ITV News

I just think it's one of those times that ITV will never win - For the World cup final for example 3 times as many people watch BBC rather than ITV.

I suppose ad's or no ad's - what one would you pick and as itvnews fan says It didn't have a good lead in - A repeat of Ad of the Decade shown about 2 weeks ago.

I wonder as Macalalo has posted weather or not the website will relaunch tomorrow?

There's always a fair bit of inertia and the BBC tends to be the default choice on such occasions but this year's offering from ITV didn't really work for me. It was caught somewhere between a regular news bulletin and a recap of the year, and I think it suffered for that. A separate, short news bulletin an hour or two earlier probably would have been more appropriate.
It was also unfortunate that they had to cut off the fireworks given that display got better as it went on.

that's what we was saying a few days ago - it was news, recap of the year and firework display.
I also , as said previosuly , thought that cutting the fireworks off wasn't the greatest idea.

Trouble is when ITV spend a lot more on it and put a lot more effort in with Elton John and Take That the last couple of years they still got thrashed in the ratings too.

I don't think the ITV News programme was a bad idea, but it should have been made to feel a bit more special with it's own look for the occasion, and the news segment should have come across as a summary within the programme, rather than the programme itself.

I defiantely agree with you point about the Take that types shows - there really good - but don't deliver the viewers.

Also Alex forrest just posted this on her twitter

great time for this to happen - right in the middle of a general election.

So now new look so far and its uncertain that anything will change by the end of the day sadly, however the new websites Should launch by at least Thursday even if its just the tonight website. But then again its ITV

I know it's completely bizarre that ITV haven't launched the news website yet, but perhaps you shouldn't assume when it's going to launch - then you won't get disappointed?

I don't know where you got the info that the site was launching this week from.

Well im giving myself til the end of this week and then basically I have mislead you all, sorry for that, ive heard that ITV News site will launch early in 2010 also with the new ton ight series this Thursday the new website will launch with the new series so I assumed that with a new tonight site would come a new news site. But obviously I shouldn't assume thing, really really really sorry everyone

In broadcasting terms "early 2010" could mean anytime in the first six months really!

I've seen various tweets from @itvinsider saying the same things when people have asked.
I wasn't expecting it to launch today - the first proper day back after the christmas break - Thursday seems to be a fiar bet. They seem to do thinks on Thursays - most of the Regional revamps were on Thursdays IIRC. Also fits in with Tonight launch.

Nice to see Becky in the studio. Atleast we now know she isnt just a presenter.

Early 2010 means up to the end of March surely? Anything after id describe as mid 2010.