The BBC is due to announce plans this afternoon to reorganise its television news service. It is understood that the Six O’Clock News is to be extended by half an hour, and will concentrate on national and regional reports, with the Nine O’clock News focusing more on global events and situations.
The development comes after ITN’s announcement in early September that, with permission from the Independent Television Commission, it intends to axe its Ten O’Clock News, and replace it with an early and late evening news bulletin instead (see Newsline).
The final decision will be the result of 18 months’ research and analysis conducted by the BBC in order to determine what sort of news BBC audiences want. Specific changes are not expected to be announced until later this Autumn, but a re-launched breakfast news and a new programme looking at Europe are some of the items anticipated.
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