[Radio_man]

What's the point of visualising Nicky Campbell's 5 Live phone-in, other than it being a cheap way for the BBC to claim that they have UK output on the new channel?

I just don't get the appeal of visualising radio phone-ins, if I'm interested in listening to what Dave from Manchester thinks about the day's news, I'll listen to 5 Live or LBC. If I want actual news, I'll watch a TV news channel. I'd much rather the UK gets 2 hours of international news every morning than watch Nicky Campbell talking into a static mic mixed up with footage of Nigel on his phone from his van giving his opinion whilst he's on his deliveries.

In my opinion, if the BBC really are so strapped for cash that they can't afford to provide any proper studio based output for the UK on this new TV news channel, simulcast Breakfast, the 1, 6 and 10, and the rest of the time have proper, studio based, made for TV international news. And be upfront about the fact that it's an international news channel. BBC World News would be a much better name for the new channel, then there's no ambiguity about what you're watching.