An overall appalling commitment to News from the BBC over the Xmas period. I fathom why on earth Jane Hill was in there until almost midnight last night and Clive is there tonight for a bulletin probably watched by nobody.
Does anyone remember the golden years when Xmas day bulletins were massive ratings hits?
I can't tell what your complaint is - that the BBC are getting their main anchors in for poorly watched bulletins; or that the BBC are bothering at all with bulletins that are probably watched by nobody. I'm not sure how either complaint is summed up by having an "appalling commitment to news" considering you could solve both of those complaints by not even bothering with the bulletin, it seems to me they're actually demonstrating a "commitment to news" by treating these bulletins as important parts of the schedule.
Tbh (as a UK viewer) I haven't found the Christmas simulcasting that annoying. It's probably partly because most of it has come from Studio E - which I really think looks 10x better than C (especially with the fake newsroom background) - and even though it's minor, I think the recent rewording of the the "UK and around the world" intro is a lot nicer. And there have been some of the best and most talented presenters on air over Christmas as well.
An overall appalling commitment to News from the BBC over the Xmas period.
What rubbish.
Actually was a great PSB service to keep the bulletin short and sweet yesterday - 2 minutes of the headlines were all most people would need on Christmas Day, especially this year. Nobody needed the Brexit stuff or Covid situation in detail yesterday.
Absolutely. Much better than the awkward "You're watching BBC News" opt outs they were doing before - only to go straight to the weather forecast directly after.
Tbh (as a UK viewer) I haven't found the Christmas simulcasting that annoying. It's probably partly because most of it has come from Studio E - which I really think looks 10x better than C (especially with the fake newsroom background) - and even though it's minor, I think the recent rewording of the the "UK and around the world" intro is a lot nicer. And there have been some of the best and most talented presenters on air over Christmas as well.
Totally agree with this especially the point on the rewording of the intro, it makes the opening so much more simple and smooth. On Christmas Day Tim Wilcox had so many viewers to welcome he got all his words muddled.