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ITV wants to axe some regional news services

From 17 to 9 (September 2007)

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Stuart
TV Monkey posted:
Tyne Tees will now use both the 'South' anchors Ian Payne and Pam Royle for the whole region.

That won't be too unusual for the 'North' viewers as Pam Royle was a main presenter (along with Paul Frost) before they introduced a split region.

Aww, I'm showing my age! Shocked
NW
nwtv2003
With Bob Johnson retiring I take it this means Tyne Tees will be getting all of their weather forecasts from Yorkshire? Will the seperate forecasts continue after the Border-Tyne Tees merger or will it just be one?
PR
Primetime
Ian Payne was a sports reporter from early 2000's I think until he was promoted to news presenting in 2006. Though I thought they would have went for Kenny Toal, who is a relief presenter at present, Scottish and a former presenter at ITV Border. I assume Jonathan Morrell left around 2 weeks ago with Philippa Tomson last week along with GMTV bulletins presenter Mark Warr, who was gone for a month, but presented last week and is off again..
ST
South Today
Ian and Pam for the whole of the the region even the Border region - these are unknowns to border viewers.

So Pip and Jonathan have already left so soon?
ST
South Today
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2008/12/03/tyne-tees-news-presenters-axed-in-cost-cuts-72703-22394461/

Answered my own question - in Feb!
TV
TV Monkey
Primetime posted:
Ian Payne was a sports reporter from early 2000's I think until he was promoted to news presenting in 2006. Though I thought they would have went for Kenny Toal, who is a relief presenter at present, Scottish and a former presenter at ITV Border. I assume Jonathan Morrell left around 2 weeks ago with Philippa Tomson last week along with GMTV bulletins presenter Mark Warr, who was gone for a month, but presented last week and is off again..


Mark Warr has been axed too. Not sure when he'll leave. Shame as he was a solid guy and I'd hardly imagine he's a big earner.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Looks like The Isle of Man has chosen ITV North West - Granada in the Consultation launched following earlier intervention by Ofcom.
JO
Jonny
DVB Cornwall posted:
Looks like The Isle of Man has chosen ITV North West - Granada in the Consultation launched following earlier intervention by Ofcom.

Not surprising, I know I wouldn't want to watch a Gateshead based news service in the IoM.
NW
nwtv2003
DVB Cornwall posted:
Looks like The Isle of Man has chosen ITV North West - Granada in the Consultation launched following earlier intervention by Ofcom.


Makes sense I suppose, BBC North West seem to claim the Isle of Man so having ITV Granada would be better suppose, considering the Border-Tyne Tees programme will be from Gateshead and will cover from York to Stranraer, then I doubt the IoM would be much of a priority.

Although BBC NW only has token stories from the IoM, they do have their own dedicated page on the Regional index of Ceefax and Red Button.
SO
Steven O
nwtv2003 posted:
DVB Cornwall posted:
Looks like The Isle of Man has chosen ITV North West - Granada in the Consultation launched following earlier intervention by Ofcom.


Makes sense I suppose, BBC North West seem to claim the Isle of Man so having ITV Granada would be better suppose, considering the Border-Tyne Tees programme will be from Gateshead and will cover from York to Stranraer, then I doubt the IoM would be much of a priority.

Although BBC NW only has token stories from the IoM, they do have their own dedicated page on the Regional index of Ceefax and Red Button.


Apparently, Border's IoM reporter has defected to BBC North West to become their IoM correspondent.
WE
Westy2
So it's bye bye the 'Bridget Jones' lookalike then, as I used to call her when I saw her on Central News!
SO
Steven O
Here's the Communications Commission's report about the results of the Isle of Man ITV consultation.

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