03-04-2023, 07:27 PM
(03-04-2023, 02:28 PM)Keith Wrote:I think that comment is rather dismissive of the people who became familar faces on the news channel over the years. Even if casual viewers may not know them by name a face you know can be a face you trust - and trust is more important than ever with BBC News.(03-04-2023, 01:33 PM)CF1 Wrote: Nothing personal, but unfamiliar presenters like Lucy Hocking are going to drive UK viewers to other news channels.Yes, because most viewers tune into BBC News based on who's presenting... Or maybe they tune in because they want to catch the news and in reality most aren't really bothered who is presenting.
I suspect outside of forums such as these the latter is usually the case.
The problem though as you elude to is people tune in to catch the news - and in reality this new channel is not delivering the news that UK viewers tune in to the BBC for. It's the failure everybody predicted it would be.