30-12-2022, 11:15 PM
(30-12-2022, 10:45 PM)Stuart Wrote: Back in the day (before the pandemic) the morning NC/WN simulcast programme 'The Briefing' used to include a very good international newspaper review together with a studio guest commentator.
The segment had the same title sequence and intro music, but was called 'In the news', as presumably 'The Papers' doesn't mean anything to an international audience. I don't see why they can't just resurrect that idea, I used to find it very interesting, and not something offered by the other news channels.
I think this predated The Briefing - I recall that fifteen minute segment being a global paper review during the TVC days, in which case I assume it dates back to when they shortened the 05:30 World Business Report to 15 minutes. I also seem to recall Newsday having a brief global frontpages segment at one point.
As you say, an international paper review (with maybe a slight UK skew) could easily fit in on the new channel, while also being something distinctive. And, as I suggested earlier, an extended Newsnight could easily accommodate a review at the end - they already take a preview of the next day's frontpages and could even use guests previously on that night's programme if the minute appearance fees are really that much of a burden.