27-02-2023, 02:24 AM
Forgive if it's been covered (I did hastily search), will the worldwide feed still have regional variants (North America/Europe/Asia Pacific/etc), and still from Red Bee? Will distribution agreements be changing globally (is it all really a "new channel")? I don't want to suddenly lose access due to distribution changes during a major evolution of BBC output that I'm somewhat unprepared for. As was just stated, the schedules do seem to drop off a cliff on the 6th, which is concerning. Further, with Global/Impact/etc gone, how does this affect the commercial sales side? Were those programs sold in the same manner as Outside Source/The Context? What "partners" will now be carrying Focus on Africa (so, assuming, it's no longer on any regional/Red Bee playlisted WN output)?
It will be interesting to see how the changing profile of the world-facing output (dealing with the problems this domestic change will bring) affects the commercial viability of the entire news operation.
It will be interesting to see how the changing profile of the world-facing output (dealing with the problems this domestic change will bring) affects the commercial viability of the entire news operation.