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Yeah, he may get turfed out then, like Clarkson did. Funny thing is I don't think Amazon prime video have a news outfit at the moment. Maybe a times radio online-exclusive podcast. That would be unfortunate. I'm forseeing a real 'rise and fall of' situation here.
And like Clarkson, if someone thinks there's money to be made, there'll be chequebooks opening as long as he's not done anything too heinous. That said, Clarkson had made himself a marketable brand while Huw Edwards is just another old white guy reading of an autocue, admittedly one with a mellifluous voice. He just seems more replaceable, possibly with someone younger who might add a bit of diversity to the line-up.
I think silver-haired white guy has been on-brand for professional autocue readers though. That is changing a little bit, but I think it's the majority - at least until the grandfathered contracts run out (the likes of Huw, Eamonn Holmes etc) and the Beeb, Sky and ITV diversify. I don't watch too much rolling news but I think the BBC at least are already doing this with their news output.