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{{short description|British 24-hour television news channel}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = BBC News
| logo = BBC News 2022 (Alt).svg
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2023
| logo_size = 150px
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1997|11|9|df=yes}}
| owner = [[BBC]]
| parent = [[BBC]] (domestic)<br/>[[BBC Studios]] (overseas)
| picture_format = [[1080i]]{{efn|Not available on [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]}} [[HDTV]]<br /><small>(downscaled to [[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)</small>
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| area = United Kingdom
| headquarters = [[BBC Television Centre]] (1997–2013)<br />[[Broadcasting House]] (2013–present)
| former_names = BBC News 24 (1997–2008)
| sister_channels = [[BBC One]]<br />[[BBC Two]]<br />[[BBC Three]]<br />[[BBC Four]]<br />[[BBC Parliament]]<br />[[CBBC]]<br />[[CBeebies]]<br />[[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]]<br />[[BBC Alba]]
| replaced =
| website = {{URL|bbc.co.uk/news}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 231 (SD)
| online_serv_1 = [[BBC iPlayer]]
| online_chan_1 = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcnews Watch live] (UK only)
| online_serv_2 = [[BBC News Online]]
| online_chan_2 = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10318089 Watch live] (UK only)
| online_serv_3 = BBC News (TV channel)
| online_chan_3 = [https://www.bbc.com/watch-live-news Watch live] (Worldwide access is available)
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The '''BBC News''' channel is a British [[free-to-air]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=BBC News Channel|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/10473693|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> [[Public broadcasting|public broadcast]] television [[news channel]] owned and operated by the [[BBC]]. The channel is based at and broadcasts from [[Broadcasting House]] in the [[West End of London|West End]] of [[London]] from which it is anchored during British daytime, with overnight broadcasts anchored from [[Washington, D.C.]] and [[Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC unveils presenter line-up for news channel |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/bbc-unveils-presenter-line-up-for-news-channel/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was launched as '''BBC News 24''' on 9 November 1997 at 17:30, as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to [[Sky News]], which had been running since 1989.<ref name="kcvcng">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040404035846/http://tvhome.co.uk/bbcnews24/about.phtml About BBC News 24] TV Home</ref>
On 22 February 2006, the channel was named ''News Channel of the Year'' at the [[Royal Television Society]] Television Journalism Awards for the first time in its history.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a29532/bbc-winners-at-tv-journalism-awards.html BBC winners at TV journalism awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015205414/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a29532/bbc-winners-at-tv-journalism-awards.html |date=15 October 2015 }} Dave West; Digital Spy, 23 February 2006</ref> The judges remarked that this was the year that the channel had "really come into its own."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/newsid_4740000/newsid_4742600/4742620.stm News 24 wins news channel of the year] Newswatch – BBC News Online, 23 February 2006</ref> The channel won the accolade for a second time in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/award/television-journalism-awards-2017 |title=Television Journalism Awards 2017 |work=Royal Television Society |date=1 March 2017 |access-date=19 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404044427/https://rts.org.uk/award/television-journalism-awards-2017 |archive-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> From May 2007, viewers in the UK could watch the channel via the BBC News website. In April 2008, the channel was renamed ''BBC News'' as part of a £550,000 rebranding of the BBC's news output, complete with a new studio and presentation.
The channel's international counterpart, formerly known as [[BBC News (international TV channel)|BBC World News]], initially operated as a counterpart carrying international news, as well as selected programmes from the domestic service. Unlike BBC News in the UK, which is a free-to-air channel funded by the [[Television licensing in the United Kingdom|licence fee]], the world feed is a [[pay television]] service distributed by [[BBC Studios]] and funded by advertising. Some of its programmes had been simulcast by the domestic BBC News channel, especially in the overnight hours.
In 2022, the BBC announced that it would further consolidate the programming and talent of the BBC News and World News channels as a cost-cutting move; these changes took place on 3 April 2023, when BBC World News was renamed "BBC News". The UK feed occasionally opts out when it airs UK-specific content not deemed significant enough to the global audience.
== History ==
[[File:BBC News (2008).svg|thumb|upright=0.7|Logo used from 2013 until 2019]]
[[File:BBC News 2019.svg|thumb|upright=0.7|Logo used from 2019 until 2022]]
[[File:BBC News 2022 (Alt, boxed).svg|thumb|upright=0.7|Logo used from 2022 until 2023]]
{{Further|Timeline of the BBC News Channel}}
Rolling news began in the UK on 5 February 1989 when [[Sky News]] was launched and on 16 January 1995, the BBC launched an international news channel [[BBC News (international TV channel)|BBC World]]. However it was meant for global audiences and normally wasn't available to viewers in the UK. In May 1996, the BBC announced that it was to launch a UK rolling news service as part of its move into digital broadcasting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5oGn8zanw|title=BBC News - BBC Unveils Plans For Digital TV Services (1996)|date=26 May 2023|via=YouTube}}</ref>
BBC News 24 went on air on 9 November 1997, nearly a year before digital television was launched in the UK and due to a lack of space on satellite, the channel was only available on cable, with an overnight shop window on [[BBC One]] when that channel was not on air. However, [[Sky News]] had complained about the costs associated with running a channel that only a minority could view from the [[Television licence|licence fee]]. Sky News claimed that a number of British cable operators had been incentivised to carry News 24 (which, as a licence-fee funded channel was made available to such operators for free) in preference to the commercial Sky News. However, in September 1999 the [[European Commission]] ruled against a complaint made by Sky News that the publicly funded channel was unfair and illegal under EU law. The Commission ruled that the [[Television licence|licence fee]] should be considered state aid but that such aid was justified due to the public service remit of the BBC and that it did not exceed actual costs.<ref>[http://www.reckon.co.uk/open/BBC_News_24 BBC News 24 (State aid)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024952/http://www.reckon.co.uk/open/BBC_News_24 |date=4 March 2016 }} Reckon Regulation & Competition Economics LLP</ref>
The advent of [[digital television]] in the United Kingdom in autumn 1998 saw the channel launch on Sky's new digital satellite service and a month later it started to broadcast via [[digital terrestrial television]]. Initially it was difficult to obtain a digital satellite or terrestrial receiver without a subscription to Sky or [[ITV Digital|ONdigital]] respectively, but following the demise of ITV Digital in 2002 and the subsequent launch of [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]], the channel started to become much more widely available and the [[Board of Governors of the BBC|BBC Governors]]' annual report for 2005/2006 reported that average audience figures for fifteen-minute periods had reached 8.6% in multichannel homes.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review-report-research/bbcannualreport.pdf BBC Governor's Annual Report 2005/2006] Page 47 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124022001/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review-report-research/bbcannualreport.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review-report-research/bbcannualreport.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |date=24 January 2007 }}</ref> The 2004 report also claimed that the channel outperformed Sky News in both weekly and monthly reach in multichannel homes for the January 2004 period, and for the first time in two years moved ahead of Sky News in being perceived as the channel best for news.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a15400/bbc-news-24-edging-ahead-of-sky-news.html "BBC News 24 edging ahead of Sky News"], ''Digital Spy'', 19 August 2004.</ref>
