[DTV]

I’d love to know who the BBC Breakfast simulcast is supposed to be serving. If I wanted to watch breakfast, couldn’t I just turn on BBC One? I’d rather have the option to watch something different, personally.

An official response would give you the usual justification of network simulcasts about duplicating resources and so on, and there is obviously the period of BSL signing (though this is actually just a signing of what is on the News channel, e.g., a few times in 2019 the NC signed Impact rather than the News at One when it opted away for live news coverage). While such justifications are possibly a bit lessened now than previously, the concerns about maximising UK-only content outweigh concerns for providing choice.

Plus, given that Sunday Breakfast when it finishes early on BBC One is consistently the best performing slot on the BBC News channel by a clear margin (with a clear coattails effect for the next few hours), I wouldn't be surprised if that alone is enough to justify a continued simulcasting of Breakfast. Of course, you could say just keep the Sunday simulcasts, but that might look a little odd.