Impact (formerly Impact Asia), styled also as Impact with Yalda Hakim is a news programme that premiered on BBC World News on 1 February 2010 as part of a network-wide refresh. The programme was initially hosted by Mishal Husain, but in later years, the presenter is Yalda Hakim, who replaced previous presenter Mishal Husain. The programme brought audiences a mixture of breaking news, debate and analysis using the BBC's range of correspondents based in the Asia Pacific regions and around the world. Broadcasting political, diplomatic, business, sports and breaking news stories directly affecting Asia Pacific, the programme aimed to analyse stories from a global perspective. The format included sport, business and weather updates. The programme aired until 3 March 2023.
History As part of a shake-up of the BBC World News schedule, on 1 February 2010 presenter based strands were developed to give more focus on the names hosting each slot. These replaced several editions of World News Today. Impact Asia was developed as one of these slots. In 2011 the programme was renamed Impact to avoid the exclusion of other sections of the global audience.
As part of BBC's plan to merge its domestic BBC News channel in the UK and BBC World News in early 2023, Impact was one of the programmes which got cancelled.Manning, Mike. 2023. "Joint UK/international BBC News service from March." Accessed 18 April 2023. https://cleanfeed.thetvroom.com/17007/news/joint-uk-international-bbc-news-service-from-march/ The final episode aired on 3 March 2023 at 13:00 GMT on the then BBC World News.
Schedule Impact aired from 13:00–14:30 GMT (with an extra half-hour at 15:00 GMT), weekdays on BBC World News. The programme was split into three parts, each lasting half an hour. After the final section World Business Report then Sport Today air. During British Summer Time, the programme aired at 12:00–13:30 GMT (with an extra half-hour at 14:00 GMT); and was followed by an edition of HARDtalk.
Presentation The programme was originally broadcast from studio N8 in the News Centre at BBC Television Centre, along with other output from BBC World News. When major news events occur the programme may be presented on location, for example, Mishal Husain presented from Pakistan in the aftermath of Osama Bin Laden's death. From 14 January 2013 the programme moved to Broadcasting House studio B.
Presenters Years Presenter Current role 2014–2023 Yalda Hakim Main presenter 2010–2023 Mishal Husain Relief presenter Karin Giannone Geeta Guru-Murthy Lucy Hockings David Eades Tim Willcox 2013–2023Babita Sharma Kasia Madera2015–2023Ben Bland 2018–2023 Samantha Simmonds Lucy Grey 2018–2023 Maryam Moshiri Nuala McGovern Krupa Padhy 2022-2023 Nancy Kacungira When Yalda Hakim presented, the title sequence ended by stating 'Impact with Yalda Hakim'. However, when she did not, as she was often on assignment, the titles only showed 'Impact', regardless of the alternate presenter. This only happened if she wasn't reporting from a location on a topic covered in the show.
It was announced that Husain would leave the show in autumn 2013 to join Today, she presented her last programme on 7 October 2013. She was to maintain the role of 'relief presenter'. In April 2014, Yalda Hakim was announced as Husain's permanent replacement.
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