WL
Bristol, Plymouth, Nottingham, Leeds, Salford, Tunbridge Wells and Norwich, I think?
A sad loss really. I think it’s difficult to compare double headed presentation on network/NC to the regional programmes. After all these are magazine programmes, as opposed to just hard news, and I think the double headed nature really added to them, particularly for the lighter features.
All BBC regional TV news programmes to go single-headed
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/07/bbc-local-radio-to-cut-139-jobs-in-england/
(How many double-headers are there these days? not so many)
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/07/bbc-local-radio-to-cut-139-jobs-in-england/
(How many double-headers are there these days? not so many)
Bristol, Plymouth, Nottingham, Leeds, Salford, Tunbridge Wells and Norwich, I think?
A sad loss really. I think it’s difficult to compare double headed presentation on network/NC to the regional programmes. After all these are magazine programmes, as opposed to just hard news, and I think the double headed nature really added to them, particularly for the lighter features.
CM
Here’s the BBC News article.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53263793
The BBC is to cut 450 jobs in its English regional TV news and current affairs, local radio and online news.
Seven of the 20 presenters on 6.30pm regional TV bulletins will be cut, and some local radio shows will be axed.
Inside Out will be replaced by a new investigative journalism programme, which will have six regional editions instead of the previous 11.
The cuts are expected to save £25m by 2022, and follow news of job losses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The BBC has previously said it must save £125m this year because of financial pressures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 150 roles are due to be lost in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the corporation announced in June.
The proposed cuts are on top of the 450 redundancies previously announced - and subsequently put on hold - by BBC News.
How will BBC output change?
The new TV show to replace the magazine programme Inside Out will feature a single 30-minute investigation per episode, and will be made in London, Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Norwich.
That means weekly current affairs programmes will no longer be made in Plymouth, Southampton, Tunbridge Wells, Nottingham and Salford.
Regional TV and online news teams will be merged, and there will no longer be an online editorial hub in Birmingham.
In the 39 local radio stations, the "simplified" schedule that was introduced when the pandemic began in March will be made permanent.
The stations previously often had different programme schedules, but each will now have three daytime shows with one presenter. Any shows with two hosts will go down to one.
The 11 regional Sunday morning political programmes, which have been replaced during the coronavirus pandemic by a single show, will all return but will undergo a "creative review".
Regional morning news bulletins, which were cut during the pandemic, will also return.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53263793
Quote:
The BBC is to cut 450 jobs in its English regional TV news and current affairs, local radio and online news.
Seven of the 20 presenters on 6.30pm regional TV bulletins will be cut, and some local radio shows will be axed.
Inside Out will be replaced by a new investigative journalism programme, which will have six regional editions instead of the previous 11.
The cuts are expected to save £25m by 2022, and follow news of job losses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The BBC has previously said it must save £125m this year because of financial pressures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 150 roles are due to be lost in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the corporation announced in June.
The proposed cuts are on top of the 450 redundancies previously announced - and subsequently put on hold - by BBC News.
How will BBC output change?
The new TV show to replace the magazine programme Inside Out will feature a single 30-minute investigation per episode, and will be made in London, Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Norwich.
That means weekly current affairs programmes will no longer be made in Plymouth, Southampton, Tunbridge Wells, Nottingham and Salford.
Regional TV and online news teams will be merged, and there will no longer be an online editorial hub in Birmingham.
In the 39 local radio stations, the "simplified" schedule that was introduced when the pandemic began in March will be made permanent.
The stations previously often had different programme schedules, but each will now have three daytime shows with one presenter. Any shows with two hosts will go down to one.
The 11 regional Sunday morning political programmes, which have been replaced during the coronavirus pandemic by a single show, will all return but will undergo a "creative review".
Regional morning news bulletins, which were cut during the pandemic, will also return.
BR
Why pay for four shows rather than three? Sadly was inevitable most changes bought in would stay and wouldn't be surprised if the same happens with the changes on national radio too.
Just wish they wouldn't spin them as something other than cost cutting. Everyone affected know why it is happening so at least be honest with them - they deserve that.
I'm not surprised the local radio schedule changes are being kept, though would have thought it might benefit from one additional programme to create shorter shifts of 7-10am,10am-1pm, 1-4pm, 4-7pm.
Why pay for four shows rather than three? Sadly was inevitable most changes bought in would stay and wouldn't be surprised if the same happens with the changes on national radio too.
