ITV News

To be honest, I'm not overly impressed with the hour-long Lunchtime News. They haven't really increased the national news content all that much. A good chunk is given over to "The Pulse", which I personally think is a bit of a waste of time, and a good 15 minutes is regional news. I would rather them have just kept the 30-minute Lunchtime News.

I think the news/features mix has been subtly improved recently and I've found it much more watchable.

I know this is totally random, but. Has anyone noticed how fresh the ITV News studio still is. Virtual is not all bad it seems.

Frankly, I think you'd sit and watch a slowly decaying dead sheep if it were on ITV News, so your opinion can't really be considered representative.

The Pulse is a great feature and they need to publisitise this so they have to tell people on the 10.55 summary. It gives the chance for you at home to give your views now with the new thing that you can ring in live and say your opinion.

I like the lunchtime news its relaxed and has a nice warmly feeling to it with the interactive aspect an everything, Its not exactley Sky news today but people can ring in and email and things,which is a good thing.

Also i agree the studio is still fresh,if this new ITV will be new colours we know exactley that all ITV News will do will get a new background and change the colour of the desk (as we've seen on the Budget 05)

Why is it "a good thing"?

How often do you actually learn something new from a comment made by a texter/caller/emailer?
Most of the time they are statements of the bleeding obvious.

I'm not against interactivity on news programmes per se, but there is a lot of pointless interactivity around - like on the regional programmes, where they have invite texts on the top story regardless of whether it's the type of story that lends itself to useful insights/comments from viewers, but just because it's a set part of the format.

You're right, David. The ITV News studio and presentation looks and sounds as fresh as it did on day one. That's quite an achievement, really. Compare that to BBC1's bulletins, which have dated quite quickly.



I really don't want to know the opinions of random individuals. I would much rather have the presenters and reporters round up the news of the day during the bulletin and let me make up my own opinion. I just think a phone-in section of a TV news bulletin is a bit tacky. Leave it to radio is what I say.

I always thought the 12 was less than that, they only use the titles at the end and there is no regional news or weather (which the 10.55 has).

John

The only thing I would say is that I preferred the studio when it had the 'lit' studio floor, as a pose to the current 'painted' look.

ITV News is dire and tacky. Full stop. Best to spend some more time on good, quality journalism, rather than a arcade-game inspired mega set and newswall, and newscastesr who stand up to deliver the news.

Get them back behind a desk and restore some credibility to what was once (ITN branded period) an excellent news channel that was equally enjoyable to watch.)

I know it's purely a matter of taste and opinion, but if I had all of the news channels at my disposal (BBC, N24, BBC World, CNNI, Sky, Al Jazeera, ITV.........), ITV would always be my LAST choice to watch, for the reasons mentioned above.

It has lost something, by a long shot......

You say that, but has BBC News had two major worldwide scoops in the past couple of months?

No, and I didn't say that they did. However, two great scoops in a year, does not a good quality news channel maketh.............consistency is what it's all about.

ITV News IS indeed consistent - consistently mediocre.