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BBC drops nightly newspaper review

Posted on 29th December 2022 by The Clean Feed Team
Last updated on 2nd January 2023 Filed under News

The BBC has announced that the twice-nightly newspaper review on its UK TV news channel will air for the final time on 2nd January 2023.

A press release issued a short time ago said the changes were part of plans to create a digital-first BBC.

During the summer, the BBC announced plans to merge the BBC News Channel with its international equivalent. It’s believed the merger will result in the loss of 70 jobs, including 14 presenter posts.

Various media commentators have questioned the BBC’s ability to adequately cover UK breaking news on the new TV news channel post-merger.

In August, BBC News presenter Martine Croxall warned about the potential impacts of the channel merger in a series of tweets. One of the tweets suggested the paper review would be a casualty. The tweets were deleted within hours.

The statement issued by the BBC at 4.45pm today:

“Earlier this year we announced our plans to create a digital-first BBC that is the best live and breaking news service in the world – serving our audiences across web, apps, iPlayer and a new single 24-hour BBC News channel, bringing together the UK and international channel.

“As part of these changes there will be some scheduling changes and some items may move, or be provided in different ways across the BBC channels. From 3 January The Papers will no longer run as a regular segment on BBC News, and instead we will continue to feature paper reviews and stories throughout BBC programmes including:

  • BBC Breakfast
  • The Today Programme
  • Politics Live
  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
  • BBC News Online

“We think it is important to feature newspapers and will also continue to invite editors and journalists from across the industry to discuss the news and important issues of the day across the BBC channels.”

BBC press release

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Dates for the Diary

21st January 2023: BBC Look North (Hull) moves to temporary studio to allow for studio upgrade.

24th January: the first stage of the BBC’s transition to HD-only broadcasting on satellite begins.

- BBC One South HD launches.
- BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC Two Northern Ireland go HD-only.
- BBC One Nightlight will appear on channel 101 on older, SD-only satellite receivers in South England and Northern Ireland. This is an SD-only version of BBC One, with no local programming.
- BBC News SD, CBBC SD and BBC Three SD will migrate to 12422H..

February 2023: new set for BBC Midlands Today goes live.

13th February 2023: Sky Kids launches.

Q1 2023: BBC Chameleon branding introduced on air for BBC Weather, CBBC and CBeebies.

April 2023: BBC News Channel and BBC World News merge.

November/December 2023: World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-23).

Q1 2024: SD versions of BBC channels close on satellite.

2024: BBC Four and CBBC go online-only.

2024: BBC Radio 4 Extra goes online-only.

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