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Brussels Airport explosions coverage

(March 2016)

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DE
deejay
I dare say it's been mentioned in the thread for GMB but itv have extended it to run until 1030. Is this the first time the breakfast franchise (which is I think still legally separate) has been extended beyond its 0925 off air time?
CU
Custard56
I dare say it's been mentioned in the thread for GMB but itv have extended it to run until 1030. Is this the first time the breakfast franchise (which is I think still legally separate) has been extended beyond its 0925 off air time?


Apologies if I come across as being rude (I don't mean to be) but shouldn't this be in the GMB thread? Nothing to do with BBC News.
OW
TheOnetoWatch
GMB clock struggling with 4 digits, not that it matters with what is going on but you have thought they would have allowed for it.
FL
flaziola
RTÉ News has a special on One from their secondary studio. It's just a ten minute update rather than rolling coverage.
PF
PFML84
The main network feed has 3 digits, but regions doing their bulletins seem to have 4, and 4 doesn't fit. Surprised this has never been noticed and fixed, it's been like this since launch! I believe UTV also have their clock in bold so it sticks out even more.
BR
Brekkie
If ITV don't switch to This Morning I'd have thought ITV News would be ready to go at 10.30. They're making up this morning for not continuing with coverage on the night of the Paris attacks.
CI
cityprod
Could ITV be staying with Good Morning Britain until they can get Tom Bradby into ITN to pick up coverage from there? Or could we see the weird situation of Good Morning Britain being on into the afternoon?
VM
VMPhil
So far:

BBC One: Dropped all programmes and gone to a 'BBC News Special'
BBC Two: Showing 'Homes Under the Hammer' but with an announcement beforehand that BBC One is showing breaking news
ITV: Good Morning Britain continuing until at least 10.30
Channel 4: Showing normal programmes, no announcement of breaking news before 'Car S.O.S' at 10.00am
Channel 5: Normal programmes, 'The Wright Stuff' live
BR
Brekkie
Could ITV be staying with Good Morning Britain until they can get Tom Bradby into ITN to pick up coverage from there? Or could we see the weird situation of Good Morning Britain being on into the afternoon?

Unlikely to be Tom at this time of day. Nina is due on the Lunchtime News, whilst I expect they're trying to get Mark and/or Tom to Brussels. Mary due to host the Evening News so I would expect Nine and Mary to be leading any rolling news.
DE
deejay
Yes, it probably should. In fact I thought I was posting in the special Brussels coverage thread rather than the BBC news one.
CU
Custard56
Yes, it probably should. In fact I thought I was posting in the special Brussels coverage thread rather than the BBC news one.


Sorry. Didn't mean to come across as abrasive.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
I dare say it's been mentioned in the thread for GMB but itv have extended it to run until 1030. Is this the first time the breakfast franchise (which is I think still legally separate) has been extended beyond its 0925 off air time?


No. Election coverage last year ran until 10am.
Breakfast franchise is technically separate but realistically all under the same umbrella now so nothing to stop GMB running over if needed as shown today.

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