[Kojak]

And let it be known - it really isn't going unnoticed by senior BBC peeps!

There are certain members of this forum and indeed previous forums dating back to when TVF launched who are like many of us - fans, geeks, whatever of television news and I've noticed they are online A LOT!

Indeed! One of whom we’ve seen on air pretty much every day this week! 

Sycophants aside, I get the sense most people, both within and outside the BBC, can see this new arrangement for what it is: a shambles. As much as I disagree with what has happened, I do think there are ways that it could have been made at least acceptable. The fact that none of them have happened (and I know it’s only been a week!) suggests to me one of two things: incompetence or sabotage. For everyone’s sake, I hope it’s the latter. Because if it’s not, then they sure are playing into the hands of the #DefundTheBBC nutters. And that isn’t good for ANYONE. 

My problem is - and I accept that this is an age-old problem - that the BBC seems to be more interested in gimmicks and vanity projects than bread and butter like the news channel. Why bring BBC3 back, only to announce a couple of months later that all their other channels were for the chop? It is completely nonsensical. Anyone would think the BBC is being destroyed from within!