After multi-million revamp, can Huw spot the difference at BBC? Auntie unveils new studio with ‘curved catwalk’… but it looks oddly similar to the previous set
- The BBC has had its news studio refurbished, costing them up to £5million
- Presenter Huw Edwards said the revamped set will add impact to stories
- One insider complained they are constantly told that ‘there is no money’
The BBC has unveiled a multi-million-pound news studio with a ‘giant curved catwalk’ just as it is making drastic cuts.
The set was unveiled on last night’s News At Ten – but even eagle-eyed viewers may struggle to see what the revamp, costing up to £5million, has changed.
Meanwhile the BBC is to combine news channels and cut jobs to save money.
Huw Edwards gave viewers a tour around the new studio in New Broadcasting House (pictured), which cost the BBC up to £5million
The revamped studio will be home to the BBC News at Six and Ten, as well as London bulletins
The studio now has a ‘giant curved catwalk’ which will help add impact to stories according to Huw Edwards
Huw Edwards, who spoke about the set tonight, stressed during a video tour that it will add impact to stories.
But one BBC insider said staff were ‘constantly told by management that there is no money’.
‘When they see millions being spent on a studio refurbishment, they wonder where that sort of cash is coming from,’ they added.
Jonathan Munro, interim head of news, said it was the ‘first major refurbishment’ in a decade.
A BBC spokesman said the more versatile set will be better value in the long run.
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