BBC News presenter Martine Croxall has urged viewers to protest the “ridiculous” plan to replace the channel with a single global news service, saying it will deprive domestic viewers of British news. I warned you.
Croxall, a popular anchor on the Rolling News channel, has denounced the move to shut down BBC News and the BBC World News channel in order to create a new single “commercial” service called BBC News from next April.
UK viewers will see less domestic rolling news with the promise of a more ‘global’ feel on new channels broadcast from Washington DC and Singapore.
“I don’t believe the true extent of the damage to news channels has been revealed,” Croxall said.
“We all understand that we need to adapt and evolve as viewing habits change, but this shutdown is reckless.”
The change, which the BBC said was necessary to cut costs and shift news resources to digital output, “will give up breaking news in the UK to competitors,” she said.
Veteran BBC broadcaster Croxall’s role is one of 70 roles threatened by the move, which will result in the creation of 20 new positions in Washington.
In a series of tweets, she said: UK license fee payers do not recognize it. “
“There’s no separate UK channel at all. This is something people don’t realize. You’ll get what the global audience gets.”
UK viewers sit between regular advertising breaks on the commercially funded ‘Global’ channel. Instead of seeing ads displayed to overseas viewers, UK viewers receive short updates about the latest stories at home.
Croxall, who broke the news of Prince Philip’s death to viewers on the BBC News channel, said: “Except between ads, there will be no bespoke UK content as standard. I plan to fill it.”
The BBC said viewers in the UK will watch dedicated programming at certain times of the day, covering national breaking news.
But Croxall says the stream will only switch to breaking news “if the editors see it as worthwhile to set up a small studio. We’ll be giving away breaking news in the UK to a competitor.” .”
“Managers admit low ambition for British production, especially breaking news. It’s all about the commercial market abroad.”
UK viewers will be able to see a “visualization” of Nicky Campbell’s Radio 5 Live phone between 9am and 11am on weekdays, Croxall said.
BBC One breaking news and news night“You Can Watch It Anyway” is also simulcast with the nightly preview of the next day’s newspaper.
Asked what viewers can do to protest the changes being discussed with the broadcast union, Croxall urged: to Obcomm. to DCMS [Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport] Choose a committee. Make noise about what you hold dear. “
“Our bosses say the audience doesn’t care. The #BBCNewsChannel as we know it will be gone by April if we can’t make plans.”
Croxall directed viewers to a change petition urging the BBC to reconsider the proposal, which began collecting signatures on Monday.
Internally, Croxall “made his feelings loud and clear. The audience is said to have made no fuss about the plan. The union was presented with the thinnest plan.”
She added that the UK material the news channel now produces daily “is used in other TV bulletins, radio and online, making it very cost-effective”.
Croxall discussed the move on Twitter after the late night edition. paper The one she presented was plagued with technical problems. Viewers said the proposed new channel would replicate the BBC World News channel seen on international hotel television sets.
BBC Culture editor Katie Lazar said of the plan: If you don’t think you need a radical change. “
“With linear TV audiences declining, the BBC suggests it needs to steer its programming in the direction news consumers are currently heading.”
“As with everything in a competitive media environment, there are no guarantees of success,” she said.
The news channel had 19 presenters, cut to five in London and another anchor in Washington. There will also be eight correspondents reporting on site and giving presentations from the studio.
The BBC said it was investing in “new breaking news coverage” for its new TV news channel.
BBC News digital director Naja Nielsen, who oversees the channel, said BBC News wanted to create “the best live and breaking video news service in the world”.
The company also said it would also have “a new flagship program built around prominent journalists.”
BBC journalists believe politicians will raise concerns over plans to reduce airtime on their channels, leading to accusations that important national and regional events are ‘not reported’.
The news channel merger is part of a series of cost-saving changes that will see the BBC Four and CBBC channels moving online. The BBC says he will have to save £285m a year by 2027 to bridge the funding shortfall created by rising inflation and a two-year freeze on his license fees by ministers.
BBC Studios is permitted to generate commercial income from news channels outside the UK through advertising. Funds returned to the BBC will be reinvested in public service journalism.
A BBC spokesperson said: Our goal is to create the world’s best live and breaking video news service on webpages, apps, BBC iPlayer and our new TV news channel, BBC News. “
“BBC News will not only provide UK subscribers with ad-free access to a vast range and breadth of international coverage never before available, but will also offer specific UK content for a single day. Provides time of day and time of day for specific news articles.
The proposal is currently subject to consultation with staff and trade unions, and details of the new channel are expected to be announced in the coming months.
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