SMG Presentation

Would you like if we got the ITV1 presentation without the ITV1 logo? That seems reasonable to me.

I'm totally with Martin i'm afraid, there's no difference between ITV1 and the SMG stations. The rest of the UK coped with it (inc. Wales).

Why, what good does it do. Jeremy Kyle says, "coming up next on itv 1, this morning" does that not seem stupid. I am from London, we had 2 different channels, I always thought it was rubbish. Now why not save money, SMG become a content provider, re-invest the money they spend on the duplication, back into local programming and events.

People who hark back to the days of regional identities, can stay back in the 60s-70s, but we live in a global world, and why not bring consitancy to your regions, adopt the parent brand, but KEEP the local content, and even expand on it with the money saved.

I agree with the presentation.........Grampian when it was owned and run from Aberdeen as an independant company used the generic ITV 89 logo right up to when SMG bought them over (nearly for 10 years) and I am sure they must hold the record for any itv company to use this ident! We all are aware that we are part of itv and I have no problem getting the network trailers but I dont want to see another Scottish broadcaster head south and swallowed up by a multinational.

I also would like to see the SMG announcers retained anyway if they were not I would love to hear the network announcers introduce some of the Gaelic shows!!

Indeed. I'd rather see local programming than local presenation (which is awful).

Who knows, maybe SMG will decide to adopt the new look.

And I hope they do.......but I doubt it!! As I have said Grampian used the 89 itv ident for years and for a while announced "ITV for North Scotland this is Grampian Television" something along these lines would work fantastic!!

Nothing I've heard (indirectly) about the move to PQ gives me hope for the future. It really will be nothing more than an office block, with a threadbare handful of creative talent involved.

That said, the cost of having SMG branded trails won't be a million miles from taking Network ones; so I'm not expecting a loss of the regional stamp.

I still think Grampian tv will be replace by Scottish TV
why can't there use New itv ideants with some of there own?

that what there done orginal with these celb ones? a mix of both local & national. this might be the way forward.
I have nothing agaist them say next on ITV as Channel 3 on UK is ITV - 15 local regonial tv station

Just what SMG did in Aberdeen when they sold off Queens Cross.....now we have a broom cupboard studio at a tin hut industrial estate!!

If it was that simple, then why do BBC brand everything BBC ONE Scotland or BBC TWO Scotland with different announcers? It's not anti-English, they just know that national identity is important to Scottish viewers and something that can keep them happy.


...ooh, I spot a floating voter. You'll be votong for David Cameron next time then Martin?

This may sound such a stupid question but why did they decide on the ITV headquarters in London, why not Birmingham, Manchester, or Leeds?

I am proud to be northerner and felt very alienated when ITV regionas became part of a LONDON company. Do Londoners know what northerners, welsh or ever south wetsterners want to watch or when to watch it. I personally feel that ITV is geared up for the people of LONDON and the South East.

Whilst UTV and Scottish/Grampian are still independent, be independent - don't let London control what you watch. Does it really matter what type of trailers you have, just as long as you are free from the dreaded south.

There is far too much dictatorial editrship coming from London, but London is not the only part of the UK - it may have the densist population, but it is only about 10% of the total population of the country. So why should 10% of the people tell the other 90% of the people what to watch and when.

Fiscally, it was very inevitable that all ITV licences would join together, just to stop duplication and save money. But why London???????? when about 50% of the programmes HAVE to be made outside London. How many network programmes are actually made in and around London?

If it was that simple, then why do BBC brand everything BBC ONE Scotland or BBC TWO Scotland with different announcers? It's not anti-English, they just know that national identity is important to Scottish viewers and something that can keep them happy.

Well said......but then someone in London will think that this is a waste of licence payers money!!

Thank you!!

I wonder what sort of response we would get if itv said they were closing network centre and moving everything to Aberdeen and 99% of the announcers would be from Scotland and all the programme output. trails and scheduling would be done up North.

ITN studios could be in Dundee??

I wonder what London would make of that??