In 2005, the Head of television news [[Peter Horrocks]] outlined plans to provide more funding and resources for the channel and shift the corporation's emphasis regarding news away from the traditional BBC One bulletins and across to the rolling news channel. The introduction of simulcasts of the main bulletins on the channel was to allow the news bulletins to pool resources rather than work against each other at key times in the face of competition particularly from Sky News.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC announces changes to Television News |url=https://tvnewsroom.org/news/bbc-announces-changes-to-television-news-3398/ |website=TV News |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504034036/http://www.tvnewsroom.co.uk/newsdesk/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1131460853&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5& |archive-date=4 May 2008|date=8 November 2005}}</ref>
=== 2008 rebranding ===
On 21 April 2008, BBC News 24 was renamed ''BBC News'' on the channel itself, and referred to as the ''BBC News Channel'' on other BBC services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3735982.ece |title=BBC rings changes with news revamp |website=Times Online |date=13 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907171053/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3735982.ece |archive-date=7 September 2008}}</ref> This was part of the creative futures plan, launched in 2006, to bring all BBC News output under the single brand name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jun/12/digitalmedia.marketingandpr |title=BBC to create single news brand |last=Holmwood |first=Leigh |date=12 June 2006 |work=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923042402/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jun/12/digitalmedia.marketingandpr |archive-date=23 September 2014}}</ref>
The BBC News Channel moved from the Studio N8 set, which became home to BBC World News, to what was the home of the national news in Studio N6, allowing the channel to share its set with the ''[[BBC News at One]]'' and the ''[[BBC News at Ten]]'' – with other bulletins moving to Studio TC7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbcnewstvchannel.blogspot.com/2015/08/bbc-news-news-24-wins-news-channel-of.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723155441/http://bbcnewstvchannel.blogspot.com/2015/08/bbc-news-news-24-wins-news-channel-of.html |website=bbcnewstvchannel.blogspot.com |url-status=live |archive-date=23 July 2016 |title=BBC NEWS – News 24 wins news channel of year |date=6 August 2015}}</ref>
=== Move to Broadcasting House ===
The channel relocated, along with the remaining BBC News services at Television Centre, to the newly refurbished Broadcasting House on 18 March 2013 at 13:00 GMT. Presentation and on-screen graphics were refreshed, with new full HD studios and a live newsroom backdrop. Moving cameras in the newsroom form part of the top of the hour title sequence and are used at the start of weather bulletins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/tv_news_move.html|title=BBC News' television output moves to new studios at Broadcasting House|work=BBC|date=18 March 2013|access-date=18 March 2013|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505071444/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/tv_news_move.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Consolidation with BBC World News===
On 26 May 2022, as part of planned cuts and streamlining across the broadcaster, the BBC announced plans for consolidation of the domestic BBC News channel in the UK with BBC World News. The domestic and international versions would share content, while maintaining the ability to opt out from the shared feed for domestic coverage if warranted.<ref name="BBC20220526">{{Cite news |date=26 May 2022 |title=BBC to move CBBC and BBC Four online |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61591674 |access-date=26 May 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227063149/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61591674 |archive-date=27 February 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lodderhose |first=Diana |date=26 May 2022 |title=BBC To Close CBBC & BBC Four As Linear Channels; 1,000 Jobs At Risk As Public Broadcaster Begins Its "Digital First" Push |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/bbc-close-cbbc-bbc-four-linear-channels-1000-redundancies-expected-public-broadcaster-next-few-years-1235033365/ |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622150022/https://deadline.com/2022/05/bbc-close-cbbc-bbc-four-linear-channels-1000-redundancies-expected-public-broadcaster-next-few-years-1235033365/ |archive-date=22 June 2022}}</ref><ref name=":03">{{Cite web |title=Plan to deliver a digital first BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/plan-to-deliver-a-digital-first-bbc/bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/plan-to-deliver-a-digital-first-bbc/ |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The BBC promoted that the service would offer "new flagship programmes built around high-profile journalists, and programmes commissioned for multiple platforms".<ref name="BBCNews">{{cite web |last=Yossman |first=K.J. |date=14 July 2022 |title=BBC Looking for Washington D.C. Based Talent as It Launches Fresh Global News Network |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bbc-to-launch-new-tv-news-channel-1235316777/ |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
The BBC announced a new presenter lineup for the merged service in February 2023, led by [[Matthew Amroliwala]], [[Christian Fraser]], [[Yalda Hakim]], [[Lucy Hockings]], and [[Maryam Moshiri]]. On 3 April 2023, the BBC World News channel rebranded as BBC News, formally marking the implementation of the unified service with the UK feed opting out for UK-specific programming, such as BBC television newscasts and ''[[Newsnight]]'', and coverage of UK-specific news not judged to be significant enough to warrant rolling coverage globally.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=28 March 2023 |title=BBC News Channel To Bench Seasoned Presenters From Next Week As Output Is Relaunched |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/bbc-news-channel-presenters-benched-merger-april-3-1235311455/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405190341/https://deadline.com/2023/03/bbc-news-channel-presenters-benched-merger-april-3-1235311455/ |archive-date=5 April 2023}}</ref> Overall, the changes resulted in the layoffs of about 50 employees, including presenters [[David Eades]], [[Joanna Gosling]], and [[Tim Willcox]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 February 2023 |title=BBC News channel announces chief presenter line-up for revamp |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64496388 |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=11 January 2023 |title=BBC News Anchor Exodus: Three Presenters Quit Ahead Of Divisive Channel Merger |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/bbc-presenters-david-eades-joanna-gosling-tim-willcox-quit-1235217866/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405190339/https://deadline.com/2023/01/bbc-presenters-david-eades-joanna-gosling-tim-willcox-quit-1235217866/ |archive-date=5 April 2023}}</ref>
Yalda Hakim left the channel to join [[Sky News]] in September 2023, meaning that Maryam Moshiri could have her own programme in the slot of Hakim's former Daily Global programme.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=27 July 2023 |title=BBC News Channel Anchor Yalda Hakim Quits For Sky Just Months After Landing Chief Presenter Role |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/bbc-news-yalda-hakim-sky-news-1235449204/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
