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IS
Inspector Sands
Yeah, interesting (I too no longer look at Broadcast since they went paywall)

It does seem a little bit unoriginal and London-centric to have a view of the Thames for 5 and a half hours a day. I suspect they might be using the old LNN studio, (which is currently in use by ITV Sport on behalf of a middle eastern sports channel) but has been badly under-utilised since they closed down
RM
Ryan Morgan
Well another one bites the dust! Laughing
http://www.gm.tv/presenters/50149-andrew-castle-leaving-gmtv.html
Last edited by Ryan Morgan on 10 June 2010 7:05pm
DA
davidmcg
MountRyan posted:


BREAKING AS IN LIFE THREATENING NEWS OR BREAKING AS IN UNIMPORTANT NEWS?
LE
Lester Founding member
davidmcg posted:
MountRyan posted:


BREAKING AS IN LIFE THREATENING NEWS OR BREAKING AS IN UNIMPORTANT NEWS?


Breaking as this is a TV Forum about presentation, changes to programmes? I found It of interest?

Surely discussions like this is the whole point of this forum?
JO
Joshua
So Kate and Emma remain. I can see Emma taking over the Lunchtime News, so I think she will be quiet for a while. I have a feeling Kate will be clinging on for dear life until she is axed Laughing
NE
newsatten
Inspector Sands posted:
Yeah, interesting (I too no longer look at Broadcast since they went paywall)

It does seem a little bit unoriginal and London-centric to have a view of the Thames for 5 and a half hours a day. I suspect they might be using the old LNN studio, (which is currently in use by ITV Sport on behalf of a middle eastern sports channel) but has been badly under-utilised since they closed down


well if you want to look at any broadcast articles there is a way
just copy and paste the subheading into google and then you can see it


Also it's been known for months ( well on here at least) that there going to the old LNN studio.

MountRyan posted:

as expected really!
DA
davidmcg
Lester posted:
davidmcg posted:
MountRyan posted:


BREAKING AS IN LIFE THREATENING NEWS OR BREAKING AS IN UNIMPORTANT NEWS?


Breaking as this is a TV Forum about presentation, changes to programmes? I found It of interest?

Surely discussions like this is the whole point of this forum?


It's hardly breaking-news title worthy
IS
Inspector Sands
sstripling posted:

well if you want to look at any broadcast articles there is a way
just copy and paste the subheading into google and then you can see it

That's brilliant but bizarre.... I can't see it working with The Times though! Sad

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Also it's been known for months ( well on here at least) that there going to the old LNN studio.

Has it? Shows how much I venture into the GMTV thread doesn't it?
ST
Stuart
Inspector Sands posted:
It does seem a little bit unoriginal and London-centric to have a view of the Thames for 5 and a half hours a day .

I agree, Inspector.

ITV seem oddly convinced that everyone wants to look out of a window onto a London skyline, even if it is real.

They forget that most of the population don't live in London and don't actually care what happens there. It's rather senseless to effectively localise two live daily programmes in this way, especially after they realised that it didn't work for NAT v.3!
NI
Nicky
Stuart posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
It does seem a little bit unoriginal and London-centric to have a view of the Thames for 5 and a half hours a day .

I agree, Inspector.

ITV seem oddly convinced that everyone wants to look out of a window onto a London skyline, even if it is real.

They forget that most of the population don't live in London and don't actually care what happens there. It's rather senseless to effectively localise two live daily programmes in this way, especially after they realised that it didn't work for NAT v.3!


I wouldn't say it didn't work for the news - it certainly looked a hell of a lot better than the current, more sterile environment that is employed on ITV News.

I must say I'm rather confused that ITV got rid of the skyline on their news programmes - despite it looking rather nice, especially on NaT - because it was apparently too "London-centric", and then go ahead and put a skyline view of London on the new breakfast programme.
JO
Joe
BBCNicky posted:
It was apparently too "London-centric"


Where was that said?
UT
utternutter
This Morning has had a London backdrop for years and wouldn't have said that its 'London centric'.

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