Benjamin1's posts, page 11

The Weather Thread

ITV regional weather continues to use random presenters, Meridian's GMB opts reader Amanda Piper covering Meridian/West Country on Saturday. Surely for continuity it would be better to have a permanent/regular faces for each region?

ITV Channel are moving

ITV Channel is moving headquaters - "The move is part of a significant investment in the news service that will see the installation of a modern newsroom and studio with the latest broadcast technology at the new premises."

Further detail: http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/displayarticle.asp?id=512032

Also, itv.com/news/channel has partially launched, could this be the end of ITV Channel's fully seperate website?

Good Morning Britain - confirmed

New times and longer opts for regional news during GMB - 0626, 0656, 0726 and 0756 as tweeted by @amandapiperitv.

Good Morning Britain - confirmed

John Stapleton tweeted not long ago that he and Kate Garraway would appear now and again on GMB.

Good Morning Britain - confirmed

I would not be surpised if Daybreak ends on a damp squib just like Adrian & Christine's final link.

The Weather Thread

With Amanda Houston presenting West Country and Tyne Tees & Border from London today (and not Anglia her usual patch) I get the impression ITV are phasing in weather hubs for weekdays as well as weekends. However they could just be cutting back further and not using someone like Manali Lukha who has disappeared.

Susanna Reid to join revamped ITV breakfast show?

Presumably 28 Feb would be Kate's final show.

Lorraine's Friday show will no doubt be recorded a day earlier.

Let's see if the replacement presents Daybreak for 4 or 5 days.

The Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Thread

London's Martin Stew did it this afternoon.

Granada's Jo Blythe tied up doing Tyne Tees/Border, an explanation for an unfamilar face.

ITV News: Rotas & Presenters

I didn't realise Sue Saville had left... months ago.

The new NEW Central West and BBC Midlands thread

Yes...

The new NEW Central West and BBC Midlands thread

Kate Fisher, a regular stand-in, has left Central. That leaves Lucy Kite, who only sometimes presents the weather and often pops up on the news.

The Weather Thread

Tyne Tees weather also broadcast on Yorkshire at 11.25 today.