[Keith]

The BBC’s own NC, as a now-global service, also has a different slant to bulletins and Newsnight so it is madness to think about curtailing those. A revamped 10 incorporating elements of Newsnight could work - but why do that and end up pushing regional news too late into the evening when Newsnight works better on BBC Two?

I hesitate to say it, but if they did axe Newsnight, the BBC would also be casting about for an extra few hours a week of “premium, UK-facing content” for the NC too!

I've previously posted suggesting that maybe they'd opt for a structure along the lines of...
- 10.00 to 10.30: National & International news (BBC One & News channel)
- 10.30 to 10.45: Nations & English regions opt-out (BBC One), Sports bulletin (News channel)
- 10.45 to 11.00: Special/investigative reports (BBC One England & News channel), Extended nations opt-out (BBC One Scotland/Wales/NI)

This would avoid the regional news from being pushed back too far. The structure could also be followed if the One gets extended to an hour. It also minimises the loss of News Channel UK opt-outs. If the One gets extended in a similar way then I suspect the amount of UK opt-out gained would more than cover the loss of Newsnight being simulcast.

It would also potentially give the nations an extended bulletin, allowing for politics affecting the nations to be better covered along with more local news. This concession could be particularly useful politically, should they ever need to close BBC Scotland channel for cost-saving reasons (reinstating BBC Two Scotland at the same time).