27-05-2022, 08:05 PM
I do find it funny how people find it so difficult to imagine anything other than the status quo.
The new merged channel will inevitably be BBC World News in all but name. Yes there’ll be a bit more of a UK focus for international viewers, but I’m not sure that a UK channel having a UK slant should be that much of a surprise for viewers.
In reality though the UK focus gets covered via Breakfast, network bulletins and regional news. The structure, when you think about it, fits quite well - a news channel with an international focus, network bulletins with more of a domestic slant, and regional / nations news close to where you are. The political stuff gets coverage through Politics Live, which could be extended if needed. The news channel doesn’t have to be all things to all men.
The new merged channel will inevitably be BBC World News in all but name. Yes there’ll be a bit more of a UK focus for international viewers, but I’m not sure that a UK channel having a UK slant should be that much of a surprise for viewers.
In reality though the UK focus gets covered via Breakfast, network bulletins and regional news. The structure, when you think about it, fits quite well - a news channel with an international focus, network bulletins with more of a domestic slant, and regional / nations news close to where you are. The political stuff gets coverage through Politics Live, which could be extended if needed. The news channel doesn’t have to be all things to all men.