Exclusive: BBC News will make sweeping changes to its news channel presenting line-up from next week, with a number of seasoned anchors dropping off air.
The British broadcaster is merging its UK and World News stations into a single channel, with changes gradually being introduced from April 3.
Audiences are unlikely to notice a “big bang” overhaul, but one of the most notable differences will be the channel’s presenter lineup.
Newsroom sources also expect BBC management to rethink plans to reduce UK news amid fears that the merger could dilute domestic output and damage viewing figures. The BBC said the channel always planned to carry UK news for local viewers.
From next week, five journalists will take up Chief Presenter roles, including Matthew Amroliwala, Yalda Hakim, Christian Fraser, Lucy Hockings, and Maryam Moshiri.
A further 10 UK-based presenters were unsuccessful in applying for these roles, and Deadline hears that many have...
The British broadcaster is merging its UK and World News stations into a single channel, with changes gradually being introduced from April 3.
Audiences are unlikely to notice a “big bang” overhaul, but one of the most notable differences will be the channel’s presenter lineup.
Newsroom sources also expect BBC management to rethink plans to reduce UK news amid fears that the merger could dilute domestic output and damage viewing figures. The BBC said the channel always planned to carry UK news for local viewers.
From next week, five journalists will take up Chief Presenter roles, including Matthew Amroliwala, Yalda Hakim, Christian Fraser, Lucy Hockings, and Maryam Moshiri.
A further 10 UK-based presenters were unsuccessful in applying for these roles, and Deadline hears that many have...
- 3/28/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC World News anchor Laura Trevelyan has announced that she is leaving the BBC after 30 years to play a role in uprooting the legacy of colonialism in the Caribbean.
Trevelyan’s decision comes just weeks after she apologized to the people of Grenada for her family’s links to slavery. “We apologize for the actions of our ancestors in holding your ancestors in slavery,” she said in a letter signed on February 27.
In a tweet today, the presenter of Emmy-winning show BBC World News America said she is leaving to join the “growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean.”
A new chapter is starting for me. After thirty incredible years at the BBC, I’m leaving tomorrow – to join the growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean. Thank you to my beloved colleagues and to our amazing audience. I couldn’t be more grateful to you all.
— Laura...
Trevelyan’s decision comes just weeks after she apologized to the people of Grenada for her family’s links to slavery. “We apologize for the actions of our ancestors in holding your ancestors in slavery,” she said in a letter signed on February 27.
In a tweet today, the presenter of Emmy-winning show BBC World News America said she is leaving to join the “growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean.”
A new chapter is starting for me. After thirty incredible years at the BBC, I’m leaving tomorrow – to join the growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean. Thank you to my beloved colleagues and to our amazing audience. I couldn’t be more grateful to you all.
— Laura...
- 3/14/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC is confident that it will stem the flow of its presenter exodus by signing a new deal with its highest-profile news anchor.
Deadline can reveal that BBC sources expect Huw Edwards to commit himself to the broadcaster for up to three years, ending speculation about his future.
Edwards, 61, is the BBC’s best-known and joint highest-paid news presenter. He has spoken recently about scaling back his duties, but BBC insiders are optimistic they have convinced him to stay after his standout year in 2022.
Edwards was in the chair when the BBC first reported the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death last September. He remained ever-present on-screen during the period of national mourning and the funeral, winning praise for the tone and eloquence of his reporting during a historically significant moment.
Edwards said in 2021 that he was considering quitting the BBC’s News at Ten, with The Sunday Times...
Deadline can reveal that BBC sources expect Huw Edwards to commit himself to the broadcaster for up to three years, ending speculation about his future.
Edwards, 61, is the BBC’s best-known and joint highest-paid news presenter. He has spoken recently about scaling back his duties, but BBC insiders are optimistic they have convinced him to stay after his standout year in 2022.
Edwards was in the chair when the BBC first reported the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death last September. He remained ever-present on-screen during the period of national mourning and the funeral, winning praise for the tone and eloquence of his reporting during a historically significant moment.
Edwards said in 2021 that he was considering quitting the BBC’s News at Ten, with The Sunday Times...
- 2/28/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC has told 10 of its most seasoned news anchors that they have lost their prestige presenting roles on the broadcaster’s rolling news channel.
Deadline can reveal that journalists including Jane Hill, Martine Croxall, and Ben Brown were informed yesterday that they will not be among the chief presenters on a relaunched BBC News channel.
The BBC is combining its international and domestic news channels into a single offering as the corporation bids to cut costs and reinvent its output for a digital age.
The merger has been rumbling on for months, but in a single day 10 presenters were effectively told that their services are not required when the merged channel launches around April. Jess Brammar, editor of the news channels, phoned around presenters to deliver the news.
Annita McVeigh, Geeta Guru-Murthy, and Shaun Ley are also among the unlucky presenters. Along with Croxall and Brown, they spend...
Deadline can reveal that journalists including Jane Hill, Martine Croxall, and Ben Brown were informed yesterday that they will not be among the chief presenters on a relaunched BBC News channel.
The BBC is combining its international and domestic news channels into a single offering as the corporation bids to cut costs and reinvent its output for a digital age.
The merger has been rumbling on for months, but in a single day 10 presenters were effectively told that their services are not required when the merged channel launches around April. Jess Brammar, editor of the news channels, phoned around presenters to deliver the news.
Annita McVeigh, Geeta Guru-Murthy, and Shaun Ley are also among the unlucky presenters. Along with Croxall and Brown, they spend...
- 2/2/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC is “not proactively putting a date on a digital switchover or anything stupid like that,” Director General Tim Davie has said, but rather sparking a “broader conversation across the UK for when we do move across.”
