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ITV Lunchtime News: now 1 hour as part of ITV Day

Nicholas Owen, Katie Derham | inc. 13 mins regional news (December 2004)

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LO
Londoner
The Anglia programme statement mentioned that the weekend regional bulletins were being extended as part of the reshuffle of regional news minutes, but looking at the schedule for the weekend after next nothing seems to have changed.

Are there going to changes to regional news at weekends coming later on, or was the Anglia thing a red herring?
RE
Reuben
did anyone see nick promoting the new programme today? a caption came up featuring the date of the new look. it had a sort of resemblance to the current look but with more yellow. Very Happy
DJ
DJ Dave
yeah I saw that, i think the backdrop might have the ITV Day logo colours in it.
BR
Brekkie
I'm not 100% certain about this change - there is a fear is could become more chat and features than actual news.

I also think that with the General Election dominating news in the next month it won't be until Mid-May that we get to see how the programme will be on a regular basis.

As for regional news - with the ads dropped in the 6pm programme last year, do they have a few more (or should that be less) minutes to play with or have they already been used up with shorter bulletins in the 10.30pm programme for example!
ST
STVNews
deffinite utv changes. Scottish Tv is axing the 2oclock programme. Arrow
ST
STVNews
deffinite utv changes. Scottish Tv is axing the 2oclock programme. Arrow
CA
Con Air
Information wants to be free, yo
JE
Jez Founding member
I noticed in the tv guide that while the mid afternoon regional bulletin is going the weather forcast appears to be staying just before CITV starts.
TV
TVDragon
Jez posted:
I noticed in the tv guide that while the mid afternoon regional bulletin is going the weather forcast appears to be staying just before CITV starts.


Along with the HTV Community thingyo/Crimestoppers?

I do hope so -- I'll miss my monthly update from the Pembrokeshire Amateur Depression Society otherwise, and of course the black cat on Granada Action.
JE
Jez Founding member
TVDragon posted:
Jez posted:
I noticed in the tv guide that while the mid afternoon regional bulletin is going the weather forcast appears to be staying just before CITV starts.


Along with the HTV Community thingyo/Crimestoppers?

I do hope so -- I'll miss my monthly update from the Pembrokeshire Amateur Depression Society otherwise, and of course the black cat on Granada Action.


Its down for all regions not just HTV.

No idea if the Community Messages will be shown, havent they been axed in some ITV regions?
NW
nwtv2003
TVDragon - Hate to be the bearer of bad News but Granada Action was axed sometime ago I'm afraid. And yes we all miss the black cat and the 1995 Granada logo. Laughing
NE
North East
The Itv News website has some info on the lunchtime news
http://www.itv.com/news/programmes_280204.html

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