In February 2024, Ben Brown, Geeta Guru-Murthy, and Anita McVeigh rejoined the news channel after a year off air as chief presenters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annita McVeigh, Ben Brown and Geeta Guru-Murthy appointed as chief presenters for BBC News Channel |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/annita-ben-geeta-appointed-chief-presenters-bbc-news-channel/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tobitt |first=Charlotte |date=2 February 2024 |title=BBC News Channel names Annita McVeigh, Ben Brown and Geeta Guru-Murthy as chief presenters |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/bbc-news-channel-names-annita-mcveigh-ben-brown-and-geeta-guru-murthy-as-chief-presenters/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=Press Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref>
In March 2024, it was reported that the UK feed planned to opt out from the world feed from 09:00 to 18:00 to allow for enhanced coverage of the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]] during the general election campaign (along with the existing simulcast of ''[[BBC News at One]]'' from BBC One). The international simulcast will air during the evening and overnight.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warrington |first=James |date=4 March 2024 |title=BBC poised to reverse merger of news channels |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/03/04/bbc-reverse-merger-news-channels/ |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> The UK feed did opt out through this period, and continued for an extra week-and-a-half to cover the latest political stories as the new Government began work. The UK rolling coverage had been broadcast between 9am and 8pm, with an additional UK-focused bulletin at 11pm,<ref>[https://rxtvinfo.com/2024/bbc-news-uk-reverts-back-to-combined-service/ BBC News reverts to combined service]</ref> which was subsequently made permanent. This means that the news channel has its first exclusively-produced bulletin for its UK stream since its merger into a global news service last year.<ref>[https://cleanfeed.thetvroom.com/20717/timeline/timeline-2024-week-30/ The TV Room Timeline 2024 Week 30]</ref>
== BBC News HD ==
[[File:BBC News HD Logo.svg|upright=0.7|thumb|BBC News HD logo (2013–2019)]]
On 16 July 2013, the BBC announced that a [[High-definition television|high-definition]] (HD) [[simulcast]] of BBC News would be launched by early 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23326709 |title=BBC to launch five new HD channels as Freeview expands |work=BBC News |date=16 July 2013 |access-date=16 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208202952/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23326709 |archive-date=8 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="BBC20131209">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/new-hd-channels.html |title=BBC to launch five new subscription-free HD channels on Tuesday 10 December |work=BBC Media Centre |date=9 December 2013 |access-date=9 December 2013 |archive-date=11 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211204948/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/new-hd-channels.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> HD output from BBC News has been simulcast on BBC One HD and BBC Two HD since the move to Broadcasting House in March 2013. The channel launched on 10&nbsp;December 2013 (at an earlier date than originally planned) and rolled out nationwide over the next six months (as did [[BBC Four|BBC Four HD]], [[CBBC|CBBC HD]] and [[CBeebies|CBeebies HD]]).<ref name="BBC20131209" />
BBC News HD was removed from Freeview on 30 June 2022 due to the closure of the COM7 multiplex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newsdesk1 |first=RXTV |date=23 June 2022 |title=Two days of Freeview retuning: your guide to all the changes |url=https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/two-days-of-freeview-retuning-your-guide-to-all-the-changes/ |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=RXTV info |language=en-GB |archive-date=4 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304220122/https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/two-days-of-freeview-retuning-your-guide-to-all-the-changes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goren |first=Or |date=2 June 2022 |title=BBC Freeview Changes: BBC News HD Is Shutting Down |url=https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/bbc-freeview-bbc-news-hd-shutting-down/ |access-date=2 March 2024 |website=Cord Busters |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Programming ==
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[[Image:BBC News (UK) channel, new look 19 March 2013.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sophie Raworth]] presenting the first BBC News at One at [[Broadcasting House]], 18 March 2013, 13:00]]
=== Breaking news ===
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The BBC maintains guidelines for procedures to be taken for [[breaking news]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/impartiality_business/f2_news_submission.txt |title=Editorial processes – How BBC News works |publisher=[[BBC Trust]] |date=22 January 2007 |access-date=19 June 2007 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019044637/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/review_report_research/impartiality_business/f2_news_submission.txt |archive-date=19 October 2007 }}</ref> With domestic news, the correspondent first recorded a "generic minute" summary (for use by all stations and channels) and then priority was to report on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]], then on the BBC News channel and any other programmes that are on air.  Since 5 Live's move to Manchester, this has been reversed.  For foreign news, first a "generic minute" is recorded, then reports are to [[BBC World Service|World Service]] radio, then the reporter talks to any other programmes that are on air.
A key claim made by Lord Lambert in his report had been that the channel was slower to react to breaking news compared with its main rival Sky News.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040404035846/http://tvhome.co.uk/bbcnews24/about.phtml Getting creative breakthrough...-About BBC News] TV Home</ref> To counteract this, a new feature introduced with the 2003 relaunch was a "breaking news sting": a globe shown briefly onscreen to direct a viewer's attention to the breaking news.
The graphics relaunch in January 2007 saw the globe sting replaced by a red strapline to highlight the breaking story immediately.
To complement this, a permanent live news ticker had earlier been introduced in 2006: this had previously been in use only sporadically. News statements are shown as continuously scrolling upper-case text located at the bottom of the screen; some past ambiguities noted have included spelling the plural of MPs as "MPS", together with other occasional spelling and grammatical errors. The design of this ticker was slightly altered with the 2007 graphics redesign and from June turned red to indicate breaking news, as ''[[Newswatch (BBC)|Newswatch]]'' reported viewers' confusion. The ticker was removed during trails and weather forecasts.
[[File:BBC_News_channel,_new_look_7_October_2023.jpg|right|thumb|[[Lucy Hockings]] presenting [[BBC News Now|News Now]] at [[Broadcasting House]], 7 October 2023]]
A new set of graphics, including a change to font style, was officially launched in July 2019 although it was broadcast in error up to a couple of months before.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvforum.uk/thenewsroom/reith-launch-bbc-bulletins-44687|title=BBC News (UK) presentation - Reith launch onwards|website=TV Forum|date=12 July 2019}}</ref>  The news ticker, which had been a long-running feature of the Channel, was replaced by a flipper as stories no longer scroll across the screen. The headlines now have a limited length and appear in full in turn. The word "BREAKING" may appear on screen and flash to indicate breaking news. Occasionally a breaking news sting may appear on the Channel to call attention to breaking news. This sting gained some notoriety in June 2017 when a technical error caused it to appear several times in a row, delaying the start of the ''BBC News at Ten''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40350006|title = BBC News at Ten stops for four minutes over technical fault|work = BBC News|date = 21 June 2017}}</ref> Usually the BBC News Channel crosses over to live events, such as press conferences, without using the sting and the presenter on air introduces what viewers are seeing.
