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Let's face it: there is no team waiting in the wings. As of April, BBC News is BBC World News with no domestic news content at all apart from Breakfast, News at 1, 6 and 10.

BBC News is pretty much closing down completely. So much for BBC News being protected at all costs.

I'm curious as to when it was claimed that BBC News would be protected at all costs. The BBC's position has pretty much always been that cuts would be made across the board, including BBC News. (Indeed, proportionally the BBC News channel has seen fewer cuts than all other adult-oriented channels).

Also a) I doubt the new channel will be a rebadged BBC World News, I am definitely expecting something more along the lines of the 10am simulcasts - i.e. an unsatisfactory smudge and b) for god knows what reason there will be more domestic simulcasts than at present.

With the merger in general I think the best hope is for a u-turn on the weekday daytime proposed changes. Ideally allowing for UK opt-outs between 9am and 6pm on weekdays. Currently weekdays 7pm to 6am is almost already a simulcast, and will be more so once The Papers ceases.

Yep, this has pretty much always been my position and there are several fairly cheap ways you could guarentee such a service, it would be a spectacular shot in the foot if they failed to do any of them.