SP
Don't a couple of Meridian's sub-regions still control their own opting out? What did they do this morning?
TE
Just branded as ITV Regional News and 'ITV News' in the titles.
Here's the start and the end of the bulletin.
Andrew posted:
Calendar News went ahead as normal so presumably it was a case of the Northern Transmission Centre being in control, but being only able to broadcast it's usual 5 regions, so Central News was broadcast to everyone in the ITV PLC patch except Yorkshire, Granada, Tyne Tees and Border?
How was such a bulletin branded?
How was such a bulletin branded?
Just branded as ITV Regional News and 'ITV News' in the titles.
Here's the start and the end of the bulletin.
LO
Just branded as ITV Regional News and 'ITV News' in the titles.
Here's the start and the end of the bulletin.
Surely it would have made more sense to have an extended bulletin from ITN in London with a few regional packages thrown in, rather than that hotch-potch from Birmingham?
tellywatcher posted:
Just branded as ITV Regional News and 'ITV News' in the titles.
Here's the start and the end of the bulletin.
Surely it would have made more sense to have an extended bulletin from ITN in London with a few regional packages thrown in, rather than that hotch-potch from Birmingham?
NG
It did indeed - the regional bulletin however, came from the Central (West) studio and was broadcast to most of "England and Wales" according to Mark Gough who presented the bulletin.
Was it really worth it if it was going to most of England and Wales? Which regions took it, and why? Is it because the London network centre couldn't allow the regions to opt.
Presumably all was sorted for the lunchtime bulletins.
I suspect the non-ITV plc regions would have had something to say about the ITV network (which is not just ITV plc) dropping a planned slot. Presumably Channel, UTV, Scottish and Grampian regions all got regular regional news?
noggin
Founding member
m_in_m posted:
tellywatcher posted:
Andrew posted:
Did the 11.11 bulletin go ahead as planned, as it was suggested here it may have been effected by the works going on at The London Studios today
It did indeed - the regional bulletin however, came from the Central (West) studio and was broadcast to most of "England and Wales" according to Mark Gough who presented the bulletin.
Was it really worth it if it was going to most of England and Wales? Which regions took it, and why? Is it because the London network centre couldn't allow the regions to opt.
Presumably all was sorted for the lunchtime bulletins.
I suspect the non-ITV plc regions would have had something to say about the ITV network (which is not just ITV plc) dropping a planned slot. Presumably Channel, UTV, Scottish and Grampian regions all got regular regional news?
MI
It did indeed - the regional bulletin however, came from the Central (West) studio and was broadcast to most of "England and Wales" according to Mark Gough who presented the bulletin.
Was it really worth it if it was going to most of England and Wales? Which regions took it, and why? Is it because the London network centre couldn't allow the regions to opt.
Presumably all was sorted for the lunchtime bulletins.
I suspect the non-ITV plc regions would have had something to say about the ITV network (which is not just ITV plc) dropping a planned slot. Presumably Channel, UTV, Scottish and Grampian regions all got regular regional news?
I think it has to be probably the cleanest option to go with, otherwise there would have been need for an opt like BBC use on the news channel to allow those regions who were able to run a normal regional bulletin to opt, and then the bulletin to continue for the rest. Presumably also there need to be some additional prep, and Central were setup to do that.
noggin posted:
m_in_m posted:
tellywatcher posted:
Andrew posted:
Did the 11.11 bulletin go ahead as planned, as it was suggested here it may have been effected by the works going on at The London Studios today
It did indeed - the regional bulletin however, came from the Central (West) studio and was broadcast to most of "England and Wales" according to Mark Gough who presented the bulletin.
Was it really worth it if it was going to most of England and Wales? Which regions took it, and why? Is it because the London network centre couldn't allow the regions to opt.
Presumably all was sorted for the lunchtime bulletins.
I suspect the non-ITV plc regions would have had something to say about the ITV network (which is not just ITV plc) dropping a planned slot. Presumably Channel, UTV, Scottish and Grampian regions all got regular regional news?
I think it has to be probably the cleanest option to go with, otherwise there would have been need for an opt like BBC use on the news channel to allow those regions who were able to run a normal regional bulletin to opt, and then the bulletin to continue for the rest. Presumably also there need to be some additional prep, and Central were setup to do that.
LO
Not *much* different from what happens in London every morning at 11.10!
m_in_m posted:
otherwise there would have been need for an opt like BBC use on the news channel to allow those regions who were able to run a normal regional bulletin to opt, and then the bulletin to continue for the rest.
Not *much* different from what happens in London every morning at 11.10!
MI
Not *much* different from what happens in London every morning at 11.10!
Ah didn't realise that was how London bulletins were done. So there is another reason for not to have an extended London bulletin as London would have lost their "opt"
Londoner posted:
m_in_m posted:
otherwise there would have been need for an opt like BBC use on the news channel to allow those regions who were able to run a normal regional bulletin to opt, and then the bulletin to continue for the rest.
Not *much* different from what happens in London every morning at 11.10!
Ah didn't realise that was how London bulletins were done. So there is another reason for not to have an extended London bulletin as London would have lost their "opt"
NH
That's Westcountry, not Meridian, Steve, and only for a small portion in the middle of the 6pm gig.
I'm not aware of Westcountry getting their own 11.10 today, unless anyone down there knows different.
Nick Harvey
Founding member
Steve in Pudsey posted:
Don't a couple of Meridian's sub-regions still control their own opting out?
That's Westcountry, not Meridian, Steve, and only for a small portion in the middle of the 6pm gig.
I'm not aware of Westcountry getting their own 11.10 today, unless anyone down there knows different.
IS
Maybe they left enough equipment up and running to handle it.
When everything went wrong the other week Us in the London area were still getting regional adverts and news
Steve in Pudsey posted:
So how did the London opt get to air if TLS was down?
Maybe they left enough equipment up and running to handle it.
When everything went wrong the other week Us in the London area were still getting regional adverts and news