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DaveYorks 3 August 2001 7:30pm

ITV are at an advantage because they generally have better access to TV equipment. The BBC has TV correspondents and local radio correspondents but it often has difficulties in getting to stories because it doesn't have specialist TV news teams in as many cities as ITV does.

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I Hate HTV West 3 August 2001 7:31pm

DaveYorks posted:

ITV are at an advantage because they generally have better access to TV equipment. The BBC has TV correspondents and local radio correspondents but it often has difficulties in getting to stories because it doesn't have specialist TV news teams in as many cities as ITV does.

Not nessasarily Dave, 99% of the local radio stations have at least a TV reporter and crew dedicated to it ...

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SkyNews 3 August 2001 7:32pm

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Sky do have a Birmingham office, a very good one too. but they only have about 5 correspondents in there.

Di Harper, David Crabtree, Hazel Westwood is that five?
East Midlands: Phillipa Young

Sky are quite strong in the North: Ian Dovaston, Mike McCarthy, Shirley Lewis & Gerard Tubb (NE)

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MikeG 3 August 2001 7:37pm

Mike McCarthy - wasn't he on Look North?

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SkyNews 3 August 2001 7:40pm

Yes, he moved to Sky replacing Gary Cotteril, who moved to Sky Centre.

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cat 3 August 2001 8:32pm

Ok, so they have 4 in the Midlands!

I'm glad to see Peter Sharp is doing work at Sky again.

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Davidjb Founding member 3 August 2001 8:39pm

dont forget the beebs tvc is near ealing where as sky are in middlesex so it depends on where there report response vehicles are at the time.

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cat 3 August 2001 8:45pm

Mr jb! I haven't seen you posting for a long time.
Only last week I was enquiring about your health, I was.

Have you been away?

(August 2001)