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BBC One gets extra news bulletin | BBC One gets extra news bulletin |
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BBC One is to launch a new nightly news bulletin to bridge the gap between the Six and 10 O'Clock News programmes. | BBC One is to launch a new nightly news bulletin to bridge the gap between the Six and 10 O'Clock News programmes. |
The short summary will go out on weekdays at 8pm. A presenter has not yet been named but Natasha Kaplinsky took part in a trial in the Midlands. | The short summary will go out on weekdays at 8pm. A presenter has not yet been named but Natasha Kaplinsky took part in a trial in the Midlands. |
It will be the first BBC bulletin to be introduced since the Six O'Clock News began in 1984. | It will be the first BBC bulletin to be introduced since the Six O'Clock News began in 1984. |
Channel controller Peter Fincham said he was "keen to bring younger audiences to the news". | |
He said one of the consequences of moving the 9 O'Clock News to an hour later in 2000 was that there was a large gap between bulletins. | |
'Right thing' | |
"From six o'clock to 10 o'clock is rather a long time not to tell the viewers of BBC One what's going on in the news," he said. | |
Mr Fincham added: "It will appeal to the younger audience, but I don't want to obsess about that. | |
"I'm keen to bring younger audiences to the news. So I think it's the right thing to do for the news." | |
The bulletin will join other current affairs shows such as Panorama and The One Show, which have recently been installed in prime time. | |
In the trial, the bulletins lasted between 60 and 90 seconds and featured national and local news and weather. | In the trial, the bulletins lasted between 60 and 90 seconds and featured national and local news and weather. |
Digital channel BBC Three has been running regular 60-second news bulletins since it launched in 2003. | Digital channel BBC Three has been running regular 60-second news bulletins since it launched in 2003. |