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It honestly never ceases to amaze me how many forumers are still hung up about two numerals that were dropped from the channel a decade-and-a-half ago. Seriously, let it go. The channel has been known as BBC News for nearly 50% longer than it was called BBC News 24, even higher when you weight for viewer hours.

Not hung up about it. It’s just a neater solution to the “what do we call this channel” than “the BBC News Channel” which is clunky as hell.

To me it doesn’t matter how long ago it was used, or how long it was used for. I’m not hankering for it, it’s just a decent brand name.

I agree there is a 'clunky-iness' to 'BBC News Channel' yet only a quick google search shows up how 'News 24' is now a brand used in South Africa, Japan, and India, to name a few. Whilst it might once have had a close connection to the BBC News brand, that's become a lot more fragmented in recent years. Given that the new channel will need to straddle both UK and International audiences I still think that 'BBC News' as a title, and 'Channel' as a descriptor, if needed, is the easiest way forward.