GM
It was Lucy Meacock. She presented all 3 bulletins yesterday.
Does anybody know who read the ITV News late bulletin on Saturday 3rd December?
It was Lucy Meacock. She presented all 3 bulletins yesterday.
CY
It was Lucy Meacock. She presented all 3 bulletins yesterday.
Thanks for that.
Does anybody know who read the ITV News late bulletin on Saturday 3rd December?
It was Lucy Meacock. She presented all 3 bulletins yesterday.
Thanks for that.
GM
Sometimes they say the full name, other times it's just 'Mark' or 'Julie'.
Must be a new thing of announcing a presenters full name, on the regional 6.30 preview Alastair says "join me and Mary Nightingale". Then "Now to find out whats on News at Ten, here's Mark Austin" and " "Join Julie Etchingham and me at 10".
Sometimes they say the full name, other times it's just 'Mark' or 'Julie'.
MA
Sometimes they say the full name, other times it's just 'Mark' or 'Julie'.
Yeah I know, usually though they don't pronounce there full name. Just an observation. I pick out weird things
Must be a new thing of announcing a presenters full name, on the regional 6.30 preview Alastair says "join me and Mary Nightingale". Then "Now to find out whats on News at Ten, here's Mark Austin" and " "Join Julie Etchingham and me at 10".
Sometimes they say the full name, other times it's just 'Mark' or 'Julie'.
Yeah I know, usually though they don't pronounce there full name. Just an observation. I pick out weird things
SE
Square Eyes
Founding member
Looking ahead at the schedules in the new year, and I notice that ITV1 is having a 5 minute news bulletin at 9.25am every Saturday & Sunday morning. Bit surprising, and not unwelcome but anyone know why ?
BR
That's a bit random isn't it - the other bulletins, including the Morning News, still seem to be there as usual. I could understand why they might do it over Christmas instead of a 5-minute bulletin at 5.55am to allow them to get staff in three and a half hours later, but can't really see the reasoning here at all.
Looking ahead at the schedules in the new year, and I notice that ITV1 is having a 5 minute news bulletin at 9.25am every Saturday & Sunday morning. Bit surprising, and not unwelcome but anyone know why ?
That's a bit random isn't it - the other bulletins, including the Morning News, still seem to be there as usual. I could understand why they might do it over Christmas instead of a 5-minute bulletin at 5.55am to allow them to get staff in three and a half hours later, but can't really see the reasoning here at all.
IT
Funnily enough, Joshua, I saw that bulletin and thought exactly the same thing. Alastair Stewart has definitely become increasingly over the top in his delivery in recent years. He also comes across as a bit smug at times, too. That said, I believe he is a thoroughly lovely person off-camera. Watching clips of him from the 80s on TV Ark reminds me that he wasn't always like this; it's definitely only happened since he returned to ITV News. Maybe it's the result of him having spent so many years on regional news in between?
itsrobert
Founding member
It really struck me this evening how sensational ITV News output has become. Not only the wording, but even the way the anchors present the programme. Natasha, and even Alastair, were very dramatic, to what can only be described as comedic affect.
Funnily enough, Joshua, I saw that bulletin and thought exactly the same thing. Alastair Stewart has definitely become increasingly over the top in his delivery in recent years. He also comes across as a bit smug at times, too. That said, I believe he is a thoroughly lovely person off-camera. Watching clips of him from the 80s on TV Ark reminds me that he wasn't always like this; it's definitely only happened since he returned to ITV News. Maybe it's the result of him having spent so many years on regional news in between?
NI
Funnily enough, Joshua, I saw that bulletin and thought exactly the same thing. Alastair Stewart has definitely become increasingly over the top in his delivery in recent years. He also comes across as a bit smug at times, too. That said, I believe he is a thoroughly lovely person off-camera. Watching clips of him from the 80s on TV Ark reminds me that he wasn't always like this; it's definitely only happened since he returned to ITV News. Maybe it's the result of him having spent so many years on regional news in between?
I agree with you both completely. It is this kind of tackiness and "OTT" language that I'm sick to the back teeth of every time I choose to watch ITV News. And to think we all thought they were calming down the sensationalist crap a couple of years ago! The language used by newscasters and reporters over the last year has been ridiculous. I've noticed some dubious orders of news stories in bulletins lately as well, and by God do they love zooming into the presenter! It's not even subtle either, it's very noticeable and at times - as Joshua says - looks rather "comedic".
Also, has anybody else noticed that they're almost going back to the days of The Late News, with a 90-minute programme at 9pm and a generic "ITV News" at 10:30pm (or sometimes even 10:45pm)? After all that fuss they made about extending NAT to 5-nights-a-week you'd think they'd stick to it.
And while I'm on this rant (!) - every time I watch News at Ten it never begins until two minutes past. You might argue it's not much of a difference but I'm pretty sure that even a year or so ago they were bang on 22:00 every night.
It really struck me this evening how sensational ITV News output has become. Not only the wording, but even the way the anchors present the programme. Natasha, and even Alastair, were very dramatic, to what can only be described as comedic affect.
Funnily enough, Joshua, I saw that bulletin and thought exactly the same thing. Alastair Stewart has definitely become increasingly over the top in his delivery in recent years. He also comes across as a bit smug at times, too. That said, I believe he is a thoroughly lovely person off-camera. Watching clips of him from the 80s on TV Ark reminds me that he wasn't always like this; it's definitely only happened since he returned to ITV News. Maybe it's the result of him having spent so many years on regional news in between?
I agree with you both completely. It is this kind of tackiness and "OTT" language that I'm sick to the back teeth of every time I choose to watch ITV News. And to think we all thought they were calming down the sensationalist crap a couple of years ago! The language used by newscasters and reporters over the last year has been ridiculous. I've noticed some dubious orders of news stories in bulletins lately as well, and by God do they love zooming into the presenter! It's not even subtle either, it's very noticeable and at times - as Joshua says - looks rather "comedic".
Also, has anybody else noticed that they're almost going back to the days of The Late News, with a 90-minute programme at 9pm and a generic "ITV News" at 10:30pm (or sometimes even 10:45pm)? After all that fuss they made about extending NAT to 5-nights-a-week you'd think they'd stick to it.
And while I'm on this rant (!) - every time I watch News at Ten it never begins until two minutes past. You might argue it's not much of a difference but I'm pretty sure that even a year or so ago they were bang on 22:00 every night.