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News at Ten - Weeknights on ITV1

"You might notice a difference" from Monday (October 2007)

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JB
JosephB
Perhaps News at Ten starting at 22.01 with the previous 9pm show finishing just after 22.00 is a bid to keep viewers from turning to BBC1 for the news?
GM
GMc
JosephB posted:
Perhaps News at Ten starting at 22.01 with the previous 9pm show finishing just after 22.00 is a bid to keep viewers from turning to BBC1 for the news?


The thing is, the 9pm show usually finished about 9:59, with promos airing, until News at Ten, which seems to be starting at 10:00:55(ish) every night.
ST
Stuart
Well, it's hardly "News At When" is it?

However, I do find ITV's habit of over-running programmes in an attempt to persuade people not to change channels to be rather childish!

I record everything with adverts in anyway, so the "over-running" of programmes to any great extent means I miss the ending - and subsequently don't bother watching the next episode.
JO
Joe
You're hardly in the majority thouugh, are you?
TL
tv luvvy
StuartPlymouth posted:
Well, it's hardly "News At When" is it?

However, I do find ITV's habit of over-running programmes in an attempt to persuade people not to change channels to be rather childish!

I record everything with adverts in anyway, so the "over-running" of programmes to any great extent means I miss the ending - and subsequently don't bother watching the next episode.


I totally agree with StuartPlymouth. ITV's so called flagship news programme NEWS AT 10 with the ever-so-wooden Trevor really is something of a laughing subject. What is just so crazy is that all the hype that surrounded the pre-launch has resulted in a rather 'watered down' version of what we had, long before ITV decided to shelve the once great news show.
So - lets see - time to confuse the viewer yet again. The show hits the air at 21.59.50 or 22.00.20 or 22.01.30 even better on a Friday - 23.00 with the local news following ITV's "lets-state-the-bleedin'-obvious" weather recap of the day - I don't think they like to forecast the weather.
It's little wonder then that the BBC continue to have much higher viewing figures for the 22.00 news.
JO
Joe
tv luvvy posted:
So - lets see - time to confuse the viewer yet again. The show hits the air at 21.59.50 or 22.00.20 or 22.01.30


Who the hell would get confused by that?
AN
Andrew Founding member
Jugalug posted:
tv luvvy posted:
So - lets see - time to confuse the viewer yet again. The show hits the air at 21.59.50 or 22.00.20 or 22.01.30


Who the hell would get confused by that?

Plus the fact the above rant isn't even factually correct
TL
tv luvvy
Jugalug posted:
tv luvvy posted:
So - lets see - time to confuse the viewer yet again. The show hits the air at 21.59.50 or 22.00.20 or 22.01.30


Who the hell would get confused by that?


Poor old Mrs Jones who's 103 years old - if they say NEWS AT 10 it should be on at 10!!
In the good old days, the regions used to radiate a clock before the opening bongs - signalling the fact that it was 10 O'Clock!
ST
Stuart
StuartPlymouth posted:
I record everything with adverts in anyway, so the "over-running" of programmes to any great extent means I miss the ending - and subsequently don't bother watching the next episode.

Jugalug posted:
You're hardly in the majority thouugh, are you?

Amongst my family and friends I can't think of anyone now who doesn't record everything from commercial channels on their PVR, whether it be Sky+, V+ or a FreeviewPlus box.

I don't care whether NaT starts late. I have a buffer on Sky+ to record about 2 or 3 mins either side of a programme, but often this is exceeded on ITV channels.
JO
Joe
tv luvvy posted:
Jugalug posted:
tv luvvy posted:
So - lets see - time to confuse the viewer yet again. The show hits the air at 21.59.50 or 22.00.20 or 22.01.30


Who the hell would get confused by that?


Poor old Mrs Jones who's 103 years old - if they say NEWS AT 10 it should be on at 10!!
In the good old days, the regions used to radiate a clock before the opening bongs - signalling the fact that it was 10 O'Clock!


It is on at 10 o'clock dear.
TL
tv luvvy
Jugalug posted:
tv luvvy posted:
Jugalug posted:
tv luvvy posted:
So - lets see - time to confuse the viewer yet again. The show hits the air at 21.59.50 or 22.00.20 or 22.01.30


Who the hell would get confused by that?


Poor old Mrs Jones who's 103 years old - if they say NEWS AT 10 it should be on at 10!!
In the good old days, the regions used to radiate a clock before the opening bongs - signalling the fact that it was 10 O'Clock!


It is on at 10 o'clock dear.


Not tonight it's not - my point entirely - NEWS AT 10ish four night weeks a week - NEWS AT 11ish on Friday's.
JO
Joe
Why did you mention the times I quoted then? I don't believe the Late News has ever started at a minute after 10.

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