGNN), coming soon to your cable provider.
us radio station have an weather alert automation if some does not hit the button when reading it out live.
If there was a technical issue in the control room, the producer should have just asked the MC Op to run promos until the issue is rectified. That's what WE do when the Ross OverDrive decides to start pitching a fit.
This makes news on Slashdot? This happens every day on local news. Why is this worthy of coverage?
The same first option backup plan EVERY newscast has available: ask Master Conttol to run promos until the issue is rectified.