Come on, give me your thoughts on whether you think ITV News will revamp with new music.
To demonstrate the fact that it is a relaunch they will probably have different music, though I doubt it will be a totally new theme, probably just a reworking of the current one, as it has been around in different forms for a long time.
If the theme music was revamped, I think that they should use the music they had on Budget 2003. It sounded really good, but I only heard the end titles to Budget 2003.
It's nice to see (Lord) Nicholas Owen back on the Lunchtime News, I miss his comments, and at 12.50pm he's already made one, about the tiger which lived in the New York flat.
When ITV News relaunches, will ITV1 get a fresh look aswell?
I very much doubt it. The idea of the relaunch will be to bring it inline with the itv1 current branding.
If you look at the main sequences on the news bulletans on itv1, they may have introduced the blue and yellow, but still use the old style itv logo in white with see through letters.
The main focus would most probably make it fit in with the yellow and blue square design like they have done with itv2, and to make the channel feel connected to the itv news bulletins yet with a feel of a rolling news channel.
I wonder if they will create two sets for the channel and itv1.
When ITV News relaunches, will ITV1 get a fresh look aswell?
I wonder if they will create two sets for the channel and itv1.
I hope so, as it is better to have a permanent set than having to switch between two, which means odd anchor changes at random times.
Besides, they may give the NC a slightly different look, plus you cannot use the big screen in the current CSO, nor can you have a guest, so I think it is essential they have a good, permanent set available to them.
Since the 3pm news summary has been axed, would it be a good idea to have a short summary at 6pm, similar to the one at 12pm, where they preview what is coming up on the Lunchtime News?
One of the main promotional points that the ITV News Channel give is the fact that it looks identical to an ITV1 news broadcast. New viewers know exactly what they are getting straight away. They treat it as a plus point rather than a negative. Therefore I can't see the channel being that different from ITV1 News bulletins