31-08-2023, 05:34 PM
(31-08-2023, 04:56 PM)News76 Wrote: Or at least providing a separate UK Service til 11:00pm weekdays/midnight at weekends (well if the current UK opt out service runs until 11:00pm on weekdays, i can't see why a separate news UK news service would run until 6:00pm.)Running a separate full UK news service is (obviously) somewhat more expensive than having the ability to run a fairly minimalist single-story opt-out - requiring more presenters, gallery staff and support staff. While a simple intro/VT-only 'rolling bulletin' set-up would be fairly cheap, I suspect this isn't what many have in mind for a UK service. Things like DtL interviews, breaking news coverage and even simple things like headline sequences require extra staff (e.g., logistics, off air journalists, picture editors) to organise.
Plus, even if there is any reversal on the merged output front, there is zero chance of it being to a degree of more separate programming than at any point since 2015. The most I could possibly forsee (and that's at a stretch) is a return to January/February levels.