[AndrewP]

I do wonder what is occurring in BBC news management. Why did no one say that's a bad idea, a culture of fear? inexperience? or they just don't care. Maybe they are on a different planet to everyone else and they think it's great. Is there a possible technical issue or regulating requirement that requires this?

"I think this change is a positive in many ways.
Yes, it has caused some upset with our viewers who seem to think the channel has gone down the pan, however I'm a firm believer that these problems are simply solutions just waiting to happen.

What I think is really exciting is the encouraging response we've had from our viewers, which has meant that we can be confident in taking decisive action about the ticker, and take that straight off the list of possible solutions we have to worry about.

So that's all good, then. And so we move on."