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In my view, OS is a little different in pace than a generic bulletin, with more short visual inserts and recorded clips during the anchor's report than in a generic BBC News bulletin (where it is usually just the anchor doing the intro to a story, then crossing either to a reporter or a guest interview).

Outside Source works when it is Atkins doing his analytical explainers, otherwise it doesn't work as a separate brand as it is just a presentationally duller news bulletin. Given Atkins' explainers are pretty much the sole innovative news format the BBC have and which has had social media traction, the BBC would be idiotic to ditch them, but given that he so rarely presents Outside Source anymore it is probably better that they axed the programme and instead had him pop up to do explainers on a more ad hoc basis, possibly within one of the planned new branded programmes.

That's what I have picked up on even the UK stories sometimes have a world slant, is not great is it.  It also seems very serious now as well, the humour we sometimes had on the News Channel has gone

If you're broadcasting to an international audience, a UK story has to have some context provided for them. One thing that does get people to switch over when watching news is that they don't understand what is being talked about - giving world viewers stories that they have no frame of reference for is only going to alienate them, which, of course, has financial implications. Ultimately, international viewers will be far more willing to put up with greater UK news if they can understand it.