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Always interesting to see region by region breakdowns but what would be interesting to see is if this has always been the case and whether the dilusion of the ITV regional brands did affect the viewing of regional news too (though of course the 1999 schedule changes would have affected ratings in some regions too).
Although we shouldn't automatically assume things based on ITV's previous actions. It is a very different ITV to the one of 10-15 years ago.
There is one thing in UTV's favour and that's the fact that UTV Live consistently beats BBC Newsline in the ratings quite comfortably - the only ITV region where this occurs unless I'm mistaken. Any changes to such a success story would need careful consideration.
There is one thing in UTV's favour and that's the fact that UTV Live consistently beats BBC Newsline in the ratings quite comfortably - the only ITV region where this occurs unless I'm mistaken. Any changes to such a success story would need careful consideration.
Always interesting to see region by region breakdowns but what would be interesting to see is if this has always been the case and whether the dilusion of the ITV regional brands did affect the viewing of regional news too (though of course the 1999 schedule changes would have affected ratings in some regions too).