29-11-2023, 04:59 PM
Certain irony that expanding news in daytime is a cost-cutti g measure and then cutting news later at night is a cost cutting measure.
The Newsnight cuts are devastating - really should axe the brand if they're axing the show. Absolutely no PSB value in more debate programming - they've basically joined GB News in the race to the bottom and it leaves C4 News as the only long form investigative programme on TV.
Like BBC Local Radio they're destroying a heritage brand to save £7.5m whilst at the same time investing £5m in "digital content" which will likely offer far less value. An investigation on Newsnight can create far more digital and linear content across the BBC than anything created specifically for digital.
The Newsnight cuts are devastating - really should axe the brand if they're axing the show. Absolutely no PSB value in more debate programming - they've basically joined GB News in the race to the bottom and it leaves C4 News as the only long form investigative programme on TV.
Like BBC Local Radio they're destroying a heritage brand to save £7.5m whilst at the same time investing £5m in "digital content" which will likely offer far less value. An investigation on Newsnight can create far more digital and linear content across the BBC than anything created specifically for digital.