[Newsroom]

I thought we had a dedicated BBC World thread here but seems like we don't so I might as well post here. It feels strange watching World this week. With News Channel, we know it's definitely the last week of the channel as we know it and this Friday will be very special.

But with World, it's sort of a mixed bag. The main presenters are staying, but the current branded blocks are going and this is definitely their last week. The WORLD name will be gone, maybe on Monday, maybe in a month. This is actually the biggest change that we haven't talked about that much. The name, the brand that existed since 1991, in one form or another, will now be gone for good. I mean, most of us haven't even accepted the BBC World/BBC World News change yet.

Anyway, nice to have Tanya Beckett presenting Global this week. Somehow I thought she left BBC, she's been off screen for a couple of years, but made a welcome return few months ago. Is this her final week as well? So many questions....

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Ben Thompson is doing Global today. His first (and most probably last) time I believe.

He did Outside Source again yesterday from C.