ITV go ad-free to keep viewers from switching over on election night (Image: ITV) Sky News reporter loses temper with Richard Holden ELECTION TV GUIDE While TV bosses are using fancy new technology to analyse the election night results on Thursday, BBC newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti will be settling for a pen and paper method as she prepares for the big night. Said Reeta: “I just read as much as I can. I go through all the constituencies, I sit down in an old-fashioned pen and paper way, and I type it off again.
And, you know, you hope some of it sticks.” The BBC will kick off the night with a projection of the exit poll results onto the front of the BBC ’s London HQ at Old Broadcasting House. Inside, Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie, will helm the election night coverage from Studio B which was revamped in 2022 to improve the viewer experience -- and save money.
Jeremy Vine and his trusty swing-o-meter will be based in Cardiff. Digital online audiences will be offered “a complete results service on the night, with live pages and live video streams”. Reeta believes the BBC is needed more than ever.
“People come to the BBC for big national events, they always have and they always will. “Sometimes we're very highly scrutinized and possibly more criticised than other outlets. "You know, if we do something that people disagree with, or if we make a very occasional mistake, I still think people do come to the BBC at times of big national events.
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