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all new Phil wrote:Anyone heard the new News bed on Radio 1?

It's a bit... upbeat.

It doesn't have the 'oomph' that the last package had, but the new strapline seems to match what Radio 1 are doing generally at the moment.

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all new Phil wrote:Anyone heard the new News bed on Radio 1?

It's a bit... upbeat.

It doesn't have the 'oomph' that the last package had, but the new strapline seems to match what Radio 1 are doing generally at the moment.

They have also taken the opportunity to re-brand 1Xtra News to Newsbeat. The two stations now use the same bed so the weekend news simulcasts will sound less out of place on 1Xtra.

To me, Radio 1 is trying to talk a good game with the "Listen, Watch, Share" strapline, but it doesn't really follow through to the reality of the station.

Listen - no probs there, it's a radio station, plenty of ways to listen (digital, FM, online, mobile)
Watch - I wouldn't say the website hosts that much video, and the webcams are only on occasionally. Really can't see 'watch' being a big selling point.
Share - of course, it's cool now to share everything wiv yer mates, but the Radio 1 website isn't particularly integrated with social sharing tools. The articles on Newsbeat have the usual BBC 'share this' array of buttons, but there's no Twitter integration at all - and not even an 'email this' option. The other pages have nothing in the way of sharing tools, so they aren't living up to this at all. Unless they mean I turn the radio up really loud and share the sound waves with my neighbours.

I prefer the Chris Moyles version - "Listen, Watch Cher" (followed by *DOES HE LOVE ME I WANNA KNOW*).

I have to say I've felt that Scott Mills has been tired the last few years however the addition of Chris has really brought a breath of fresh air to the show. I just love the deadpan way he comes out with such utter rubbish such as his phone call to Deborah Meaden that began with the phrase "female urinals; talk to me"

I agree. He really is good at some of the things they make him do - the other day he had to try and start conversations with other men whilst sat in a cubicle in the gents' toilets of a pub. I can't tell whether he's genuine or a really good actor, which is a good thing.

Out of interest, has anyone caught Scott doing the breakfast show this week? I was wondering how they did it - usually they use all Chris Moyles' jingles, but seeing as he's now gone and that would be weird, did they do something else?

all new Phil wrote:I agree. He really is good at some of the things they make him do - the other day he had to try and start conversations with other men whilst sat in a cubicle in the gents' toilets of a pub. I can't tell whether he's genuine or a really good actor, which is a good thing.

Out of interest, has anyone caught Scott doing the breakfast show this week? I was wondering how they did it - usually they use all Chris Moyles' jingles, but seeing as he's now gone and that would be weird, did they do something else?

Scott just had his standard R1 IDs and Beds. There was an ongoing joke that as he wasn't filling in for Moyles - and Grimmy had yet to start, he was technically the shortest ever actual host of the breakfast show.

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