[Radio_man]

Bonkers when you think a long serving presenter - Joanna Gosling was given the sign off she deserved, as was Simon McCoy. 

Oh well, this is the BBC we've got now.

You're comparing an apple and oranges situation though. The departure of a long-serving and loyal presenter should be acknowledged in a meaningful way. On the other hand, a news channel undergoing a revamp that will ultimately result (despite what the ridiculously hysterical hyperbole in this thread would suggest) in it still providing a suitable news service for the average viewer is something that doesn't require a big song and dance.

Yes, and that's why there was no on-air mention of anything changing yesterday, because for the average viewer, nothing is changing. The channel will have its usual service "for viewers in the UK and around the world" this weekend and will be back on Monday in the same studio, with the usual presenters, with the same name, with the latest news. There will just be more international stories.

Even if there had been an on-air acknowledgement, how would've it been handled? "That's the end of the BBC News Channel after 25 years, here's some highlights.........but we're not going anywhere and we'll continue to bring you all the latest news with the same presenters, from this same studio, and we'll still called the BBC news channel, next week. The News at Six is up next and then we'll continue to bring you all the latest news throughout the evening........but that's it from the News Channel after 25 years, but really it isn't........" 

It would've been impossible to explain on-air to the average viewer what's changing without causing major confusion, which is why it wasn't acknowledged, apart from on twitter by producers.