[mouseboy33]

Its a good idea. The music remixed sounds better. I do think they could further "enrich the content" on screen. (No Im not talking going down the TeleText route) There is plenty of screen real estate to add just a bit more to enhance the UK news offerings during these breaks. I like the progression bar. The Weather Channel uses something similar when they do the local forcast across the US. Nice job with that.

I would shrink the picture and move it above the main headline and use the right side of the screen for other data. Alongside the major national headlines how about scrolling thru current/forecast temperatures across the regions? Sports scores? Maybe rotate any major traffic/travel rail disruptions. But keeping in a very clean BBC-style uncluttered way.

But this headline slides was always a better solution.At the moment it feels a bit barebones and sparse to me. Add more will give the impression to the viewer that UK License fee payers arent being neglected. But its a move in the right direction. If Im correct it cant be customized depending on the region you are watching from. If that was the case they could show the local forecast/ traffic/sports scores in a specific area with the national headlines on the left side.

Citytv's CityNews Toronto 24/7 is kinda what I was thinking. (those bits that say CityNews rotate to reveal other things. they arent onscreen the entire time...before someone feels the need to point it out. Just posted this as an example. Nothing more.)
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