30-11-2023, 09:21 PM
(29-11-2023, 05:23 PM)Keith Wrote: With the weekday changes it effectively means that during the day the non-simulcast/merged news will be from 9.30am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm. It's probably wishful thinking but it would be great if they could have a news presenter/reporter provide a UK opt-out service on the News Channel during those hours.
With Newsnight I can't help feeling that they wanted to axe it, but felt there would be too much of a (political) backlash. Instead by shortening it and changing the programmes format they're able to reduce it's importance amongst viewers and politicians. Then in a year's time they can quietly axe it completely, potentially spinning it as being merged into an 'extended and enhanced' Ten news bulletin. Think of it is the equivalent of when they moved TOTP from BBC One to Two, before then axing it.
A late night edition of "Sixty Minutes" and we know how long that lasted.