Davie rowed back on the notion that linear TV channels will be snatched away from older viewers, stating that he was “being provocative” in a recent landmark speech when he forecast an internet-only TV future.
“We should have an aggressive plan but that is not a plan to remove things used by lots of people too soon,” he added, speaking to the UK government’s Public Accounts Committee.
“We’ve got a fantastic record of not leaving people behind and that is not part of the proposal.”
But while older viewers are more likely to watch linear, Davie said research shows when people over the age 65 move across to digital, “they don’t come back.
Davie rowed back on the notion that linear TV channels will be snatched away from older viewers, stating that he was “being provocative” in a recent landmark speech when he forecast an internet-only TV future.
“We should have an aggressive plan but that is not a plan to remove things used by lots of people too soon,” he added, speaking to the UK government’s Public Accounts Committee.
“We’ve got a fantastic record of not leaving people behind and that is not part of the proposal.”
But while older viewers are more likely to watch linear, Davie said research shows when people over the age 65 move across to digital, “they don’t come back.
- 1/12/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Three of the BBC’s most experienced news presenters are quitting the UK broadcaster as it ramps up plans to merge its international and domestic news channels.
Deadline can reveal that David Eades, Joanna Gosling, and Tim Willcox have taken voluntary redundancy and will leave the BBC after decades of service.
Eades has presented his final show for the corporation, which was coincidentally the final newspaper review on the BBC News channel last week. Gosling is expected to depart at the end of the month, while the timeline for Willcox’s exit is less clear.
The trio have decided against taking part in the recruitment process for a new team of six lead presenters on the new channel, which will combine the UK 24-hour news service and BBC World News.
Around 15 presenters are interviewing for six positions, with all being asked to do screen tests in a small studio...
Deadline can reveal that David Eades, Joanna Gosling, and Tim Willcox have taken voluntary redundancy and will leave the BBC after decades of service.
Eades has presented his final show for the corporation, which was coincidentally the final newspaper review on the BBC News channel last week. Gosling is expected to depart at the end of the month, while the timeline for Willcox’s exit is less clear.
The trio have decided against taking part in the recruitment process for a new team of six lead presenters on the new channel, which will combine the UK 24-hour news service and BBC World News.
Around 15 presenters are interviewing for six positions, with all being asked to do screen tests in a small studio...
- 1/11/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
News that doctors were “concerned” about Queen Elizabeth II’s health on Thursday lunchtime threw long-planned U.K. broadcast schedules into disarray almost immediately – and the disruptions will likely continue for weeks.
The statement from Buckingham Palace, issued at 12.30pm local time, was unprecedented and experienced broadcasters immediately realized the situation was serious. U.K. Parliament had been informed about 10 minutes earlier, with Prime Minister Liz Truss and leader of the opposition Keir Starmer discreetly passed notes detailing the situation in the House of Commons.
BBC One was the first network to break programming some 10 minutes after the statement was published. An episode of “Bargain Hunt” – a long-running series which sees two teams competing to cheaply source antiques and flip them for a profit – was interrupted by BBC newsreader Joanna Gosling, who said: “Welcome to viewers on BBC One. We have had news from Buckingham Palace that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral.
The statement from Buckingham Palace, issued at 12.30pm local time, was unprecedented and experienced broadcasters immediately realized the situation was serious. U.K. Parliament had been informed about 10 minutes earlier, with Prime Minister Liz Truss and leader of the opposition Keir Starmer discreetly passed notes detailing the situation in the House of Commons.
BBC One was the first network to break programming some 10 minutes after the statement was published. An episode of “Bargain Hunt” – a long-running series which sees two teams competing to cheaply source antiques and flip them for a profit – was interrupted by BBC newsreader Joanna Gosling, who said: “Welcome to viewers on BBC One. We have had news from Buckingham Palace that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral.
- 9/9/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Is this the smoothest newsreader ever? Joanna Gosling more than made up for missing her cue on BBC News this morning (October 27) with a suave recovery.
Gosling was late to start her report, but styled it out with a smooth "belated good morning".
Incredible styling out by Joanna Gosling on @BBCNews just now. *applause* pic.twitter.com/bQ7VGA02G2
— FEARnan BOOyeb (@TiernanDouieb) October 27, 2015
When the news goes wrong: 8 of the best ever news bloopers
The presenter avoided a Tomasz Schafernaker-esque blunder with the move, and was able to continue her report.
It's almost a shame, as we love a good newsreader blunder at Digital Spy – who could forget the time Carol Kirkwood's seaside weather report was ruined by a squatting dog, or the times Nicky Campbell, James Naughtie, Andrew Marr, Jeremy Paxman and Bill Turnbull all dropped the C-bomb live on air?
Watch 8 of the best news...
Gosling was late to start her report, but styled it out with a smooth "belated good morning".
Incredible styling out by Joanna Gosling on @BBCNews just now. *applause* pic.twitter.com/bQ7VGA02G2
— FEARnan BOOyeb (@TiernanDouieb) October 27, 2015
When the news goes wrong: 8 of the best ever news bloopers
The presenter avoided a Tomasz Schafernaker-esque blunder with the move, and was able to continue her report.
It's almost a shame, as we love a good newsreader blunder at Digital Spy – who could forget the time Carol Kirkwood's seaside weather report was ruined by a squatting dog, or the times Nicky Campbell, James Naughtie, Andrew Marr, Jeremy Paxman and Bill Turnbull all dropped the C-bomb live on air?
Watch 8 of the best news...
- 10/27/2015
- Digital Spy
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