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I T V Thames Valley Tonight. (December 2006)

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LO
Londoner
Ben posted:
Londoner posted:
ITV Local now carries Meridian and Thames Valley branding


As it has done for the past month.

Ah - but they haven't updated the screenshot they use to promote the site on Meridian bulletins
BS
brotherton sands
I notice from watching TVT bulletins on the "you know where" website, that Thames Valley Weather has the Central sponsor BMI Baby, rather than the Meridian sponsor (which I assume is still a ferry company? SeaFrance or something?). This is thankful, as the region A is land-locked, and B stretches as far inland as Banbury.

The "you know where" website always seems to cut off the news bulletins just after the weather forecaster says hello.

Therefore, I have a question...

What happens during the closing BMI Baby sponsorship (i.e. at the end of the weather forecast)? The Central version mentions Birmingham International and Nottigham East Midlands airports.

Are there any airports in/near the Thames Valley region, that BMI Baby operates from? I've no idea where any of the "London" airports (e.g. "London Gatwick") are. Is one of them near enough to the Thames Valley region to be the one mentioned on the weather sponsorship?

The airport list on the BMI Baby website certainly doesn't list anything like, say, Oxford airport or whatever as a BMI Baby airport.
RD
RDJ
Work of Artifice posted:
I notice from watching TVT bulletins on the "you know where" website, that Thames Valley Weather has the Central sponsor BMI Baby, rather than the Meridian sponsor (which I assume is still a ferry company? SeaFrance or something?). This is thankful, as the region A is land-locked, and B stretches as far inland as Banbury.

The "you know where" website always seems to cut off the news bulletins just after the weather forecaster says hello.

Therefore, I have a question...

What happens during the closing BMI Baby sponsorship (i.e. at the end of the weather forecast)? The Central version mentions Birmingham International and Nottigham East Midlands airports.

Are there any airports in/near the Thames Valley region, that BMI Baby operates from? I've no idea where any of the "London" airports (e.g. "London Gatwick") are. Is one of them near enough to the Thames Valley region to be the one mentioned on the weather sponsorship?

The airport list on the BMI Baby website certainly doesn't list anything like, say, Oxford airport or whatever as a BMI Baby airport.


It's still Birmingham International and Nottingham East Midlands according to ITV Local which was the same as Central South.
MA
Markymark
Work of Artifice posted:
I notice from watching TVT bulletins on the "you know where" website, that Thames Valley Weather has the Central sponsor BMI Baby, rather than the Meridian sponsor (which I assume is still a ferry company? SeaFrance or something?). This is thankful, as the region A is land-locked, and B stretches as far inland as Banbury.

The "you know where" website always seems to cut off the news bulletins just after the weather forecaster says hello.

Therefore, I have a question...

What happens during the closing BMI Baby sponsorship (i.e. at the end of the weather forecast)? The Central version mentions Birmingham International and Nottigham East Midlands airports.

Are there any airports in/near the Thames Valley region, that BMI Baby operates from? I've no idea where any of the "London" airports (e.g. "London Gatwick") are. Is one of them near enough to the Thames Valley region to be the one mentioned on the weather sponsorship?

The airport list on the BMI Baby website certainly doesn't list anything like, say, Oxford airport or whatever as a BMI Baby airport.


The Hannington output has the same BMI Baby ads, and yes B'rum and E Mids airports are mentioned.

BMI Baby fly from Heathrow, an airport that the whole of Berkshire sits under the flight path for Very Happy
JE
Jez Founding member
I take it Thames Valley Tonight use Meridian weather presenters?
BE
Ben Founding member
Jez posted:
I take it Thames Valley Tonight use Meridian weather presenters?


They have their own presenter, Simon Parkin but if he isn't about then yes they do.
BS
brotherton sands
Markymark posted:
The Hannington output has the same BMI Baby ads, and yes B'rum and E Mids airports are mentioned.

BMI Baby fly from Heathrow, an airport that the whole of Berkshire sits under the flight path for Very Happy


That settles it! ITVplc really are complete *******, then! Evil or Very Mad
ST
South Today
Ben posted:
Jez posted:
I take it Thames Valley Tonight use Meridian weather presenters?


They have their own presenter, Simon Parkin but if he isn't about then yes they do.


Is he a fully qualified meteorologist?
BS
brotherton sands
South Today posted:
Ben posted:
Jez posted:
I take it Thames Valley Tonight use Meridian weather presenters?


They have their own presenter, Simon Parkin but if he isn't about then yes they do.


Is he a fully qualified meteorologist?


Are any of ITV's weather presenters?...... Wink
ST
South Today
Work of Artifice posted:
South Today posted:
Ben posted:
Jez posted:
I take it Thames Valley Tonight use Meridian weather presenters?


They have their own presenter, Simon Parkin but if he isn't about then yes they do.


Is he a fully qualified meteorologist?



Are any of ITV's weather presenters?...... Wink


Yes
LO
LONDON
South Today posted:
Work of Artifice posted:
South Today posted:
Ben posted:
Jez posted:
I take it Thames Valley Tonight use Meridian weather presenters?


They have their own presenter, Simon Parkin but if he isn't about then yes they do.


Is he a fully qualified meteorologist?





Are any of ITV's weather presenters?...... Wink


Yes


But only a few, most regions use presenters who work with metorologists. One intresting thing is that Sian Lloyd is ITV's lead weather presenter, yet is one of the presenters and not the metorologists.
BE
Ben Founding member
Speaking of Mr. Parkin, it was only a matter of time before he appeared on Meridian Tonight, and last night they picked up on that John Ketley is a Weatherman song with the lines 'Simon Parkin's always larkin' and 'Debbie Thrower's got a lawnmower'.

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