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A former member
Remember he got 5years to do this during the swicthover
PA
No, I think it is to be taken to mean 12, 14 and 16 episode series rather than the 6-8 we expect.
tvarksouthwest posted:
The phasing out of ITV Play is to be welcomed but longer runs of series? Yeah we all know what that'll mean, year-long runs of safe options like Heartbeat and little risk-taking short ventures.
No, I think it is to be taken to mean 12, 14 and 16 episode series rather than the 6-8 we expect.
GM
nodnirG kraM
tvarksouthwest posted:
"More efficient" meaning news regions being doubled up and naff-all non-news regional output.
It's not all bad news then.
PT
It's not all bad news then.
BBC South East Today are just reporting that ITV Meridian News are cutting jobs, mainly from Maidstone. Don't know if thats a good thing or not to be honest as Meridian News has rapidly declined in recent years anyway.
Local newspapers are happy anyway.
nodnirG kraM posted:
tvarksouthwest posted:
"More efficient" meaning news regions being doubled up and naff-all non-news regional output.
It's not all bad news then.
BBC South East Today are just reporting that ITV Meridian News are cutting jobs, mainly from Maidstone. Don't know if thats a good thing or not to be honest as Meridian News has rapidly declined in recent years anyway.
Local newspapers are happy anyway.
TV
Erm...excuse me?
Word is ITV has submitted plans to Ofcom to scrap news sub-regions (ie. Anglia West and East) and double up smaller regions, ie. West and Westcountry, Border and Tyne Tees. Not only is that a further dereliction of regional duty it's also a major step backwards where local news provision is concerned; all that fuss about making the Midlands a dual region in the 1980s only for ITV plc to return to the ATV situation of one service for the whole region.
nodnirG kraM posted:
It's not all bad news then.
Erm...excuse me?
Word is ITV has submitted plans to Ofcom to scrap news sub-regions (ie. Anglia West and East) and double up smaller regions, ie. West and Westcountry, Border and Tyne Tees. Not only is that a further dereliction of regional duty it's also a major step backwards where local news provision is concerned; all that fuss about making the Midlands a dual region in the 1980s only for ITV plc to return to the ATV situation of one service for the whole region.
TV
BREAKING NEWS: Plans to merge the West and Westcountry news service announced on BBC Spotlight. ITV insist that if approved the new service would be "well-resourced".
Peter Cadbury would be pleased.
Peter Cadbury would be pleased.
PT
The quality of ITV regional news will just die..you just watch. Meridian SE are already just hanging on.
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A former member
STV news is a strong as ever and its cheap as chips!
Money does not make great news programmes * I suggest we start a new thread over in the news section if there point about news
Money does not make great news programmes * I suggest we start a new thread over in the news section if there point about news
RU
Word is ITV has submitted plans to Ofcom to scrap news sub-regions (ie. Anglia West and East) and double up smaller regions, ie. West and Westcountry, Border and Tyne Tees. Not only is that a further dereliction of regional duty it's also a major step backwards where local news provision is concerned; all that fuss about making the Midlands a dual region in the 1980s only for ITV plc to return to the ATV situation of one service for the whole region.
Yes but this isn't the late 70s/early 80s no more. TV has changed since then and appears to have gone full circle in the Midlands.
russnet
Founding member
tvarksouthwest posted:
Word is ITV has submitted plans to Ofcom to scrap news sub-regions (ie. Anglia West and East) and double up smaller regions, ie. West and Westcountry, Border and Tyne Tees. Not only is that a further dereliction of regional duty it's also a major step backwards where local news provision is concerned; all that fuss about making the Midlands a dual region in the 1980s only for ITV plc to return to the ATV situation of one service for the whole region.
Yes but this isn't the late 70s/early 80s no more. TV has changed since then and appears to have gone full circle in the Midlands.
RM
Here in the Gloucester corner of the ITV West region Manchester is nearer than Plymouth. Perhaps we should apply to be covered by Granada?
tvarksouthwest posted:
BREAKING NEWS: Plans to merge the West and Westcountry news service announced on BBC Spotlight. ITV insist that if approved the new service would be "well-resourced".
Peter Cadbury would be pleased.
Peter Cadbury would be pleased.
Here in the Gloucester corner of the ITV West region Manchester is nearer than Plymouth. Perhaps we should apply to be covered by Granada?
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A former member
try Central"!
JO
Here in the Gloucester corner of the ITV West region Manchester is nearer than Plymouth. Perhaps we should apply to be covered by Granada?
Presumbly the South West News service would be Bristol Based.
rmc posted:
tvarksouthwest posted:
BREAKING NEWS: Plans to merge the West and Westcountry news service announced on BBC Spotlight. ITV insist that if approved the new service would be "well-resourced".
Peter Cadbury would be pleased.
Peter Cadbury would be pleased.
Here in the Gloucester corner of the ITV West region Manchester is nearer than Plymouth. Perhaps we should apply to be covered by Granada?
Presumbly the South West News service would be Bristol Based.