Changes to ITN?

I've just looked at the listings for next week on Sky Guide up until Monday 7pm (as far as it will go) and noticed that ITN have changed the names of their news programs to include the presenter's name as well. Next Monday afternoon they are called:

12pm - ITN News with Alison Bell
1pm - ITN News with Alison Bell
2pm - ITN News with Leyla Daybelge
3pm - ITN News with Leyla Daybelge
4pm - ITN News
5pm - ITN News with Leyla Daybelge
6pm - ITN News with Leyla Daybelge

Also in the morning, John Suchet and Julia Somerville aren't listed as the presenters. So, what's going on? Alison and Leyla have never been deemed worthy enough to have their name in the program title before, so maybe ITN are planning to take on Sky News and News 24 by making the channel more familiar with regular presenters. Maybe they're planning more than a reshuffle of the presenters? After all, they're not doing brilliantly in the ratings compared to Sky and News 24. I noticed a new version of the ITN music on their advert for election night before, so maybe they've been playing around with the music department?

All very exciting, I'm sure you'll agree (or not probably).

I'm just wondering, does that mean a new look for 'An ITN production' at the end of the news'?
And who are those presenters? Very wierd
They could have just changed the name in the TV magazines, as ITV NEWS AT TEN was on at 10:30 last time I looked, so maybe they are seeing sense!?

WHO ARE THOSE PRESENTERS?!?! LEYLA DAYBELGE IS THE BEST NEWSREADER ON THE TELLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I've now seen further into the future, and in the evening there's ITN News with Andrew Harvey and one with Daljit Dhaliwahl as well.

Oh, Sub Zero, I've just realised that you've probably got the wrong end of the stick. I mean the ITN Channel, and you seem to think I mean ITV News. D'oh!

I really like Daljit Dhaliwahl --- I think she's one of the best presenters. I think she does (or at one time did) World News for Public Television -- but, sadly, my PBS station doesn't carry it

She (and ITN) was my first introduction to British news…

Yes Daljit Dhaliwahl went down a storm in the US, they loved her ! David Letterman absolutely adores her, so much so, she went on his show, and he sang his Daljit Dhaliwahl song to her.

Suddenly my world becomes more clearer!
Thanks!

I felt sorry for poor Simon Vigar on the ITN Channel, it seemed to all be going wrong for him before! First he was positioned all wrong on screen, then the camera broke and he had to present to the one that's a bit further away, and then later, none of the reports were working! Not a good hour for them!

Big Phil, since you are one of the very few (unfortunately) fans of the ITN NC -- have you ever thought of starting a website dedicated to them or something -- there doesn't seem to be almost any content about the channel on these tv websites…just a thought…

My website, http://www.big-phil.co.uk, does contain a few things about ITN, like a live stream of it and also some other bits, like Top Ten Newsreaders, which is dominated by ITN presenters. Unfortunately I've not got any capturing equipment, so I can't put any screenshots of it up, but if I ever get the chance, I might fork out and stick some stuff up.

I might even start a site a bit like TV Home if I do. Hey, there's an idea!

(Edited by Big Phil at 8:52 pm on June 5, 2001)

Well, there have indeed been some (small) changes to the ITN News Channel. At the top of the hour and at half past, instead of the bloke saying 'This is the ITN News Channel', it now says 'The News from ITN, with Leyla Daybelge' (although obviously he doesn't say Leyla for each one, he says whoever's presenting, dur!).

Also, instead of simply saying 'Good Afternoon' yesterday, Alison Bell said 'It's one o'clock, good afternoon', which sounded quite good.

They also didn't seem to use any astons yesterday for some reason, and I haven't seen any today either, although admittedly I've only watch about ten minutes today. Maybe they're 'installing' new ones?

(Edited by Big Phil at 2:28 pm on June 12, 2001)

I hope ITN gets new astons. They're current ones are CRAP. I thought the one's they used during the launch are much better - why did they dump those?

Can someone capture the 'new' idents?