ITV News at 10.30

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ITV News at 10.30

Format	News
Presented by	Mark Austin
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Producer(s)	ITN
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV2
Original run	February 2, 2004 – January 13, 2008

The ITV News at 10.30 was the flagship news programme on British television network ITV, airing Daily at 10.30pm. It was produced by ITN. It was introduced into the ITV schedule as the ITV News at Ten Thirty on February 2, 2004, following the demise of the ITV News at Ten.

The programme was presented by ITV News' head anchor Sir Trevor McDonald under the name ITV News at Ten Thirty from February 2, 2004, until McDonald's retirement and his last bulletin on December 15, 2005. Mark Austin took over the presenter's chair from McDonald, with James Mates and Alastair Stewart. There was a thirty minute broadcast of British national and international news, with a dedicated business, sports, and newspaper section. It was followed by a ten minute round-up of news from the ITV regions around the United Kingdom. The programme also featured a brief business update, and a look at the front pages of the following day's newspapers.

Its main rival was the BBC Ten O'Clock News on BBC One, which consistently beat it in the ratings and aired half an hour before it. Its other main rival was the BBC's other flagship evening news programme Newsnight over on BBC Two.

On Wednesday October 31, 2007, it was confirmed that ITV was planing to bring back News at Ten, with presenter Trevor McDonald and Sky News anchor Julie Etchingham.^[1] The last ever ITV News at 10.30 bulletin was broadcast on ITV2 on Sunday January 13, 2008. ^[2]

Preceded by Mark Austin	ITV News Head Anchor Trevor McDonald 1992 - December 15, 2005; January 11, 2008 to Present	Succeeded by Current Incumbent