Poised to come into force next year, the shake-up will mean that studios at Broadcasting House helm UK and global news coverage during the day, before a a switch to presenters in Washington and Singapore overnight.Ĭost-saving is among the driving forces behind the plans. "The UK licence fee payer will not recognise it." "The replacement channel will be commercial and aimed at an overseas audience. "I do not believe the true extent of the damage to the news channel has been made plain," she said. Taking to Twitter last week, BBC newsreader Martine Croxall lashed out at the plans.
The BBC's plan to scrap its two rolling news channels for UK and overseas audiences and launch a global station serving both has become the latest row to engulf the corporation amid fears it will dial down national coverage. However, it told the Belfast Telegraph that the BBC's decision was a "snub to our communities" that had caused immense disappointment and frustration. The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, which organises the events, welcomed the fledgling channel's support. GB News, the insurgent network trying to disrupt Britain's media landscape with its opinionated take on current affairs, delivered the blow-by-blow coverage of unionist pride instead in a boost for the broadcaster's credibility. While the national broadcaster still provided highlights or marches, the second-by-second account of the Orangemen's celebration fell to Auntie's plucky rival to pick up. When the BBC consigned the live broadcast of the Belfast Twelfth of July Parade to the editorial dustbin, more than six decades of in-depth coverage came to an end.
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