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Tense times continue in the BBC Charter Bunker, where cuts in scope, a.k.a. output, are flying in and out of draft DG speeches.

Could it be that that a reverse takeover of BBC News (a.k.a. the News Channel, nee News 24) by BBC World News is in the mind of globally-focused James Harding and his ITN-bred management team, who care only about monstering the television audience of their former employers at 6pm and 10pm ?  Is it possible that consumers in the UK tuning in via satellite and cable will end up with BBC-international-coverage-of-distinction-chasing-ad-sales, to have a brief summary of News About Britain in their ad breaks, and cede UK coverage to Sky ?

Could this be related to the retirement of Sue Inglish, now in her 60s, one of the BBC's long-standing political antenna ?

We note that Fox News has moved up to the second most popular cable/satellite channel in the States.

The BBC News Channel cost £48m for its content last year, plus £8m for distribution, and £9.5m for infrastructure and support. The BBC World News channel switches its focus round the clock - from Asia, to Africa, and the US, with programmes that apparently win revenue between bulletins; last year they lost £7m. Time to make some noise.