=== BBC World News simulcasts ===
The BBC began [[simulcast]]ing the channel overnight on [[Terrestrial television|terrestrial]] channel BBC One with the launch of the channel, ending the tradition of a closedown but at the same time effectively making the service available to many more viewers. In the early 2000s, BBC Two also started simulcasting the channel, although the weekend morning show ''Weekend 24'' had been simulcast on the channel in the early days. During major breaking news events, the BBC News Channel has been broadcast on BBC One; examples of special broadcasts include the [[September 11 attacks|11 September 2001 attacks]], [[7 July 2005 London bombings]], [[Operation Red Dawn|the capture of Saddam Hussein]], the [[death of Osama bin Laden]] and the death and funerals of [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] and [[Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a23123/news-24-claims-july-victory.html |title=News 24 claims July victory |first=Neil |last=Wilkes |website=Digital Spy |date=1 August 2005 |url-status=live |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104740/https://www.digitalspy.com/media/a23123/news-24-claims-july-victory/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/newsdesk/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1124647138 |title=News 24 top for rolling news |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117105747/http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/newsdesk/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1124647138 |archive-date=17 November 2007 |work=TV Newsroom |date=21 August 2005}}</ref> In 2020, shared programming between BBC One and the News Channel often included the UK Government's [[COVID-19|Coronavirus]] Daily Update. This was usually broadcast during late afternoons when the Government made announcements.
Coverage of major events has also been simulcast on BBC World News. Currently, overnight viewers receive 25-minute editions of BBC News every hour, and on weekdays 23:00–02:00 receive ''[[Newsday (programme)|Newsday]]'', live from Singapore and from London which also includes ''[[BBC Business Today|Business Today]]'' and ''[[Sport Today|Sportsday]]'' between 00:30 and 01:00 and also between 01:30 and 02:00.
From 02:00 to 05:00 (00:00–06:00 on weekends) receive ''[[BBC World News (programme)|BBC World News]]''. ''The Briefing'' airs between 05:00 and 06:00 on weekdays.
These simulcasts were expanded as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The BBC introduced a streamlined schedule and the News Channel and BBC World News now share major parts of evening and weekend coverage.  From August 2020 this was changed and made permanent to 10:00 to 12:00 and on weekdays 19:00 to 06:00, with opt-outs for ''BBC News at Ten'' and half an hour at 20:30, weekends 21:00 to 06:00, apart from the evening BBC One bulletin.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/news-modernisation-update |title=BBC News sets out update on modernisation plans |website=BBC Media Centre |date=15 July 2020 |url-status=live |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930201229/http://bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/news-modernisation-update}}</ref>
World News is no longer simulcasted, given that the channel has been merged with the domestic provision, thereby any programming on the News Channel is broadcast as the channel says "Around the world and across the UK".
=== BBC One, BBC Two and BBC World News simulcasts ===
''[[BBC Breakfast]]'' has been simulcast since its launch in 2000 on BBC One and BBC News, replacing the individual breakfast shows that had run on both channels. Since May 2006 until 17 March 2020, the simulcast generally ran from 06:00 until 08:30 during the week. ''Breakfast'' on BBC One continued from [[MediaCityUK]] until 09:15 with entertainment and features, whilst BBC News usually went to [[Business Live]] until 09:00 and reverted to its traditional format from 09:00. Since 18 March 2020, the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] has caused changes to these arrangements. ''Business Live'', which had become ''Worklife'', is no longer on air. Weekdays, ''[[BBC Breakfast]]'' ran runs until 09:00 on both BBC One and the BBC News Channel and there is then an hour of news, which was called the ''[[BBC News at Nine]]'', on both channels. This continued as the first half of two hours of programming on the BBC News Channel, the second hour was usually taken by BBC Two presented by [[Victoria Derbyshire]] on Mondays to Wednesdays and was generally by [[Annita McVeigh]] on the other two days of the week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://cms.bbcglobalnews.com/home/ |access-date=27 May 2022 |website=cms.bbcglobalnews.com}}</ref>
[[BBC Two]] simulcasts the News Channel on weekday mornings from 09:00 until 12:15 or 13:00. Coverage switches to BBC One in the form of the simulcast ''BBC News at One''. The ''BBC News at One'' may be broadcast on BBC One only however during periods of breaking news or major announcements in the [[House of Commons]] carried only on the News Channel, if it's an international story coverage will switch for the hour to simulcast with [[BBC World News]]. A similar arrangement applies for the ''[[BBC News at Six]]'', generally simulcast on both BBC One and the News Channel but, as ever, subject to change for breaking news for the News Channel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TV Whirl - BBC News Channel |url=https://www.tvwhirl.co.uk/presentation/bbc/bbc-news-channel/ |access-date=27 May 2022 |website=www.tvwhirl.co.uk}}</ref>
The ''BBC News at Ten'' began simulcasting on the channel on 30 January 2006 as part of the ''Ten O'Clock Newshour'', followed by extended sport and business news updates. The bulletin was joined in being simulcast on 10 April 2006 when the ''BBC News at One'' (with [[British Sign Language]] in-vision signing) and ''BBC News at Six'' bulletins were added to the schedule following a similar format to the ''News at Ten'' in terms of content on the channel once each simulcast ends.
During the summer, the hour-long programme ''News 24 Sunday'' was broadcast both on BBC One and the BBC News Channel at 09:00, to replace ''[[The Andrew Marr Show]]'', which is off air. It was presented by a news presenter, and came from the main News channel studio. The programme was made up mostly of interviews focusing on current affairs, and included a full paper review, a weather summary, and a news update at 09:00, 09:30 and 10:00. ''[[Sunday Morning Live (BBC)|Sunday Morning Live]]'' and alternative programming now fill this slot.{{when|date=December 2018}}
From 2013, a new programme was created for BBC Two for 11:00–12:00 weekdays, consisting of 30 minutes of domestic news and 30 minutes of BBC World News.  On Wednesdays, when parliament is sitting the latter is replaced by the ''[[Daily Politics]]'' for coverage of [[Prime Minister's Questions]] (PMQ). In March 2016 the channel started showing ''[[Newsnight]]'' at 23:15.
The coverage from 10:00 to 13:00 on BBC Two and the News Channel is part of three-hour block of ''BBC World News'' simulcast due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. However, by the end of 2021 the simulcast had been cut back to a single hour on weekdays, between 10:00 and 11:00 with all-morning simulcasts continuing at the weekend. BBC World News produces the three-hour BBC News / BBC World News simulcast between 19:00 to 22:00 and 23:00 to 06:00, including one edition of ''The Papers''. From August 2020 this was changed and made permanent to 10:00 to 12:00 and on weekdays 19:00 to 06:00, with opt-outs for BBC News at Ten and half an hour at 20:30, weekends 21:00 to 06:00, these exclude BBC One bulletin.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/>
===Current situation===
BBC News currently simulcasts all of BBC Television's network news programmes on weekdays. The BBC Breakfast programme alongside BBC News from 06:00. BBC News leaves ''Breakfast'' at 09:00.  BBC News also simulcasts the main BBC One news bulletins - [[BBC News at One]], [[BBC News at Six]] and [[BBC News at Ten]]. On Wednesdays BBC News, simulcasts much of ''[[Politics Live]]'' which is broadcast on BBC Two to provide coverage of [[Prime Minister's Questions]]. After the News at 10, ''Newsnight'' is also aired on the BBC News Channel. All network simulcasts are broadcast on the domestic frequency only. At the weekend, apart from ''Breakfast'', the only simulcast of a BBC TV news programme is ''[[Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg]]''.
