Why not use Leyla Daybelge has his sidekick - she already partners him on the newschannel at one o'clock. She's also presented the news on ITV1 in the past as well. Just means she starts a bit early than she does at the moment.
Although I back this idea 100%, it does seem strange considering how successful both Des & Mel and Loose Women are for ITV1 in the 13:00 slot.
Then again, moving those shows half an hour later to 13:30 (after the hour long news) would mean ITV only having to worry about filling one half-hour slot with their pre-recorded, lower-key daytime shows (at 14:30) before CITV kicks in.
Although I back this idea 100%, it does seem strange considering how successful both Des & Mel and Loose Women are for ITV1 in the 13:00 slot.
Then again, moving those shows half an hour later to 13:30 (after the hour long news) would mean ITV only having to worry about filling one half-hour slot with their pre-recorded, lower-key daytime shows (at 14:30) before CITV kicks in.
Has Des and Mel improved in the ratings recently then? From memory the One O'Clock News on BBC One used to hammer it into the ground in ratings terms. (A year or so ago the One was routinely getting a 40-50% share)
Obviously this does not mean ''let's use this hour long broadcast to go in-depth, with intelligent news reporting and insightful interviews to explain the issues''.
It's more like, ''let's use this hour long broadcast to have our regular news slot, and fill the other thirty minutes with pop-news features like phone polls and calls in shows that don't require any effort on our part, and don't help viewers understand anything more than they'd otherwise know''.
Assuming that there is at least as much
news
content as in the original, half-hour programme surely the presumed increase in viewing figures brought about by the inclusion of populist items would benefit those individuals who otherwise might not have watched the lunchtime news, (obviously we don't count ourselves amongst this group).
It must be reasonable to expect the longer programme to carry more business news but I wouldn't have thought it the time nor the place for wall-to-wall heavy-weight features.
It must be reasonable to expect the longer programme to carry more business news.
Nice idea, but I can't help feeling that the only business news ITV understands nowadays is how to increase the dividends on the share options in Charles Allen's inside pocket.
Although it's nice to see a TV channel considering extending, rather than shortening, a bulletin, the current format works well as a chance to catch up on the days main headlines during lunch.
Essentially the main national news is covered in sufficient detail within 15 minutes. ITV also quite readily extend the programme to an hour as required.
The regional slots are also sufficient - any longer and it's padded out with competitions, text messages and "fluffy" news.
At lunchtime also alot of stories haven't developed fully, so can involve alot of speculation.
Although it's nice to see a TV channel considering extending, rather than shortening, a bulletin, the current format works well as a chance to catch up on the days main headlines during lunch.
well until a couple of years ago it used to be
12.20 central news
12.30 itn lunchtime
13.00 (some regions) xxxx today - live fluffy regional magazine show
so really itv network are just proposing reverting to an altered form of the old schedule (minus 10 minutes), so not quite a case of itv being the good guys.
i wonder how an extended itn programme would affect regions like utv - do they ever schedule anything of their own in the 13.00 slot?
