I don't mind these changes. COVID19 schedule has been an improvement on many fronts. World gets a bit of studio E and I'm glad we've seen the last of studio B which never fit World IMO.
Also don't mind Newsday gone, better to have a proper overnight service for us in Europe and it's great to have Papers on World as well.
As mentioned before, during the last few months, having more straightforward BBC World News bulletins like it used to be, is better than too many branded but same shows.
Of course it is sad to see so many people, on and off screen, lose their jobs and the once mighty BBC on knees having to take these cuts every few years.
I don't mind these changes. COVID19 schedule has been an improvement on many fronts. World gets a bit of studio E and I'm glad we've seen the last of studio B which never fit World IMO.
Also don't mind Newsday gone, better to have a proper overnight service for us in Europe and it's great to have Papers on World as well.
As mentioned before, during the last few months, having more straightforward BBC World News bulletins like it used to be, is better than too many branded but same shows.
Of course it is sad to see so many people, on and off screen, lose their jobs and the once mighty BBC on knees having to take these cuts every few years.
BUT, it's an international channel, not a European channel. Newsday's remit fitted the bill perfectly. It was a great 2 hours of viewing. I'd much prefer Newsday to just another generic World bulletin.
I think a programme like Newshour could be produced at midday and midnight
05-07 The Briefing
07-09 Breakfast (UK Only) | BBC World News
09-12 BBC News Channel | BBC World News
12-13 Newshour (Simulcast on BBC News Channel & BBC Two)
13-14 News at One | Impact
14-1630 Afternoon Live | Impact till 1530 Global from 1600
1630-17 HARDtalk
17-18 Global
18-19 News at Six | Global
19-20 Untitled Beyond 100 Days style programme
20-22 Outside Source or World News Today
22-23 News at Ten | World News America
23-2330 BBC World News
2330-00 The Papers
00-01 Newshour
01-05 BBC World News
Who has been doing the overnight simulcasts since the pandemic broke?
Have we seen Mike Embley? James Reynolds seems to be a permanent feature. Ben Bland has more or less disappeared although he popped up on Breakfast this morning.
Other than at the start of lock down when his twitter feed suggests he was ill Mike has been appearing on Tuesday-Thursday mornings throughout lock down and has been doing an extra hour per day so is about the only presenter currently on air as much as they have been historically. Lewis Vaughan Jones has done the bulk of the other overnights throughout lock down, Aaron Safir has done a number of Monday mornings, James Reynolds has done Saturday-Monday 2 of the past 3 weeks and Samantha Simmonds, Simon Pusey and Rich Preston have all popped up on occasion. Ben Bland is currently doing every day on Around the World for Quibi but will be joined on that programme by Victoria Fritz when she returns from maternity so may have more time for traditional output at that point.
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I honestly believed it was going to be far worse judging by the way some of the newspapers were talking.
Realistically it is likely that at least one big name will be dropped as the savings will be bigger.
There are two big names that
could
be dropped. The first is Fiona Bruce.
Do you really think Fiona Bruce earns a 5 days a week salary from the news department to host the Six once a week?
If Fiona didn't host it, they'd have to pay someone else to do so
Judging by the Annual Reports... it's close enough. For the year 2017/2018, she was earning £180,000-£189,000 from BBC News (100 shows). For the year 2018/2019, she was earning £255,000-£259,000 for BBC News (100 shows) and BBC Question Time (10 episodes).
There are two big names that
could
be dropped. The first is Fiona Bruce.
Do you really think Fiona Bruce earns a 5 days a week salary from the news department to host the Six once a week?
If Fiona didn't host it, they'd have to pay someone else to do so
Judging by the Annual Reports... it's close enough. For the year 2017/2018, she was earning £180,000-£189,000 from BBC News (100 shows). For the year 2018/2019, she was earning £255,000-£259,000 for BBC News (100 shows) and BBC Question Time (10 episodes).
It all falls down to value for money in the news department. For example, if you had to choose between Fiona or Reeta/Clive, you'd choose Reeta or Clive due to their limited other responsibilities and ability to cover any 6/10 or even news channel shift. Obviously, the news side is going to be the lesser of her salary but to have somebody come in to present one (two every now and again) programme a week it seems silly in a world of cutting presenters.
There are two big names that
could
be dropped. The first is Fiona Bruce.
Do you really think Fiona Bruce earns a 5 days a week salary from the news department to host the Six once a week?
If Fiona didn't host it, they'd have to pay someone else to do so
Judging by the Annual Reports... it's close enough. For the year 2017/2018, she was earning £180,000-£189,000 from BBC News (100 shows). For the year 2018/2019, she was earning £255,000-£259,000 for BBC News (100 shows) and BBC Question Time (10 episodes).
You'd be surprised! I just refreshed my memory by reading this. Tina Daheley gets more than Louise Minchin and Jane Hill. Absurd.
Does the end of Newsday also mean the end of the Asia Business Report?
It strikes me as shortsighted if BBC World News moves away from having live broadcasts from the region which is home to 55% of the worldwide population and when the global political and economic center of gravity is inexorably moving towards Asia.
Over time CNN International moved away from live Asia morning and evening programmes, and now has nothing. Al Jazeera is the same since they closed the Kuala Lumpur studio. It blows my mind.
Do you really think Fiona Bruce earns a 5 days a week salary from the news department to host the Six once a week?
If Fiona didn't host it, they'd have to pay someone else to do so
Judging by the Annual Reports... it's close enough. For the year 2017/2018, she was earning £180,000-£189,000 from BBC News (100 shows). For the year 2018/2019, she was earning £255,000-£259,000 for BBC News (100 shows) and BBC Question Time (10 episodes).
You'd be surprised! I just refreshed my memory by reading this. Tina Daheley gets more than Louise Minchin and Jane Hill. Absurd.