=== Exclusive programmes ===
* ''BBC News'' – The latest national and international news as they break from the BBC.
* ''[[The Context (TV programme)|The Context]]'' – The latest news from both sides of the Atlantic, presented by [[Christian Fraser]] in London (Monday to Thursday).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0013pbw|title=The Context – BBC News|website=BBC}}</ref>
* ''[[Newsday (programme)|Newsday]]'' – Live international news from Singapore. Presented by Steve Lai. Usually airs three 30-minute editions each hour from 23:00 between Sunday to Thursday.
* ''[[BBC Sportsday]]'' – All the latest sports news and results from around the globe.
* ''[[Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg]]'' – Interviews and analysis of the weeks big news from the UK and around the world stories, including interviews with key politicians and personalities from all walks of life.
* ''[[BBC Business Today|Business Today]]'' – The latest business news. Launched on 7 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=BBC News - Business Today, 07/05/2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001z40n |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* ''[[BBC News Now]]'' – Reactive and fast-paced international [[breaking news]], business and sport, covering several stories in an immersive format with as much detail as possible. Launched on 22&nbsp;May 2023.<ref name="BBC20230522">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/bbc-news-channel-new-programme-formats/ |title=BBC News channel launches three new programme formats |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=18 July 2023 |work=BBC Media Centre}}</ref>
* ''[[Verified Live]]'' – Forensic analysis and journalism from the BBC Verify team, using advanced editorial tools and techniques to investigate, source and verify information, video, and images. Launched on 22&nbsp;May 2023.<ref name="BBC20230522" />
*''[[The Daily Global|The World Today]]'' – The best of the BBC's global journalism.<ref>{{cite web |title=The World Today with Maryam Moshiri launches on the BBC News Channel |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/the-world-today-with-maryam-moshiri-launches-on-the-bbc-news-channel |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref> As well as interviews with leading figures from the arts, culture and entertainment.
==== Other programmes ====
* ''[[BBC World News America]]'' – News and analysis with [[Laura Trevelyan]]. Broadcast from the BBC's Washington D.C. studio. This programme was broadcast during a few weeks of the year when daylight savings schedules of the UK and the USA ran out of sync. It is now broadcast occasionally when ''BBC News at Ten'' is running late due to programming on BBC One and sometimes shown live when broadcasting significant events are happening in the Americas.
* ''[[Click (TV programme)|Click]]'' – A guide to gadgets, websites, games and computer industry news.
* ''Global Questions'' – The panels and contributing audiences discuss topical themes put to representatives from global politics, finance, business, the arts, media and other areas.
* ''[[HARDtalk]]'' – [[Stephen Sackur]] talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.
* ''Our World'' – Features the BBC's news programmes on current issues around the world. The documentaries are intended to showcase BBC journalism at its best.
* ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' – Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.
*''Talking Business'' – BBC business presenters, based in London, New York, Mumbai, Johannesburg and Singapore, discuss with the most important and influential people from the world of business and finance, the key issues of the day.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1jR7CCVnfg1Pb4JrFWXN4Lz/about-the-programme | title=BBC World News - Talking Business - About the programme }}</ref>
*''Eye Investigations'' – Investigations by the world service specialist investigations team across the world, the main one being [[BBC Africa Eye]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC launches Africa Eye - a new TV investigations strand for Africa |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/africa-eye/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[The Travel Show (TV programme)|The Travel Show]] –'' A source for the biggest travel stories and essential journalism, featuring a global team of presenters sharing experiences from London, Tokyo, Sydney, New York and Kuala Lumpur.
* ''Witness'' – A monthly round-up of BBC News stories of global events told by the people who were there.
==== Previous programming ====
* ''[[BBC News at Five]]'' – An hour of news live from Broadcasting House in London, usually presented by [[Huw Edwards]] or [[Jane Hill]], covering the day's national and international news, sports events, and weather. On 13&nbsp;March 2020, the last edition of the ''BBC News at Five'' was broadcast and was suspended until further notice in light of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The UK Government's daily press conference on the pandemic was broadcast in place of ''BBC News at Five'' on BBC One and the BBC News Channel. The new schedule under the COVID-19 pandemic involves the ''BBC News at One'' presenter continuing on air until 16:00, replacing [[Afternoon Live]]. The programme did not return after the daily news briefings ended later in 2020.
* ''[[BBC News at Nine]]'' – An in-depth look at the morning news and briefing on the day's events. This programme included News Briefing, involving a look at top stories on the BBC News website through smartphone access.
* ''The Briefing'' – [[Sally Bundock]] with news, business, and sports from BBC News. It is currently airing unbranded as part of an hour block of BBC News.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dccgc|title=The Briefing – BBC News|website=BBC|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref>
**''Business Briefing'' – [[Sally Bundock]] with the latest business, economic and financial news, market updates and interviews with the key news-makers in the business world. It is currently airing as the 05:30 & 06:30 edition of World Business Report.
**''News Briefing'' - A summary of the latest headlines from newspapers and websites. It is currently airing unbranded as part of an hour block of BBC News.
* ''[[Business Live]]'' – [[Sally Bundock]] and Ben Thompson or [[Tanya Beckett]] with the latest business news and a look ahead to the news that will shape the business day. With the latest news from end of trading in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Americas.
* ''[[Dateline London]]'' – Foreign correspondents based in London give their views on the week's international news. The final episode was broadcast on 15&nbsp;October 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alibhai-Brown |first=Yasmin |url=https://inews.co.uk/opinion/the-bbc-has-lost-its-way-its-resolve-and-its-judgement-and-so-the-attackers-become-more-audacious-1894097 | title=The BBC has lost its way, its resolve and its judgement. |date=4 October 2022 |website=inews.co.uk}}</ref>
* ''[[Outside Source]]'' – [[Ros Atkins]] hosts live reports linking up with the BBC's global network of correspondents. This was occasionally simulcast at 18:00 weekdays during major stories. It was broadcast at 19:00 to 20:00 (Monday to Thursday).
