BBC Regional News is the most popular show on the BBC outside EastEnders most days and far more PSB than "family comedy", which in recent years has been pretty dismal from the BBC. You only have to look at what has happened to ITV to see how much people value it.
Yes, there are efficiencies to be made but axing it would be admitting the BBC's days are pretty much done. They've already made cuts by slashing the lunchtime bulletin to 5 minutes while the new longer late programme is essentially a revised repeat of the 6.30pm edition.
Tuesday 10 March 2015 6:25PM
BBC Regional News is the most popular show on the BBC outside EastEnders most days and far more PSB than "family comedy", which in recent years has been pretty dismal from the BBC. You only have to look at what has happened to ITV to see how much people value it.
Yes, there are efficiencies to be made but axing it would be admitting the BBC's days are pretty much done. They've already made cuts by slashing the lunchtime bulletin to 5 minutes while the new longer late programme is essentially a revised repeat of the 6.30pm edition.