[neonemesis]

I don't get the constant vagueness by the BBC on this.

I think the reason behind the vagueness is clear. The reality will be unpalatable to a noisy section of the press.

I suspect the constant vagueness, as you put it, is because the BBC don't really know themselves how it will all work.

I don't believe it's that the BBC doesn't know what it's doing. Let's not forget it is the oldest, most experienced news broadcaster in the world who has had to constantly evolve to both a) stay relevant and b) stay afloat against repeated waves of challenge.

The headline should be "BBC forced to reduce domestic TV news provision due to funding black hole from changing market forces and a hostile government ideology" but instead will be "Clueless BBC bosses shaft the Great British public out of their right to domestic TV news". We see similar hyperbole here on the Forum too, of course.

Better to stay vague...