[DTV]

Does anyone know why they’re not showing the flagship shows like Breakfast, 1, 6, 10 & Newsnight on the World Feed?

As an Aussie watching BBC News, I expect UK centric content. So frustrating we don’t get those programmes. Loved watching them when I was in the UK.

I think this was discussed on the previous thread, where some would argue that airing the domestic bulletins globally would be a waste of licence fee money.

It wasn't about licence money, it's about the fact that a) domestic programmes don't fit with World timings (meaning either you'd have to restructure domestic bulletins or lose out on ad breaks); b) domestic bulletins have a strong presumption of familiarity with domestic terms, which, without explanation, would be unduly alienating to world viewers; c) there's no need considering World can easily produce a bulletin that better serves the international audience; and d) all sports segments would have to be removed for rights reasons. Ultimately, no real commercial or editorial justification.

Also, I know people love to do the whole 'World is for ex-pats' schtick, so I'll just quote a BBC submission to a Select Committee from 2006 I came across the other day: "Ex-patriot British are a constituent part of the BBC World audience. However, they are not the primary focus of the channel, and make up a very small proportion of the channel's total audience." They'd be an even smaller proportion today.