| ITV News at 10.30 | |
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ITV News at 10.30 opening sequence |
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| Also known as | ITV News at Ten-Thirty |
| Format | National and international news |
| Presented by | Trevor McDonald (2004-2005); Mark Austin (2005-2008) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Editor(s) | Deborah Turness |
| Location(s) | ITN Studios, London, England, UK |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company(s) | ITN |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV) |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) |
| Original run | 2 February 2004 – 10 January 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | ITV Nightly News (1999-2004)/ ITV News at Ten (2001-2004) |
| Followed by | ITV News at Ten (2008-present); The Late News (2008-2009) |
| Related shows | ITV Morning News, ITV Lunchtime News, ITV Evening News, ITV Weekend News |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The ITV News at 10.30 was the flagship news programme on British television network ITV, airing Monday to Friday at 10.30pm. It was produced by ITN. It was introduced into the ITV schedule as the ITV News at Ten-Thirty on 2 February 2004, following the demise of the ITV News at Ten.
There was a twenty-five minute broadcast of British national and international news, with a dedicated business, sports, and a review of the following morning' newspaper front-pages. It was followed by a five minute roundup of news from the ITV regions around the United Kingdom.
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 31 October 2007, it was confirmed that ITV was planning to bring back News at Ten, with presenter Trevor McDonald and Sky News anchor Julie Etchingham. Unlike its predecessors (ITV Nightly News, ITV News at Ten, and ITV Weekend News), the programme ran at its regular time of 10.30pm every weeknight, including Fridays.
The programme was presented by ITV News' chief presenter Trevor McDonald under the name ITV News at Ten Thirty from 2 February 2004, until McDonald's retirement and his last bulletin on 15 December 2005. Mark Austin took over from McDonald (Austin already hosted the programme on Fridays), with Mary Nightingale, James Mates and Alastair Stewart acting as relief presenters. Regular sports presenters included Felicity Barr, Nina Hossain, Lisa Knights, Steve Scott and Jonathan Wills.