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Subtitled News is going to get virtually no one to watch who doesn’t speak the language. At least with simulcasting English language content it isn’t going to get people activity tuning out for reasons other than not enjoying said content. Nicky Campbell’s programme would surely have some people who’d enjoy the content but wouldn’t typically think to tune into the radio at the time of day. So there is a clear logic to making it accessible to the TV audience beyond doing it as a means of cutting costs. Likewise you’re unlikely to tune out of the News channel because it’s simulcasting a BBC One bulletin, if you’re there for that kind of content anyway, you’re not going to turn it off.

Absolutely, and I think it also misses part of the reason that BBC One simulcasts began in the first place - it wasn't so much a case of 'we make it, so let's show it', but 'why are we making two near-identical programmes at the same time, with one often forced into a subordinate role in terms of resource allocation (also we want to save some money)'. Now, you can argue that News 24 should have instead switched to simulcasting with World at those times to provide an alternative, but ultimately network bulletins simulcasts have proved broadly popular on the News channel.

As others have said, I think there is a case with The Nine, but with Newyddion and An Là there is so little justification that it borders on the absurd. I don't see any benefits to Welsh or Gaelic speakers, it doesn't save any money and would ultimately unnecessarily provide a worse service for News channel viewers (if simulcast live, during some of the channel's highest-performing slots).