BBC News and BBC World to merge

[Kojak]

I think it has a better chance when they treat is as a new channel where the plan from day one is for it to be a largely merged operation. The trouble in it's existing arrangements is it's been so ad-hoc over the years and so much switching from being UK led to World led is they don't quite know how to do it. Also worth noting that already they switch from one focus to another within an hour at points in the schedule - switching from World News America to an Asian focused Newsday an hour later for example.

I personally think a merged 24/World could easily work - but they must be creative about it. As has been mentioned, Domestic and World going their separate ways during programmes like Breakfast and the Six would make sense (though if they're going to simulcast the Six and the Ten, they really should be signed, imo).

One other thing they could do is to bring back something like UK Today, and show that on Domestic when World goes to India Business Report or similar - that would be a good way of ensuring some UK-focused coverage remains on the new channel. Or maybe they could set aside certain hours to be UK-focused, and others to be internationally-focused?