{"id":3112,"date":"2018-10-10T21:58:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T21:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/bbc-news-disrupted-by-software-glitch\/"},"modified":"2018-10-10T21:58:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T21:58:28","slug":"bbc-news-disrupted-by-software-glitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/bbc-news-disrupted-by-software-glitch\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC News disrupted by software glitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"BBC News Millbank studio\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/132F3\/production\/_103797587_mediaitem103797583.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    The BBC News at Six looked a little different on Wednesday<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">The BBC had to replace live broadcasts with recorded material on its TV news channels for about an hour on Wednesday following a technical glitch.<\/p>\n<p>The News at Six and News at Ten were also presented from the BBC&#8217;s Millbank studio instead of the usual facilities at New Broadcasting House.<\/p>\n<p>The issue affected OpenMedia, a new computer system rolled out across BBC News outlets over the past six months.<\/p>\n<p>OpenMedia supplier Annova has been helping to investigate the fault.<\/p>\n<p>Engineers believe they have now addressed the problem.<\/p>\n<p>BBC News Home Editor Mark Easton shared on social media that he was rushing across London to the Millbank studio.<\/p>\n<p>The location, which has a large angular desk rather than the usual round one, is used for the daily Politics Live programme.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC website has been unaffected by the issue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Bulletins on the BBC News channel showed recorded material from 15:00 BST<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From about 15:00 BST, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News were unable to broadcast live, relying instead on recorded material. <\/p>\n<p>OpenMedia was designed to make it easier for reporters and other staff to share scripts, running orders and contacts.<\/p>\n<p>One of its promised benefits is to provide &#8220;stability and reliability&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>BBC News has faced problems with the introduction of new technology in the past, including robot-operated cameras that refused to stay centred on presenters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-45812540\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image caption The BBC News at Six looked a little different on Wednesday The BBC had to replace live broadcasts with recorded material on its TV news channels for about an hour on Wednesday following a technical glitch. 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