Just wish they wouldn't spin them as something other than cost cutting. Everyone affected know why it is happening so at least be honest with them - they deserve that.
JL
Sad, but tbh I think it was inevitable. I thought EMT would switch to single headed whenever one of Anne and Dom retired, but I'm guessing they'll just adopt the current system of alternating days, and occasionally taking longer stints.
BR
So Inside Out will be replaced by six effectively macro-regional investigative programmes based in London, Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Norwich - interestingly nothing for the North West there so I guess they'll be lumped in with Leeds. No mention of the Politics shows either.
One concern I suspect many business in this situation will have is although they think now changes made during lockdown have shown many roles are surplus to requirements, should the situation be repeated in the next year following cuts to the numbers of employees will they be able to continue operating as they have done over the last few months with the reduced levels of staff should they become affected by an outbreak or local lockdown.
One concern I suspect many business in this situation will have is although they think now changes made during lockdown have shown many roles are surplus to requirements, should the situation be repeated in the next year following cuts to the numbers of employees will they be able to continue operating as they have done over the last few months with the reduced levels of staff should they become affected by an outbreak or local lockdown.
EM
I think at this point, it's time to get rid of BBC Scotland TV. It's been a good experiment and produced some really interesting and innovative programming but it's starting to look like an extravagance when licence-fee payers in English regions, many with millions more people than Scotland, are being left with such a threadbare regional TV and radio service.
They can't justify broadcasting a whole TV channel with hours of unique nightly programming (including documentaries, drama, quizzes and a full hour of double-headed news) to 5.4 million people in Scotland when, say, 7.3 million people in NW England have a cheap regional half-hour news slot, an Inside Out replacement probably shared with Yorkshire and a couple of increasingly low-budget local radio channels.
They can't justify broadcasting a whole TV channel with hours of unique nightly programming (including documentaries, drama, quizzes and a full hour of double-headed news) to 5.4 million people in Scotland when, say, 7.3 million people in NW England have a cheap regional half-hour news slot, an Inside Out replacement probably shared with Yorkshire and a couple of increasingly low-budget local radio channels.
BR
And presumably further cuts will see more repeats in primetime on BBC1 and BBC2, and hence more opportunities to opt out of the network schedules for BBC Scotland programming.
I think at this point, it's time to get rid of BBC Scotland TV. It's been a good experiment and produced some really interesting and innovative programming but it's starting to look like an extravagance when licence-fee payers in English regions, many with millions more people than Scotland, are being left with such a threadbare regional TV and radio service.
They can't justify broadcasting a whole TV channel with hours of unique nightly programming (including documentaries, drama, quizzes and a full hour of double-headed news) to 5.4 million people in Scotland when, say, 7.3 million people in NW England have a cheap regional half-hour news slot, an Inside Out replacement probably shared with Yorkshire and a couple of increasingly low-budget local radio channels.
They can't justify broadcasting a whole TV channel with hours of unique nightly programming (including documentaries, drama, quizzes and a full hour of double-headed news) to 5.4 million people in Scotland when, say, 7.3 million people in NW England have a cheap regional half-hour news slot, an Inside Out replacement probably shared with Yorkshire and a couple of increasingly low-budget local radio channels.
And presumably further cuts will see more repeats in primetime on BBC1 and BBC2, and hence more opportunities to opt out of the network schedules for BBC Scotland programming.
LL
London Lite
Founding member
I know that some people will be disappointed at the axing of Inside Out, but the previous 30 min investigative programmes that used to be on BBC Two in the past, such as First Sight which used to go out in the old South East region were of high quality in comparison.
The Sunday regional political shows have been saved as well as Breakfast bulletins, so I think they made the least worst decision.
The Sunday regional political shows have been saved as well as Breakfast bulletins, so I think they made the least worst decision.
RA
And still Hull survives.
I know that some people will be disappointed at the axing of Inside Out, but the previous 30 min investigative programmes that used to be on BBC Two in the past, such as First Sight which used to go out in the old South East region were of high quality in comparison.
The Sunday regional political shows have been saved as well as Breakfast bulletins, so I think they made the least worst decision.
The Sunday regional political shows have been saved as well as Breakfast bulletins, so I think they made the least worst decision.
And still Hull survives.
SE
Square Eyes
Founding member
I expect Hull is the model going forward. A hugely successful format.