BBC to confirm it will extend 10pm news by 10 minutes

Move to beef up Monday to Thursday bulletins from new year comes amid increased rivalry with ITV’s News at Ten

The BBC is to confirm on Thursday that it will extend its 10pm news bulletin by 10 minutes beginning in the new year.The longer bulletin, which will run from Monday to Thursday, will see five minutes added to the national news and five minutes to the regional news.
The move to end the main bulletin at 10.45pm, first reported by the Guardian last week and expected to be announced officially later today, will increase the overlap with Newsnight, BBC2’s current affairs programme, which starts at 10.30pm.This isnt a good idea as tv news is decreasing because of new digital media as the audience receive news instantly online with access to live streaming of the live news too.So running it long would not make any difference.