May 2006 - April 2008 [Part 1] Breakfast • Bulletins • 1pm
BBC One National News
BBC One news programmes got a new look from Tuesday May 02 2006. The changes were first seen on-air on 'Breakfast' at 6am.

Using Geevs MR+ servers from Gee Broadcast Systems Ltd to provide high definition playout for the studio backings, the studio was re-equipped with multiple large screen HD-capable projectors which are fed with clips from a bank of synchronised Geevs servers to provide the background or set.

BBC News originally contacted Gee Broadcast in late February 2006, having seen the Geevs MR+ in use by Red Bee. The requirement was to provide up to seven HD channels playing out frame accurately locked clips, controlled from a simple user interface. After some initial trials to prove the technology and refine the concept, Gee Broadcast was given a couple of weeks to create a new user interface to allow simple playout control of multiple Geevs MR+ servers in the studios. This control was implemented using a touch screen PC, connected to the Geevs servers via ethernet.

While keeping the user interface easy to use, the key point was to ensure frame locked playback across all screens. This interface also had to allow easy selection of the set of clips to be used, depending on the programme in the studio, e.g., night-time scenes for the 'Ten O’Clock News'.

Clips for playout on the Geevs servers can either be imported via ethernet from the production team or captured directly as HD-SDI video.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'Breakfast' [1] [2006]. Presenters: Dermot Murnaghan and Sian Williams. The blue sky backdrop imagery used for a number weeks following the relaunch of the programme. It was replaced with a warmer orange scheme. The red vertical line to the right of the clock was removed within the first week of the new look.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'Breakfast' [2] [2006]. Presenters: Dermot Murnaghan and Sian Williams.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'Breakfast' [3] [2006]. Presenters: Sian Williams and Chris Hollins (sport).
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'Breakfast' [4] [2006]. Presenters: Dermot Murnaghan and Sian Williams.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'Breakfast' [5] [2006]. Presenters: Dermot Murnaghan and Sian Williams.
Above: images from a weekday daytime bulletin [1]. Opening sting [left]. Presenter: Sophie Raworth [right].
Above: images from a weekday daytime bulletin [2].
Above: images from a weekday daytime bulletin [3].
Above: 'One O'Clock News' opening titles [1]. This sequence was used for the final time on Friday January 19 2007.
Above: 'One O'Clock News' opening titles [2]. This sequence was introduced on Monday January 22 2007.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'One O'Clock News' [1] [2006]. Presenter: Darren Jordan. These images show the on-screen graphics used for a number of months following the relaunch. The graphics template used here was withdrawn from use in January 2007.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'One O'Clock News' [2] [2007]. Presenter: Sophie Raworth.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'One O'Clock News' [3] [2007]. Presenter: Sophie Raworth.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'One O'Clock News' [4] [2007]. Presenter: Sophie Raworth.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'One O'Clock News' [5] [2007]. Presenter: Sophie Raworth.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'One O'Clock News' [6] [2007]. Presenter: Sophie Raworth.
Above: studio/presenter images from the 'One O'Clock News' [7] [2007]. Presenter: Sophie Raworth.
Above: examples of astons [1]. Here we see the aston design in use from May 2006 until January 2007.
Above: examples of astons [2]. In January 2007, a new aston design was introduced.
Above: examples of astons [3].
Above: examples of astons [4].
Above: examples of graphics [1].
Above: weather segment within the 'One O'Clock News' [1]. Presenter: Thomasz Schafernaker.
Above: weather segment within the 'One O'Clock News' [2]. Presenter: Thomasz Schafernaker.

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