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Slightly jarring end to ITV News West Country tonight.
Here in the "east" sub-region, we had the recorded edition of the programme. Immediately after the post-weather sting, we briefly had an angled wideshot with the main presenters thanking the forecaster who was within shot on the side screen (CSO down the line from The Met Office, not standing in the studio).
We then abruptly mixed to a two-shot, with the "window" now showing the CGI gallery backdrop rather than the Clifton Suspension Bridge. There was only about 30 seconds of the bulletin left at this point.
It was so they could give an update with the latest developments about deaths/injuries etc, following yesterday's explosion at a water treatment works in Avonmouth (which was tonight's top story).
Goodness knows what "west" (Devon & Cornwall) viewers thought of suddenly having this faraway story randomly mentioned at the end of their programme.
Here in the "east" sub-region, we had the recorded edition of the programme. Immediately after the post-weather sting, we briefly had an angled wideshot with the main presenters thanking the forecaster who was within shot on the side screen (CSO down the line from The Met Office, not standing in the studio).
We then abruptly mixed to a two-shot, with the "window" now showing the CGI gallery backdrop rather than the Clifton Suspension Bridge. There was only about 30 seconds of the bulletin left at this point.
It was so they could give an update with the latest developments about deaths/injuries etc, following yesterday's explosion at a water treatment works in Avonmouth (which was tonight's top story).
Goodness knows what "west" (Devon & Cornwall) viewers thought of suddenly having this faraway story randomly mentioned at the end of their programme.