There is a General Election taking place in the UK tonight, the time where broadcasters traditionally open up their toy box to play with their very latest graphics packages. An election in any country ...

Throughout the night, an on-screen “probability needle” will move based ... we are going to be able to bring information to views through different graphics,” from the Election Pulse to the big board ...

By Lily Ford Channel 4 is gearing up for its first live U.S. election ... night. But it’s a huge background operation: “Everything you see on screen, from the headline straps and the graphics ...

And they were right for most of election night. In the first few hours of coverage ... have at least one more day of red, white and blue graphics whooshing across their screens.

The graphic ... seen on the screen were randomly generated test results sent out to help news organizations make sure their equipment is working properly in advance of election night.

What was missing? Many of the gee-whiz graphics that help mainstay TV networks get by on Election Night. Williams’ screen was filled with, well, Williams, and his guests and contributors.

Some of the nation's biggest TV anchors saw the plans they had for Election Night change almost as soon ... has trained himself to manipulate the screen with either of his hands, and is perhaps ...