CM
So by broadcasting the NC 10am - 12pm then, World is saving on one presenting shift between 5am and 8pm. Whilst this might have worked during the height of the Covid crisis when there was only one news story, it's hardly appropriate in the long term. It's very sad that the cuts have to be this drastic that the quality of broadcast news output on either the NC or World or both will be noticeably compromised.
I must say, however, unless of course somebody with information to say otherwise, the press release does not confirm the actual times of simulcast. It says something along the lines of "the two channels will continue to remain separate - but will continue to join in the mornings and evenings".
By "mornings" they could possibly mean 00:00-06:00, however this is probably not the case.
The current World shifts to my knowledge are 5am-10am, 12-4pm, 4-8pm, 8-10pm (Outside Source), 10pm-1am and 1-5am.
So by broadcasting the NC 10am - 12pm then, World is saving on one presenting shift between 5am and 8pm. Whilst this might have worked during the height of the Covid crisis when there was only one news story, it's hardly appropriate in the long term. It's very sad that the cuts have to be this drastic that the quality of broadcast news output on either the NC or World or both will be noticeably compromised.
I must say, however, unless of course somebody with information to say otherwise, the press release does not confirm the actual times of simulcast. It says something along the lines of "the two channels will continue to remain separate - but will continue to join in the mornings and evenings".
By "mornings" they could possibly mean 00:00-06:00, however this is probably not the case.