[Keith]

I suspect that at the very least the proposed evening and overnight changes where both channels already simulcast will go ahead. Particularly using their Washington and Singapore studios has potential cost savings, if it allows them to pay those staff for working normal daytime hours. I gather from a previous thread on TVLF that there are additional costs involved with staff working overnight hours, so no longer using a UK studio overnight would presumably reduce some costs.

As to how much UK opt-outs during the daytime can be retained that might depend a bit on the new government. After all they have the ability to set/change the licence fee for the next few years, as well as decide what if anything replaces it after that.