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Good Morning Britain - the launch

(April 2014)

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MA
mark Founding member
robertclark125 posted:
Would that not be better suited to Lorraine? GMB is, in reality, a morning Breakfast show combining news, sport, business, entertainment, wheras Lorraine would be more of a Lifestyle show, and so bands would be better on that. In the GMTV era, artists performing live used to occur after 09:00.


True, and the same goes for BBC Breakfast - but Daybreak used to have live musical performances. Personally I think they're a good idea - a way to hook in extra viewers who like a particular act, and something that appeals to the kind of audience who like some music in the mornings and need a good reason to swap radio for TV.

bilky asko posted:
Whataday posted:
fanoftv posted:
Would TVam have triumphed if Breakfast Time hadn't have changed to the Breakfast News format though?


Yes. Breakfast Time retreated in the face of TV-am's growing popularity.


I've never read or seen that claim made in any of the accounts of the time that I've read - maybe I've been reading the wrong things.


I'm pretty sure that this was stated at the end of the 'Battle for Britain's Breakfast' documentary on BBC Two a couple of months ago. It's certainly the impression I was under from watching that programme.
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alexhduk
Multi posted:
Could anyone get mp3s of the music already on siting duck?



Here's my cap of the Lorraine Bed unfortunately it's a bit tinny for some reason but it's the best I can do until someone else uploads it.

http://up.metropol247.co.uk/alexinhd2012/lorraine%20cap.mp3
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jamesrl
A relaxed atmosphere again this morning within the presenting team and the show in general brought about by Kate's presence.
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Whataday Founding member
bilky asko posted:
Whataday posted:
fanoftv posted:
Would TVam have triumphed if Breakfast Time hadn't have changed to the Breakfast News format though?


Yes. Breakfast Time retreated in the face of TV-am's growing popularity.


I've never read or seen that claim made in any of the accounts of the time that I've read - maybe I've been reading the wrong things.


TV-am had overtaken the BBC by the end of 1984. Breakfast Time didn't change to the news format until late 1986 and didn't become Breakfast News until the late 80s.
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Tom Hall
Hello, I happen to work for ITV and I'm not entirely sure what people with an intrest in GMB think, rather than the general public. What do you think of GMB and the new show?
MU
Multi
Tom Hall posted:
Hello, I happen to work for ITV and I'm not entirely sure what people with an intrest in GMB think, rather than the general public. What do you think of GMB and the new show?


Well there's 108 pages of it, so get reading!
TW
tweedledum
Tom Hall posted:
Hello, I happen to work for ITV and I'm not entirely sure what people with an intrest in GMB think, rather than the general public. What do you think of GMB and the new show?
i think it is still to light more me, needs more news, and needs to go more in-depth.
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ASO
Tom Hall posted:
Hello, I happen to work for ITV and I'm not entirely sure what people with an intrest in GMB think, rather than the general public. What do you think of GMB and the new show?

Are you in a position where you have an influence over content of the show? If so, please make the news stories more prominent and prioritise. I really don't care about Justin Bieber or Joey Essex or One Direction so I don't want them before big news stories. Otherwise - it just feels like a throwback of GMTV - just like Daybreak MK2. Studio is brilliant. Titles are lovely, music is lovely. I do think that the weather graphics could go. Presenting team are fantastic. So the fundamental issue is content. DITCH ROSS KING PLEASE. Keep Richard Arnold but minimise his role as much as possible and try to keep him on Lorraine. And the Wheel of Trash is better not talked about.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the new show.
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gmb2014
Tom Hall posted:
Hello, I happen to work for ITV and I'm not entirely sure what people with an intrest in GMB think, rather than the general public. What do you think of GMB and the new show?

I love the new show, I just think it needs some tweaks.
Have some more in-depth news stories rather than having a 1 1/2 min slot for each story in the first 10 mins of each hour. Also, the special guest that is promoted throughout the show but only gets 4minutes at the end, needs some more time.

And please for the love of all that is good and pure... LOSE THE WHEEL OF CASH!
VM
VMPhil
Tom Hall posted:
Hello, I happen to work for ITV and I'm not entirely sure what people with an intrest in GMB think, rather than the general public. What do you think of GMB and the new show?

If you really do work for GMB, then as said previously most people like the show but feel there should be a few tweaks with regard to content.
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ASO
VMPhil posted:
Tom Hall posted:
Hello, I happen to work for ITV and I'm not entirely sure what people with an intrest in GMB think, rather than the general public. What do you think of GMB and the new show?

If you really do work for GMB, then as said previously most people like the show but feel there should be a few tweaks with regard to content.

IF he does work for GMB. Put it this way. I don't think he is televisionbigfan returning because he has used capital letters and full stops! Wink
VM
VMPhil
ASO posted:
VMPhil posted:
Tom Hall posted:
Hello, I happen to work for ITV and I'm not entirely sure what people with an intrest in GMB think, rather than the general public. What do you think of GMB and the new show?

If you really do work for GMB, then as said previously most people like the show but feel there should be a few tweaks with regard to content.

IF he does work for GMB. Put it this way. I don't think he is televisionbigfan returning because he has used capital letters and full stops! Wink

Well usually, people from the TV industry make a new topic saying "Hi, I'm so and so working for so and so as a Supervising Producer or something. We'd like your feedback on so and so. What would you change? etc." or something like that.

The fact that this person has joined up asking not what the general public thinks but us, a minority TV pres forum filled with people that probably have opinions on programming that differ from the majority of those who watch them, also leads me into suspicion.

Also he/she misspelt 'interest'.

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