[Keith]

I also don’t see the difference it makes moving the one to Salford on the actual program. Apart from having a different background image (although I can see them using the usual newsroom background) what difference does it make?

Presumably it means that the Six and Ten will share one single set of crew, rather than needing additional staff to cover for the One.

Meanwhile One will likely share crew with Breakfast, or possibly the sports bulletins on the news channel. With Breakfast being extended by 15 minutes (and the One being extended to an hour) I imagine their/Salford's budget was probably increased to cover the additional staffing resources needed.

It would be nice if the freed up One crew were reused on the News Channel to provide a proper UK opt services during the daytime, however that's probably wishful thinking. Speculating, but I wonder if the new arrangements also make it easier should the 10 ever get extended to an hour if/when Newsnight seemingly inevitably gets axed.