[chrisherald]

Regarding Turness, it may be necessary "to be seen" to be fighting for reasonable domestic output as a counterweight to the reality of a mixed bag future, this way, "We, the BBC, can say we fought the good fight!"

I am pessimistic about the overall trajectory of the BBC, but I also believe an editorial balance/mix is possible, so long as the underlying journalistic machine isn't broken, and output can at least be split on a playlist level (which it can). Output will ultimately be okay, but the institution is weaker with roles and departments hollowed out in some manner. It's just less broad opportunity (for jobs, for output, etc) as the BBC is made smaller, global profile muddied. Although, in some respects, BBC World is perhaps getting (in time, over time) a slight studio and presentation upgrade out of this. Domestic visibility of (formerly) world output should eventually result in some upgrades that world would never have gotten.

"Radio visualization" should be the only two words anyone need hear to understand this change should matter from a regulatory standpoint; I love radio, but gawd, not on TV, not in place of what we had, unless the radio studio and production style refit becomes something more of TV on the Radio (instead of the other way round). But with call-ins... just no. Hopefully other hours will be decent.