[ViridianFan]

I know from my view a lot of it comes down to frustration and general annoyance that the BBC has been put in this position in the first place due to politicians basically punishing the BBC. I find somewhere like this useful to see others who share the same feelings and don’t look at you as family members do when you start ranting about it!

I think what I find hardest is watching what was once something I used daily become something I can’t watch anymore. That’s nothing to do with those on screen but as it just feels like it’s trying to please everyone and not managing it if that makes sense. It feels very disjointed.

I think there would be equal frustration from world viewers if the merger had been the other way round and the domestic news channel was effectively saved at the cost of the world news channel. I know this wouldn’t be the case due to the revenue world news brings in.

I do think it feels harsh (for want of a better expression) on the uk viewer that to start with the talk was of merger and yet the outcome especially when we look at the appointments made feel like a closing down of the news channel with all the faces that have been so associated with news 24 loosing out to world.

As many people have said, the signs going on what’s happened recently aren’t looking too hopeful. Personally I think neither audience is going to get out of the news channel what they want.

I also fear also that this UK breaking news opt out is either going to be rarely used and then dropped or not used at all. Or it will be of such poor standard with someone sat on the balcony that actually it does a discredit to the staff working so hard.

I like others on here would love to see a return to the news 24 days however I am well aware that it’s extremely unlikely to ever happen without a massive funding increase. That doesn’t mean I wont stop wishing for it, I just accept its not going to happen.

I will end by saying I do really hope they manage to pull of something which works. Something which managed to satisfy both audiences but i am not holding out much hope as the two audiences have such different wants I fear it may be too bigger difference to bridge.

(Also sorry for the amount of “I think”s. Brain isn’t firing on full power yet today!)