ITV News at 1:30
| ITV News | |
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ITV News opening sequence | |
| Presented by |
Nina Hossain, James Mates, Mary Nightingale, Steve Scott, Alastair Stewart or Charlene White |
| Opening theme | "Global Broadcast" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Editor(s) |
Geoff Hill[1] (Editor) |
| Location(s) |
ITN Studios, London, England, UK |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company(s) |
ITN ITV News |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
| Original run | 16 October 1972 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | First Report (1972-1976) |
| Related shows |
Good Morning Britain, ITV News at 6:30, ITV News at Ten, ITV News weekend bulletins, ITV Weather |
| External links | |
| Website | |
ITV News is the afternoon news programme on the British television network ITV, and is produced by ITN. It airs from Monday to Friday at 1:30pm.
The programme is presented by a single newscaster; however in the event of a major story, another newscaster will be on location. The programme features twenty-five minutes of national and international news as well as a weather forecast, followed by five minutes of regional news from the ITV regions at 1:55pm.
History
The first ITN lunchtime bulletin was launched on 16 October 1972 - First Report aired at 12:40pm and was anchored by Robert Kee. On 7 January 1974 First Report was moved to 1:00pm. On 13 September 1976 Leonard Parkin and Peter Sissons began alternating as the programme's main newscasters, and First Report was renamed News at One.
On 20 July 1987, the programme moved to 12:30pm and renamed News at 12.30, and Julia Somerville made a move from the BBC to become the main newscaster. Jon Snow also presented the programme at this time. The following year, on 28 March 1988 [2] A year later, a revamp in ITV's daytime schedules saw the bulletin moved back to 1:00pm and became News at One again on 28 March 1988.[3] A more comprehensive relaunch, with a new set and graphics, came in 16 October 1989, at which time John Suchet took over as the main newscaster; in 7 January 1991 the bulletin returned to the 12:30pm slot, due to the Gulf war.
In 2 March 1992 the programme was renamed the Lunchtime News double-headed presentation was also adopted with Nicholas Owen and Carol Barnes becoming the bulletin's main newscasters. On 2 January 1995, all ITN news bulletins were revamped using a cohesive blue look, and a further change was made when Dermot Murnaghan and the returning Julia Somerville became the main newscasters.
On 8 March 1999, all of ITV News output was relaunched again, and the bulletin was retitled the ITV Lunchtime News, with John Suchet returning alongside Somerville. From 22 January 2001, the programme reverted to single presentation.[4]
On 23 June 2003, the programme presentation was updated slightly switching to yellow and blues colours [5]
Dual presentation returned on 2 February 2004, when ITV News received another relaunch, and Owen was joined by Katie Derham. From Monday 11 April 2005 the news was extended to 60 minutes long format as part of the new ITV Day continuity, the final edition being 3 September 2006. When the hour-long Lunchtime News was introduced, the 15 minute local news bulletin that aired at 3:00pm was axed. Insead, a longer local news was included in the new show. A local weather bulletin now airs instead of the news. In September 2006 it was moved to 1:30pm. On 5 February 2007, Owen left for the BBC, and Alastair Stewart took his place.
On 27 July 2009, the bulletin returned to single presentation once again for continuity and presentation reasons, with Katie Derham and Alastair Stewart taking turns to present. Derham left ITV News in 25 June 2010,[6] Stewart still newscasts some editions.
On 2 November 2009 the programme was retitled as ITV News at 1:30.
- 1972–1976 First Report
- 1976–1987 News at One
- 1987–1988 News at 12:30
- 1988–1991 News at One
- 1991–1992 News at 12:30
- 1992–1999 Lunchtime News
- 1999–2009 ITV Lunchtime News
- 2009–present ITV News at 1:30
Anchors
Main anchors
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Relief anchors
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| Main newscasters history | ||||
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| Years | Main newscaster #1 | Main newscaster #2 | Programme | |
| 1972–1976 | First Report | |||
| 1976–1987 | News at One | |||
| 1987–1989 | News at 12:30 (1987) News at One (1988–1989) | |||
| 1989–1991 | News at One (1989–1990) News at 12:30 (1991) | |||
| 1992–1995 | Nicholas Owen | Carol Barnes | The Lunchtime News | |
| 1995–1999 | Julia Somerville | Dermot Murnaghan | ||
| 1999–2001 | Julia Somerville | John Suchet | ITV Lunchtime News | |
| 2001–2002 | ||||
| 2002–2004 | ||||
| 2004–2007 | Katie Derham | Nicholas Owen | ||
| 2007–2009 | Alastair Stewart | |||
| 2009–2010 | ITV Lunchtime News (2009) ITV News (2009–2010) | |||
| 2010– | ITV News | |||
References
- ↑ "Geoff Hill appointed as Editor of ITV Network News". ITN. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "The Afternoon on Thames Part 2". YouTube. 1988. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIeXzMs-k6E&feature=player_detailpage#t=51s "The Afternoon on Thames Part 2" Clip of the promo to tell viewers of the changes broadcast on wed 23 March 1988
- ↑ http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/news/itvnews/lunch.html
- ↑ "ITV National News (June 2003 - February 2004 Part 1)". The TV Room +. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ Robinson, James (21 April 2010). "Katie Derham leaving ITN for BBC". MediaGuardian. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
External links
| Preceded by Newsnight, Jeremy Paxman interviews Michael Howard |
RTS: Television Journalism Interview (Dermot Murnaghan Interviews Peter Mandelson) 1999 |
Succeeded by BBC News, Tim Sebastian |
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