25-08-2023, 12:50 PM
(25-08-2023, 11:20 AM)News76 Wrote: And if i wanted output overnights from America, i'd go to CNN, Not BBC News-yet another thing wrong with this merger but at the bottom of the list for now with me.Of the many changes associated with the merger, probably one of the most sensible, but you do you.
- 'Following the sun' is typical of international news channels and it makes sense to utilise the Washington teams for more than just a single 30-minute programme per day. The additional staffing costs in Washington are likely substantively less than previous overnight staffing costs from London - freeing up more money to be spent elsewhere.
- Showing extra commitment to the US market is a commercially sensible thing to do, with the US the most lucrative ad market and much of the BBC's syndication revenue coming from the US. Extra money raised this way means more money for the channel.
- From the perspective of UK viewers, where overnights are coming from doesn't really matter as viewership is so low. Plus, overnights on News 24 were historically fairly US-oriented anyway (variously featuring USA Direct, ABC World News, World News Today and repeats of World News America and World Business Report).
As is often the case, your view of what should be happening with the channel would be more expensive/require more cuts for little actual gain.