* ''The Papers'' – From 2013 until 2023, the channel broadcast ''The Papers'' which featured lively and informed conversation about the next day's or today's headlines as featured in the national newspapers. From around 2017 the nightly editions were usually to [[Clive Myrie]] and [[Martine Croxall]], the latter having also generally covered some late weekday and weekend shifts. Other News Channel presenters filled in across the week. A Sunday-morning edition was usually presented by Ben Brown as part of his News Channel 09:00 to 14:00 shift. ''The Papers'' was axed in January 2023 ahead of the merger between the UK news channel with BBC World News.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatton |first=Iain |url=https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/bbc-paper-review-axed-ahead-of-channel-merger/ |title=BBC Paper review axed ahead of channel merger |date=30 December 2022 |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=rxtvinfo.com |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102112153/https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/bbc-paper-review-axed-ahead-of-channel-merger/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[The Daily Global]]'' – A deep-dive into some of the significant news stories of the day, using in-depth interviews combined with a unique global perspective. Launched on 22&nbsp;May 2023.<ref name="BBC20230522" /> Relaunched as The World Today on 21 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Royall |first=Paul |date=21 February 2024 |title=The World Today with Maryam Moshiri launches on the BBC News Channel |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/the-world-today-with-maryam-moshiri-launches-on-the-bbc-news-channel |access-date=18 November 2024 |work=BBC News Media Centre}}</ref>
* ''[[STORYFix]]'' – A short-lived weekly programme which was broadcast in 2006 and 2007. It took a mildly [[satire|satirical]] view of the week's events – although the satire was aimed more at the way the news was reported than at the news itself. The programme ended after just a year as it had been seen as being part of a video podcasting trial, and that the production team 'will be moving on to other projects'.<ref>{{cite news|title=So long STORYFix |date=20 July 2007 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/07/solong_storyfix.html |last=Barlex |first=Mark |work=BBC News Editors blog |access-date = 20 July 2007}}</ref>
* ''[[Victoria Derbyshire (TV programme)|Victoria Derbyshire]]'' – From 2015 until 2020, ''[[Victoria Derbyshire (TV programme)|Victoria Derbyshire]]'' was broadcast on weekday mornings. The programme had featured original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news. On 22&nbsp;January 2020, it was announced that the programme would be axed later in 2020 as part of BBC cuts.<ref name="Indy20200123">{{cite news|last=Giordano |first=Chiara |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/bbc-victoria-derbyshire-show-news-twitter-today-a9297951.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123145654/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/bbc-victoria-derbyshire-show-news-twitter-today-a9297951.html |archive-date=23 January 2020 |url-status=live |title=Victoria Derbyshire: BBC drops award-winning show 'in bid to cut costs'|work=The Independent |date=23 January 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="BBC20200123">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51214425|title=Victoria Derbyshire says 'we don't give up' after her TV show is cut|date=23 January 2020|access-date=22 January 2020|website=BBC News}}</ref> However, due to priority put on coverage of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], the BBC suspended the programme earlier than initially planned with the final episode airing on 17&nbsp;March 2020. Derbyshire has remained as a presenter in the same time slot, instead presenting a standardly structured BBC News newscast.
* ''[[World News Today]]'' – This programme focused on the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa and was presented by [[Kasia Madera]], [[Nancy Kacungira]], [[Lukwesa Burak]] and Lewis Vaughan Jones. It was broadcast at 19:00, 21:00 and 03:00. The 19:00 programme was simulcast on [[BBC Four]], when ''[[Beyond 100 Days]]'' was not on air, and the 03:00 programme was simulcast on BBC One. Under COVID-19, the programme effectively ended when it became part of the news coverage simulcast with BBC World News during the weekends (including Friday mid-evening and the approximate half hour slot from 21:00 on Saturday and Sunday).
*''[[Your News]]'' – A user-generated news programme which was part of the channel's weekend schedule from November 2006 until December 2008.
Other programmes previous broadcast on BBC News Channel included ''Head 2 Head'', ''E24'', ''The Record Europe'', ''[[Daily Politics|Politics Europe]]'' and ''News 24 Tonight'', a weekday evening programme which ran from 2005 to 2008, providing a round up of the day's news.
=== 2015 schedule changes ===
As part of budget cuts, major changes to the channel were announced in late 2014 / early 2015. This included axing some bulletins and replacing them with ''[[Victoria Derbyshire (TV programme)|Victoria Derbyshire]]'' and ''[[BBC Business Live]]'' with Sally Bundock and Ben Thompson in the morning. ''[[Outside Source]] with [[Ros Atkins]]'' – an "interactive" show already broadcast on BBC World News – aired Mondays-Thursday at (during major stories at 18:00) and 21:00 and a new edition of ''[[World News Today]]'' Friday-Sunday at 21:00 (during major stories at 19:00/20:00 Monday-Friday) adding to the 19:00 edition on [[BBC Four]]. ''[[HARDtalk]]'' was moved to 20:30 in May. The 00:00 edition was replaced on Sundays–Thursday with ''[[Newsday (programme)|Newsday]]'' and on Friday-Saturday a standard edition of ''[[BBC World News]]''.
=== BBC World News shared programming history ===
On 1 October 2007, BBC World News started broadcasting ''[[BBC World News America]]'' and ''[[World News Today]]'' at 00:00 and 03:00 GMT respectively. ''World News Today'' was simulcast on the BBC News channel at 03:00 GMT. ''BBC World News America'' used to be aired as a reduced length, [[Time shifting|time-delayed]] version at 00:30 GMT, with ''[[ABC World News Tonight]] with [[David Muir]]'' also being shown at 01:30 every Tuesday-Friday.
From 13 June 2011, the weekday editions of BBC News at 01:00, 02:00, 03:00 and 04:00 were replaced with ''[[Newsday (programme)|Newsday]]''. The programme acts as a morning news bulletin for the [[Asia-Pacific]] region and is broadcast as a double-headed news bulletin with [[Rico Hizon]] in [[Singapore]] and [[Babita Sharma]] in London. ''[[Asia Business Report]]'' and ''[[Sport Today]]'' are aired at the back of the first three hours of ''Newsday''. But Newsday changed to 23:00–02:00 on BBC News a year later meaning [[Mike Embley]] presents Tuesday-Friday ''BBC World News'' 23:00–02:00 with [[Kasia Madera]] on Saturdays and Daniela Ritorto 00:00–06:00 Sunday, 02:00–05:00 Friday/Monday.
''BBC World News'' and ''[[World Business Report]]'' air at 05:00. This was previously known as ''The World Today'', However, since November 2017 this was rebranded as ''The Briefing'' and ''Business Briefing'' on both channels and in lieu of commercials seen on the international broadcasts, the presenters gave a brief update on UK news for domestic audiences.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
In June 2015, BBC News began simulcasting ''[[Outside Source]] with Ros Atkins'' on Mondays-Thursday at (during major stories 18:00) / at 21:00 and a new edition of ''[[World News Today]]'' Friday-Sunday at (during major stories Monday-Friday 19:00) 21:00. Since January 2017, they began simulcasting ''Beyond 100 Days'' (previously '100 Days'' and ''100 Days +) Monday to Thursday at 19:00, presented from London and Washington. During August, ''Beyond 100 Days'' is replaced by another edition of  ''World News Today''.
