ITV Nightly News
The ITV Nightly News was the nightly news programme on British television network ITV, produced by ITN and broadcast Monday to Friday at 11:00pm.[1] The 20-minute bulletin, originally presented by Dermot Murnaghan, was introduced as part of a major overhaul of news on ITV that saw its 5:40pm Early Evening News and prestigious News at Ten programmes axed.
ITV Nightly News | |
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ITV Nightly News opening sequence | |
Genre | News |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | ITV News/ITN |
Production location(s) | ITN headquarters, London, England, UK |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 20 minutes |
Production company(s) | ITV News/ITN |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 8 March 1999 – 19 January 2001 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | News at Ten (1967–1999) |
Followed by | ITV News at 10.30 (2004–2008) |
External links | |
Website |
These changes proved to be extremely unpopular with viewers and viewing figures declined. The ITV Nightly News was axed after less than two years and replaced by a reintroduced ITV News at Ten in order to halt the ratings loss. The revived 10:00pm bulletin followed the same 20-minute format as the ITV Nightly News, and although initially successful, eventually faltered in the ratings due to haphazard scheduling and delayed start times.[2][3] The ITV News at Ten was replaced on 2 February 2004 by the ITV News at 10:30. On 14 January 2008, The Late News was properly reinstated to the ITV schedules.
Presenters
Lead presenter | |
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Year | Presenter |
1999–2001 | Dermot Murnaghan |
Relief presenters | |
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Year | Presenter |
1999–2001 | Mark Austin |
Andrea Catherwood | |
Katie Derham | |
Trevor McDonald | |
Mary Nightingale | |
Nicholas Owen | |
John Suchet | |
Kirsty Young | |
References
- "ITV launches news at six-thirty". BBC News. 8 March 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- "News at When". Transdiffusion Broadcasting System. 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- "Timeline: a decade of News at When?". The Guardian. 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2015.