this is where i think the BBC needs to invest in a BBC News app for TV platforms
They had one back in 2016… then they quietly ditched it. Absolute madness…
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Embarrassing blunder for both Kuenssberg and BBC News: Her interview with BoJo has been pulled off, as internal briefing notes were accidentally sent to the former PM.
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Good on the BBC for owning up to their mistake
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interesting the early optout of the BBC News at Ten for Newsnight on the News Channel while BBC One stays with it
same at the end of Newsnight for when they want to air BBC World News America…
not surprised, but odd times when they do optout as it seems theyre in the middle of a segment at times
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It’s so stupid. If you can get the news channel you can get BBC1 and 2 and so you can watch the 10/Newsnight on those channels. The news channel should just show the extra World News America. At least that would offer an alternative.
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The BBC has axed investigative journalism show HARDtalk after nearly 30 years as part of a 130-person layoff program in its news division.
The news has emerged as part of the wider 500-person-layoff program that was announced earlier this year by Director General Tim Davie, as the corporation grapples with a deficit of £500M ($654M) amid tricky economic headwinds.
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Bad, bad, bad, wrong, wrong, wrong. The BBC should be doing more stuff like Hardtalk - not less. But this is the world we live in, I guess. Some more details here:
I think this is the most interesting bit:
- Expand the live streaming operation, joining the streaming team and UK breakout resources to create a single unit that produces streams for multiple outlets, from the Streaming Control Centre.
- Close Hardtalk and focus on continuous live and breaking output, and promoting other great interviews and journalism we already have.
- Move responsibility for making the Channel back half-hours to the News on iPlayer team,
- Permanently switch Singapore and Washington DC channel hours and close additional posts across the Channel.
- Introduce a ‘follow the sun’ model for our digital output, opening new roles in Sydney and ending the majority of London nightshifts.
- Close additional posts in Digital Output as we introduce more efficient ways of working.
- Changes to the News Labs and Delivery teams: these proposals will lead to 48 post closures and 11 new post openings across the department.
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Very interesting, wonder what this could mean in terms of news content produced from Australia.
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They already have some radio stuff presented from Sydney for the world service, so I presume it will be more of this, accompanied by increase digital staff (i.e. writers for online articles, etc)
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I think, as @JPA alluded to, it’s mostly relating to writers for the website. I have heard rumours of more output from Singapore, but I don’t know how that would relate to roles in Sydney. Unless they’re planning on having some producers working from Sydney? As you say, interesting times ahead.
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Ahh, that would make sense given they have no bulletins (and guessing facilities to do this?) from here and establishing that would be a substantial investment.
Forgive my ignorance, but does Singapore already produce a bit of original BBC content? So additional output would be doubling down on existing resources available there, no doubt maybe cheaper than say UK or elsewhere?
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Yes, Singapore does about three hours a day of live news, in the middle of the UK night. At the moment UK output starts at 5am London time. I suspect the BBC will want to move this later so as to eliminate the remaining nightshifts in London (ergo, more output from Singapore).
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There are already shifts in Washington that cover the portion between Singapore finishing, and London starting for the day.
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do they have a studio there or use someone elses (i assume the ABC?)
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Not 100% sure - they do have a Sydney presenter often on World Business Report, and they have an Australian presenter on the cricket show Stumped (usually from the ABC).
Reactions on the axing of news bulletins on BBC Asian Network plus the BBC’s response
Three former and current employees at BBC Asian Network criticised the removal of its bespoke news service, telling the Guardian the decision was a disservice to the BBC’s audiences. As part of the changes, the network will instead begin airing Newsbeat bulletins which are used on Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
“The BBC talks about diversity, representation and underserved audiences. We tick all of those boxes,” Raj Kaur Bilkhu, a former senior journalist at BBC Asian Network News, said.
“I’m angry and upset for the audience. Where are these young British Asian people, mainly from working-class backgrounds, going to get news relevant to them? But also, I’m very upset for my former colleagues, a lot of them who have only recently joined.”
A BBC spokesperson said: “Asian Network will continue to provide a unique offer for Asian listeners in the UK. Today’s announcement is part of a wider schedule change to the station as it adapts to better engage and attract audiences.
“The listening habits of younger British Asian audiences are changing, with a shift towards digital and social media, so in line with the rest of the BBC we must move resources to serve audiences where they are.”
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stumped is a co-production with all india radio and the ABC so i would say they would use the abc studios there
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Most likely - I presume though the BBC also has it’s own facilities for radio news reports, etc that they can use.
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