On 26 May 2022, as part of planned cuts and streamlining to create a "digital first" broadcaster, the BBC announced plans to consolidate the BBC News and BBC World News networks into a single service under the "BBC News" name.<ref name="BBC20220526" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":03"/> The merged service was slated to launch in April 2023, with the BBC stating that it would offer "new flagship programmes built around high-profile journalists, and programmes commissioned for multiple platforms".<ref name="BBCNews"/> The international version of the BBC News channel remains an advertising-supported service distributed by the corporation's commercial arm, [[BBC Studios]]. The domestic channel may opt out from the shared schedule to provide coverage of UK-specific breaking news, and would continue to carry UK-specific programmes (such as simulcasts of BBC One bulletins and ''Newsnight'') that are not cleared by the international channel.<ref name=":02" />
By the end of 2022, sharing had extended to 23:00–06:00 UK time, BBC News and BBC World News simulcast for the first 25 minutes of each hour with world news shown all through the simulcasts. In addition, the 10:00 hour on weekdays was simulcast and at the weekend, simulcasts run throughout the morning UK-time. The two channels also simulcast between 19:00 and 22:00. UK-specific rolling coverage had, by now, been restricted to daytime hours.
=== Sports ===
Since 5 March 2012, sports bulletins come from the ''BBC Sport Centre'' in [[MediaCityUK]] in [[Salford Quays]], where the sports network [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] is also based.
Headlines are usually provided at 15 minutes past the hour with a full bulletin after the bottom-of-the-hour headlines. There are also extended sports bulletins per day, entitled ''Sportsday'' or ''[[Sport Today]]'' (when simulcasting with BBC World News) broadcast at 00:45, 01:45, 02:45, 03:45, 13:30, 18:30, 19:30 (weekends only), 22:30 (weekdays only). Each bulletin is read by a single sports presenter, with the exception of Saturday ''Sportsday'', which is double headed.
The channel's sports bulletins (internally known as Sport 24) have always had a separate, dedicated production gallery, which is also responsible for the graphics.
Bulletins during ''[[BBC Breakfast]]'' are presented by [[Sally Nugent]] or [[Mike Bushell]], with the latter also appearing on other sports bulletins on the channel. {{as of|2019|March|}} the main sports presenters on the channel are Olly Foster, [[Gavin Ramjaun]], Katie Gornall, Chetan Pathak, [[Katherine Downes]], [[Tulsen Tollett]], [[Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes]] and John Watson.
Until March 2012, bulletins came from the News Channel studio at the quarter to the hour. Presenters for bulletins on the channel have included: [[Reshmin Chowdhury]], [[Amanda Davies]], [[Sean Fletcher]], Matt Gooderick, [[Celina Hinchcliffe]], [[Rachael Hodges]], [[Damian Johnson (broadcaster)|Damian Johnson]], [[Adnan Nawaz]] and Olympic gold medallist turned journalist [[Matthew Pinsent]].
=== Business ===
Before BBC News moved to Broadcasting House, an hourly business update was included during the weekday schedule from the BBC Business Unit. There were two shifts, from 08:30 to 14:00 and 14:00 to 23:00, presented by Penny Haslam, [[Maryam Moshiri]], Ben Thompson, [[Adam Parsons]], Susannah Streeter, [[Joe Lynam]], Sara Coburn or Sally Eden. News Channel updates were usually broadcast at 40 minutes past the hour between 08:00 and 23:00. The 21:40 round-up was often earlier and the 22:40 bulletin is an extended round-up of the day's business news. Until May 2009, the business updates on the BBC News Channel were broadcast from one of the [[London Stock Exchange]]'s studios in central London. From then until March 2013 the bulletins were provided from the channel's studio at [[BBC Television Centre]]. The business updates were axed in March 2013 as part of the BBC's Delivering Quality First plan. But after complaints returned in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/reports/pdf/dqf_newsandenglishregions.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/reports/pdf/dqf_newsandenglishregions.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Delivering Quality First|work=BBC|access-date=19 March 2013}}</ref>
Stock market updates now only appear during the quarter-to-the-hour headlines. Rachel Horne is the main presenter from 13:30 to 18:00, with Vishala Sri-Pathma, Alice Baxter, Jamie Robertson, Aaron Heslehurst and [[Sally Bundock]]. There is normally an extended bulletin at 16:45 when the main business stories of the day are discussed on ''Afternoon Live''. Bundock and Thompson present ''[[Business Live]]'' on weekdays at 08:30. Declan Curry presented ''Your Money'', a weekly round-up on a Saturday morning.
Alice Baxter and [[Sally Bundock]] presented ''[[World Business Report]]''.
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The channel was criticised at launch for its style of presentation, with accusations of it being less authoritative than the BBC One news bulletins, with presenters appearing on-screen without jackets. [[Jenny Abramsky]] had originally planned to have a television version of the informal news radio channel [[BBC Radio 5 Live]], or a TV version of [[Radio 4 News FM]] both of which she had run. The bright design of the set was also blamed for this – one insider reportedly described it as a "car crash in a shower"<ref name = "kcvcng"/> – and was subject to the network relaunch on 25 October 1999. The channel swapped studios with sister channel BBC World, moving to studio N8 within the newsroom, where it remained until 2008. New music and title sequences accompanied this set change, following the look of newly relaunched BBC One bulletins.
Graphics and titles were developed by the [[Lambie-Nairn]] design agency and were gradually rolled out across the whole of BBC News, including a similar design for regional news starting with ''[[Newsroom South East]]'' and the three 'BBC Nations' – [[BBC Scotland|Scotland]], [[BBC Wales|Wales]] and [[BBC Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]]. The similarity of main BBC News output was intended to increase the credibility of the channel as well as aiding cross-channel promotion.<ref name="aboutN24">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040404035846/http://tvhome.co.uk/bbcnews24/about.phtml About BBC News] TV Home</ref>
A graphics relaunch in January 2007 saw the channel updated, with redesigned headline straplines, a redesigned '[[digital on-screen graphic]]' and repositioned clock. The clock was originally placed to the left hand side of the channel name though following complaints that this could only be viewed in widescreen, it was moved to the right in February 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/01/fine_tuning.html|title=BBC News – The Editors – Fine tuning|date=22 January 2007}}</ref> Bulletins on BBC World News and BBC One also introduced similar graphics and title sequences on the same day.
In 2008, the graphics were again relaunched, using the style introduced in 2007 and a new colour scheme. The typeface of the on-screen text was changed from [[Helvetica]] to [[Gill Sans]].
