Yes, the real view that ITV London has is the actual real view that Daybreak had.... because Daybreak came from the studio that ITV London had before they swapped their real view for a live feed of one
Presumably they'll be changing to a pre-recorded view imminently.
It won't be much trouble, as we have seen with This Morning, who have apparently pre-recorded hours, if not days, if not weeks of footage of their London view for their new studio at Television Centre, so ITV News London will have pre-recorded many many hours of their London view, in time for the London Studios closure by June 2018.
I like GMB with Piers, I used to watch Sky News every morning for over decade, but now all the big names are gone, they have a very non existent studio, and presenters which are (forgive me), rather bland, I switched to firstly BBC Breakfast, and then GMB when Piers came onboard.
I want a breakfast show to be refreshing to me, Sky News does not achieve this at all, for the reasons I have mentioned above, the style of the studio, the people, the colours (of the studio), it as if Sky News has been gutted. Who wants to look at a white wall when half asleep?
GMB and Breakfast on the other hand are much more inspirational to wake me up and get me interested. GMB does this very well with its colour scheme and music. BBC breakfast also achieves it but not to the same level.
To get to a point, the new GMB studio in an improvement, I am happy they didn't do anything radical, and I will continue to watch. I can bear the "entertainment" section. I cannot believe what Sky have done, a total mistake and I am sure it not last long.
Breakfast radio has always done this. If I was to rely on GMB I'd be late every day
If only they had a clock on screen.
Look forward to the "Fired because Piers Morgan made me late" headlines.
I think people have mentioned before that the predictability of BBC Breakfast's timings are useful in the morning. People aren't necessarily looking at the screen, so the presence of a clock is perhaps irrelevant much of the time.
I am in my bathroom listening to BBC Breakfast while getting ready. It is audible to me when they throw to the regions (just after 6:25) and when they return to network (about 6:30). They are time-checks for me. If I get to hear the weather when I'm in the bathroom, I'm running late!
I don't actually see the screen itself until I'm sat having a cuppa at about 6:45. I leave the house at 7:05, by the on-screen clock, just after the headlines.
Breakfast radio has always done this. If I was to rely on GMB I'd be late every day
If only they had a clock on screen.
Look forward to the "Fired because Piers Morgan made me late" headlines.
I think people have mentioned before that the predictability of BBC Breakfast's timings are useful in the morning. People aren't necessarily looking at the screen, so the presence of a clock is perhaps irrelevant much of the time.
I am in my bathroom listening to BBC Breakfast while getting ready. It is audible to me when they throw to the regions (just after 6:25) and when they return to network (about 6:30). They are time-checks for me. If I get to hear the weather when I'm in the bathroom, I'm running late!
I don't actually see the screen itself until I'm sat having a cuppa at about 6:45. I leave the house at 7:05, by the on-screen clock, just after the headlines.
I like the fact that it is unpredictable and for example, if one of the presenters feels that they want to add another question to the interview (or extend it) then they can. I wouldn't want something repetitive, which when I have watched Breakfast seems to be far more the case. It's for different audiences - I much prefer Good Morning Britain, one of the reasons I do is because it is unpredictable. This is what they are going for.
That said, some, do prefer things to be more rigid and fixed and perhaps Breakfast would be a better fit for these people.
Good Morning Britain is never going to be the same as Breakfast (although I still think it would massively benefit from contracting ITN to provide the news). Why bother trying to compete when the alternative already does it very well and serves the audience exactly what they want.
The programme (team) has clearly recognised that a slightly anarchic schedule doesn't have that much of an impact on viewing figures but will generate social media attention and "Can you believe what he said!?" moments.
I don't understand those that are criticising the programme for not suiting their needs. Yes, it's not for everyone but I commend ITV for sticking with it and doing something (slightly) different to what has gone before. Personally, I find it a really engaging watch... I know I'm not going to get a full briefing of the day's news but I can get that elsewhere as will many other people. Saying GMB doesn't do what you want is like spending the morning reading The Sun and wondering why there aren't 16 pages of business news when there's another product that serves that need.
For me... Breakfast makes me want to go back to bed. GMB makes me want to go to work (that's only because there's so much Piers Moron you can stand). But, as Victor Lewis-Smith said "Any reaction is better than none."
