[Radio_man]

Maybe then they should have waited until the UK opt out ability was available before the merger, rather than launching this "interim" service which could cause a lot of damage even if it will only be in place for a few weeks. Viewers that turn off and go elsewhere might not come back.

It's been explained many times on here that the interim joint service has been necessary this month to free up teams to work on the pilots of the new channel. Editorially, this is obviously proving challenging for the joint service with no UK opt out ability, but that will change next month. 

At this stage, we can't assume that this interim arrangement will reflect the editorial balance on the new channel either.