[Neon Pig]

Sarah Jane Mee Show is the worst offender. Not only her specific name but to add Show to it and to call a basic news channel 3 hour block a show is absurd. The fact it hasn't changed, even though it was supposed to, reeks of vanity.

The thing with all this regular presenter styled programmes, shows, whatever, is they lack any visual or presentation distinctions. So it is almost redundant unless any of the tagged presenters will actually bring a different style of presentation, or at the very least, for each programme to have its own visual distinction. CNN seem to do this fine enough.

For example, Wilfred Frost has a background, and interest it would seem, in business and financial news, so perhaps the bulletins/headlines of the day could have an angle towards that - for example how the top stories are impacting financial sectors or businesses. Obviously Ian King goes much deeper and specific.

Sarah-Jane seems to like a more human angle, so perhaps delve into how some significant news stories are actually impacting people. She could still cover all the key headlines of the day, but have another focus on softer or human stories.

Unlike many, I don't have an issue with the glass box, just the lack of variation if offers. I see no reason why the desk can't be rotated as it once was, or some soft chairs brought in for Sarah-Jane's show for example, or weekend breakfast (sunrise). Additionally, the big screen is wasted and underutilised; it could have programme specific backdrops (as they do from Westminster, screens and desk). Also, those pointless small gallery style LED screens on the wall behind the studio irritate me, why don't they just full full height versions that can display visuals more flexibly and again, add visual distinction ...