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SW
swanseas-sound
Whataday posted:
Well on Friday's HTV News they said they were getting a "face lift". That sounds more than a new picture on the big screen to me.


I wonder if its worth me getting up early for the 06:05am gmtv news bulletin?

I wonder if that will still be a HTV News bulletin or an ITV Wales News bulletin?

<ponder>
DV
DVB Cornwall
..... and the widescreen question possibly could be answered too?
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
What chance of ITV News using the big ben *BONG* for breaking news, like the Sky News *SWOOSH* ? Laughing
IS
Isonstine Founding member
Don't the national news is looking to go widescreen just yet. Capable, but not switching just yet. I believe the regions have been told to broadcast in 4:3 for the time being too.

Although, they may prove me wrong tomorrow.
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A former member
Is the 'ITV News Channel' getting a facelift aswell?
JA
james2001 Founding member
Isonstine posted:
Don't the national news is looking to go widescreen just yet. Capable, but not switching just yet. I believe the regions have been told to broadcast in 4:3 for the time being too.


ITN are definatly capable of switching as they broadcast from their studios in 16:9 during the jubilee- that's nearly 2 years ago. We will just have to wait until tomorrow to find out though.
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A former member
Ooh I've just watched that video clip and it's all very pleasing to the eye and the music is lovely. Let's hope there's some big news tomorrow... nice things though.
SW
swanseas-sound
Sorry the file size was so big but i thought id retain some of the quality to it!

I cant see any of the ITV News broadcasts being widescreen tomorrow but even though all centres do have that capability it will not happen for a year or so yet!
WH
Whataday Founding member
So, by looking at that preview, the titles start with the clock face, and then the clock sort of pixelates into lots of squares which have a dot matrix map of the world printed on them.
MD
mdtauk
Square Eyes posted:
What chance of ITV News using the big ben *BONG* for breaking news, like the Sky News *SWOOSH* ? Laughing

Well, the music set has a bong on it's own, so maybe!

I wish ITV News all the luck in the world, ITN was once a gold standard along side the Beeb!
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A former member
What time on 2nd Feb do you think the 'ITV News Channel' will introduce the new look?
LO
Londoner
Paul_S_UK posted:
What time on 2nd Feb do you think the 'ITV News Channel' will introduce the new look?

5.30 - the morning news is simulcast and then repeated between 6 and 7

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