The Newsroom

Evening News Extra on the ITV News Channel

Weekdays 7pm - Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale (September 2005)

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LO
Londoner
They're all at it - not to be outdone by News 24 Tonight and the imminent Julie Etchingham 7pm show on Sky News, the ITV News Channel is launching Evening News Extra with Mark and Mary - weekdays 7pm.

Just seen the promo - caps to follow
GR
gregmc
OOOO, its all go in newschannel land .. let the BItch fight begin.... Laughing
LO
Londoner
Pretty crap trail - looks like a rush job. As Mark and Mary haven't been working on the same days this week, they don't appear together in the trail. And the bit with Mary is in the virtual studio:

http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/050923_eveningnewsextra1.jpg
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http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/050923_eveningnewsextra7.jpg

Good idea though. I never understood why they followed the Evening News with Joyce Ohajah. A prime cross-promotion opportunity, and it's followed by one of the worst presenters on any national news service.
CW
Charlie Wells Moderator
Bandwagon anyone?

From that last still you might think that ITV learned of BBC's plans earlier this week and have hastily copied the idea and quickly made a promo.
MR
mromega
Does the promo give any hint to the content?
LO
Londoner
mromega posted:
Does the promo give any hint to the content?

It says they will be calling on ITV's correspondents around the world for "special reports".

There will also be "the picture of the day - uncut" whatever that means, and there'll be a phone-in about the stories of the day.
GR
gregmc
Londoner posted:
mromega posted:
Does the promo give any hint to the content?

It says they will be calling on ITV's correspondents around the world for "special reports".

There will also be "the picture of the day - uncut" whatever that means, and there'll be a phone-in about the stories of the day.


Lunchtime news meets 6.30 news..... great Rolling Eyes
AN
Andrew Founding member
Londoner posted:
Good idea though. I never understood why they followed the Evening News with Joyce Ohajah. A prime cross-promotion opportunity, and it's followed by one of the worst presenters on any national news service.

Don't mess about say what you really think.

I agree entirely though.
LU
Luke
i take it this will mean an end to their hosting of the 3-4pm hour on the NC then? No real loss i suppose as their appearances there were pretty random as it was.
RJ
Russell James
Just wondering, is there any point of having this?? Like who watched the ITV News Channel? They are rather unreliable to be honest. I would choose Sky, BBC and to a lesser extent CNN.

If that picture that says EVENING NEWS EXTRA, is the logo, it looks rubbish!!!
LO
Londoner
It would be good if they did a similar thing with the Lunchtime News and got Nick and Nina to present on the News Channel till 2.

After all, the management used to like to boast that the NC used big-name ITV1 presenters, but apart from simulcasts, Nick and Nina don't appear on the channel at all any more.
JH
Jonathan H
Charlie Wells posted:
Bandwagon anyone?

From that last still you might think that ITV learned of BBC's plans earlier this week and have hastily copied the idea and quickly made a promo.


Very unlikely. It takes a bit longer than that to plan and put together a television programme - although I agree that the 'rush job' of the promo might lead you to that conclusion!

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