26-03-2023, 12:28 AM
Honestly, as scathing as I have been about the guide dogs clip, I’d rather have that every night than Newsnight on the NC.
As Martine Croxall said, simulcasts of other BBC channels offer nothing as it’s content “you can see anyway”. At least the guide dogs then allow us to get a proper TOTH at 11pm so we are Newsday from the start.
Missing the TOTH, on purpose, every night, just to simulcast a “current affairs” (not even really news) programme is pretty ridiculous.
It will also mean the late edition of Sportsday is axed. Personally, I don’t really care about sport much so rarely watch Sportsday, but it’s clearly a useful programme to have in the schedule as part of a varied News diet. The News at Ten also tends to be a more serious bulletin so rarely covers sport. It would be nice not to lose it given the presenter will be there anyway for the 6:30pm edition. I struggle to see how they are really saving any money at all.
They tried Newsnight on the NC before and it failed to work. It didn’t wash then; it won’t wash now.
As Martine Croxall said, simulcasts of other BBC channels offer nothing as it’s content “you can see anyway”. At least the guide dogs then allow us to get a proper TOTH at 11pm so we are Newsday from the start.
Missing the TOTH, on purpose, every night, just to simulcast a “current affairs” (not even really news) programme is pretty ridiculous.
It will also mean the late edition of Sportsday is axed. Personally, I don’t really care about sport much so rarely watch Sportsday, but it’s clearly a useful programme to have in the schedule as part of a varied News diet. The News at Ten also tends to be a more serious bulletin so rarely covers sport. It would be nice not to lose it given the presenter will be there anyway for the 6:30pm edition. I struggle to see how they are really saving any money at all.
They tried Newsnight on the NC before and it failed to work. It didn’t wash then; it won’t wash now.