BBC News and BBC World to merge

[DTV]

I wouldn't be surprised if Singapore ends up with the brunt of the UK overnight shift, maybe up until when The Briefing used to air at 5am. It also makes sense to make more use out of the Washington set given it was refurbished almost 2 years ago now at great expense and is only now used for WNA now Beyond 100 Days has effectively become The Context just minus Katty (which I think will also be safe, though probably the last thing from London on weekdays before handing over to Washington > Singapore).

The WN branded shows (Impact, Global) are likely to be fine I think, though I wonder what all this means will mean for the business bulletins - which have been becoming increasing few and fair between in the last few years

I suspect that what will happen with BBC World News is that you'll see the day split into about eight three-hour slots - with probably five coming from London and the other three split two/one between Washington and Singapore - I'd say two to Singapore, but they seem keen on a bit of investment in Washington.

This is how such slots were regarded in the old BBC World days (UK times):
0500-0800 - Europe Breakfast
0800-1100 - (Never really had a focus)
1100-1400 - US Breakfast/East Asia Evening
1400-1700 - South Asia Evening
1700-2000 - Europe Evening
2000-2300 - Europe Late/US Early Evening
2300-0200 - US Evening/East Asia Breakfast
0200-0500 - US Late/South Asia Breakfast

With regards to individual BBC World News programmes, I suspect something like the strands will stay, but may be rebranded - Outside Source and Focus on Africa are the only ones I really think of as safe (albeit for different reasons). Context is an interesting one. I wouldn't be particularly sad to see it axed, but could easily see it and Christian Fraser relocated to Washington. With business, it'll be sad to see it go, but I would not be surprised if World Business Report comes to an end - that has very much been the trajectory in the last decade. Though I suppose business could be taken over by the main presenters as per ABR and the morning quasi-WBRs.