Emma is on GMTV all this week probably so Kate can have a holiday. Andrew has been on and on Sky EPG and GM.TV until Thursday. Ben has been in South Africa since Tuesday and is scheduled to present with Emma on Friday? Why? This must be a mistake but who's next in line to present 6am - 9.25am (on Friday) instead of Andrew and Ben?
I imagine John will be used on the main programme over the coming weeks, with Andrew doing Wimbledon and Ben in South Africa.
Time to move on from this I reckon and start finding somebody else suitable to partner Adrian.
:-(
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To my mind, the name Day Break would be perfect as it can encapsulate all elements of the breakfast schedule, whereas a title with the word 'show' in it would be in danger of precluding any hard hitting news or the like.
Time to move on from this I reckon and start finding somebody else suitable to partner Adrian.
it is a shame if it's true!
Although there have been many newspaper reports about it - this does seem the most genuine - whether the quotes are fromher I don't know!
The only thing that is suggesting she'll leave is her parting company with her agent.
What: ' it can encapsulate all elements of the breakfast schedule'? I'm sorry that's just nonsense
The point is you just wouldn't associate a title like 'The Early Show' with informative news bulletins, which will be an important element of the breakfast schedule.
A short, distinctive umbrella title for the whole 6/7 - 9.30 schedule is very important. I can't abide the way the title changes to 'GMTV with Lorraine' at 8.30. I mean she's not exactly Oprah or Madonna, is she?
ITV is dropping the GMTV brand and will splash out £1.5m on a shake-up of the flagship morning show.
The show will be renamed and rebranded in what ITV director of factual and daytime Alison Sharman told staff in an email was “the biggest change” in its 17-year history.
It will be given new music and graphics, moved to a new studio overlooking the River Thames and kitted out with technology for high-definition broadcasts.
The overhaul comes as a result of ITV viewer research, where it was agreed “almost universally” that a new look and feel would be paramount to the show’s future success.
The commercial broadcaster has not yet decided on a new name for GMTV as director of group marketing David Pemsel works through the rebrand with his team.
Staff were talked through the plans on Monday, when new editor Ian Rumsey and deputy editor Paul Connolly were introduced. It was also revealed that after nearly 18 years running GMTV’s output, deputy editor Malcolm Douglas will step down.
At the meeting, Sharman admitted that the speculation over whether Christine Bleakley would join new GMTV front-man Adrian Chiles was the “elephant in the room”, but declined to give staff any update.
There could also be changes to Lorraine Kelly’s spin-off show, LK Today. It is currently filmed live on Monday and Tuesday, while Wednesday and Thursday’s editions are pre-recorded. Broadcast understands that ITV is considering airing each episode live.
Sharman also confirmed that the show’s integration process with ITV was “almost complete” and executives are working to harmonise the terms and conditions of GMTV employees with those of ITV.
Almost one in five GMTV staff took voluntary redundancy or had their jobs placed at risk as part of the ITV integration review.