In 2013 the graphics were changed again, to coincide with the move to New Broadcasting House. The typeface was changed back to Helvetica.
These were updated again in July 2019 when the BBC redesigned its on-air look with the growth of television viewing on smartphones and tablets. These included again redesigned, larger headline straplines sharply contrasting with the background (drawing criticism for obscuring content) using the BBC Reith typeface with larger text. Despite this, the 2008 titles and music continue to be used for the updated local titles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/4df3e9ba-bdf7-48dc-8c9e-0c4256cce7f6|title=TV news graphics: a new look|date=15 July 2019|website=BBC|language=en|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref>
=== The Lambert Report ===
The Lambert Report into the channel's performance in 2002 called upon News 24 to develop a better brand of its own, to allow viewers to differentiate between itself and similar channels such as [[Sky News]]. As a direct result of this, a brand new style across all presentation for the channel launched on 8 December 2003 at 09:00. [[Philip Hayton]] and [[Anna Jones (journalist)|Anna Jones]] were the first two presenters on the set, the relaunch of which had been put back a week due to previous power disruptions at Television Centre where the channel was based. The new designs also featured a dynamic set of titles for the channel; the globe would begin spinning from where the main story was taking place, while the headline scrolled around in a ribbon; this was occasionally replaced by the BBC News logo. The titles concluded with a red globe surrounded by a red stylised clamshell and BBC News ribbons forming above the BBC News logo.
Bulletins on BBC One moved into a new set in January 2003 although retained the previous ivory Lambie-Nairn titles until February 2004. News 24 updated the title colours slightly to match those of BBC One bulletins in time for the 50th anniversary of BBC television news on 5 July 2004.<ref>[http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/idents/news24b.htm BBC News 24 2003–08]{{dead link|date=February 2013}} TV & Radio Bits</ref>
=== Countdown sequence ===
[[File:BBC News channel countdown.png|thumb|The countdown since 2005 has shown the elements of journalism and production involved in bringing news stories to air.]]
An important part of the channel's presentation since launch has been the top of the hour countdown sequence, since there is no presentation system with continuity announcers so the countdown provides a link to the beginning of the next hour. A similar musical device is used on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]], and mirrors the [[BBC pips|pips]] on [[BBC Radio 4]].
Previous styles have included a series of fictional flags set to music between 1997 and 1999 before the major relaunch, incorporating the new contemporary music composed by [[David Lowe (television and radio composer)|David Lowe]], and graphics developed by [[Lambie-Nairn]]. Various images, originally ivory numbers fully animated against a deep red background, were designed to fit the pace of the channel, and the music soon gained notoriety, and was often satirised and parodied in popular culture. Images of life around the UK were added in replacement later with the same music, together with footage of the newsroom and exterior of Television Centre. The 2003 relaunch saw a small change to this style with less of a metropolitan feel to the footage.
A new sequence was introduced on 28 March 2005, designed and created by [[Red Bee Media]] and directed by Mark Chaudoir. The full version ran for 60 seconds, though only around 30 seconds were usually shown on air. The music was revised completely but the biggest change came in the footage used – reflecting the methods and nature of newsgathering, while a strong emphasis was placed on the BBC logo itself. Satellite dishes are shown transmitting and receiving red "data streams". In production of the countdown sequence, Clive Norman filmed images around the United Kingdom, Richard Jopson in the United States, while BBC News camerapeople filmed images from [[Iraq]], Beijing ([[Tiananmen Square]]), [[Bund of Shanghai]], Africa, as well as areas affected by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Asian tsunami]] and others.
The sequence has since seen several remixes to the music and a change in visuals to focus more on the well-known journalists, with less footage of camera crews and production teams. Changes have also seen the channel logo included during the sequences and at the end, as well as the fonts used for the time. The conclusion of the countdown was altered in 2008 to feature the new presentation style, rather than a data stream moving in towards the camera. Also in 2008, the graphic for the countdown changed, resembling the BBC One Rhythm and Movement idents, due to the logo being in a red square in the bottom left corner.
To coincide with the move of BBC News to [[Broadcasting House#Second phase|Broadcasting House]], on 18 March 2013 the countdown was updated again along with several other presentation elements. Three of the most striking features of the new countdown include music performed by the [[BBC Concert Orchestra]], a redesign of the "data streams" and the ending of the sequence no longer fading to the BBC News globe and logo, but instead stopping with a time-lapse shot outside the corporation's headquarters. The countdown was also extended to 87 seconds, which was fully shown before the first hour from Broadcasting House. In 2019, the countdown started using the BBC's new Reith font but otherwise retained the same style.
A full three-minute version of the countdown music was made available on [[BBC News Online]] and David Lowe's own website after a remix on 16&nbsp;May 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4992088.stm |title=News 24 'releases' countdown music |website=BBC News Online |date=18 May 2006}}</ref>
An international version of the countdown was launched on BBC World News on 5 September 2005 featuring more international content and similar music. Various changes have been made to the music and visuals since then, with presentation following the style of BBC News. The visuals in the sequence were updated on 10 May 2010. In June 2011, further imagery was added relating to recent events, including the conflict in Libya and views of outside 10 Downing Street. In January 2013, as part of the relocation of BBC News to [[Broadcasting House#Second phase|Broadcasting House]] in Central London, BBC World News received a new countdown in the same style as the BBC News Channel's updated countdown, with some minor differences.
In April 2021, a new "sombre" version of the countdown was played, with no "data streams" and slower shots of places within the UK, or in the case of the international version, timelapse shots across the world. Both were introduced to run up to programmes immediately following the [[Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], and were used again following the [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|death of Queen Elizabeth II]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=chrisckmedia |number=1383444096010784777 |title=Once again, so proud of everyone who delivered on a momentous and moving days. Here's the full somber countdown as seen today on @BBCNews}}</ref>
To coincide with the integration of BBC World News into BBC News, the countdown sequence was slightly refreshed in April 2023 to follow the new "Chameleon" branding scheme used by BBC television since October 2021, with the countdown now centred between the BBC and "News" wordmarks at the top- and bottom-centre of the screen respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC News streamlines output with merger of news channels |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2023/04/06/bbc-news-streamlines-output-with-merger-of-news-channels/?og=1 |access-date=18 April 2023 |website=NewscastStudio | date=6 April 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Viewing audience figures==
The Daily Telegraph reported in November 2021, "BBC News reaches 370,000 for its best performing slots".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/eamonn-holmes-may-not-enough-save-gb-news/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/eamonn-holmes-may-not-enough-save-gb-news/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Eamonn Holmes may not be enough to save GB News|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=12 November 2021|last1=Armstrong|first1=Stephen}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
== See also ==
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* [[List of television channels in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of news television channels]]
* [[List of world news channels]]
== References ==
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