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The '''''ITV News at 10.30''''' is the flagship news programme on [[United Kingdom|British]] TV channel [[ITV]]. It was introduced into the ITV Network's schedule as the '''''ITV News at Ten Thirty''''' on [[2 February]] [[2004]], following the demise of ''[[News at Ten]]''. The ''News at 10.30'' is followed by a 10-minute regional news update at 10.55. |
The '''''ITV News at 10.30''''' is the flagship news programme on [[United Kingdom|British]] TV channel [[ITV]]. It was introduced into the ITV Network's schedule as the '''''ITV News at Ten Thirty''''' on [[2 February]] [[2004]], following the demise of ''[[News at Ten]]''. The ''News at 10.30'' is followed by a 10-minute regional news update at 10.55. |
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| ITV News at 10.30 | |
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| 10.30 opening sequence | |
| Presented by | Mark Austin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Producer | ITN |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Network | ITV |
The ITV News at 10.30 is the flagship news programme on British TV channel ITV. It was introduced into the ITV Network's schedule as the ITV News at Ten Thirty on 2 February 2004, following the demise of News at Ten. The News at 10.30 is followed by a 10-minute regional news update at 10.55.
The programme is a twenty-five minute broadcast presented by ITV News' head anchor Mark Austin, usually from Mondays to Thursdays, with and James Mates or Alastair Stewart standing in on Fridays, and whenever Mark is unavailable. It is on the air Monday to Friday from 10.30pm until 10.55pm. It features in-depth reports and interviews from ITV News' top correspondents, following in the footsteps of the prestigious News at Ten. There is a comprehensive sport round-up, and is followed by a ten minute round-up of news from the ITV regions around the United Kingdom. The programme also features a brief business update, and a look at the following days newspaper front pages.
Its main rival is the BBC Ten O'Clock News on BBC One, which consistently beats it in the ratings and airs half an hour before it. Its other main rival is the BBC's other flagship evening news programme Newsnight over on BBC Two.
History
It was presented by Sir Trevor McDonald under the name ITV News at Ten Thirty from the February 2, 2004 until December 15, 2005 when he retired as head anchor at ITV News. It featured twenty-five minutes of national (UK) and international news, with a dedicated business, sports, and newspaper section. There was also a five minute round-up from the ITV regions.
Mark Austin took over the presenter's chair from Sir Trevor after he retired on December 15 2005. Austin already presented the ITV News at Ten Thirty regularly.
On Wednesday October 31, 2007, it was confirmed that ITV is bringing back News at Ten with Sir Trevor McDonald and Sky News presenter Julie Etchingham.[1]
Michael Grade, the ITV executive chairman, has hinted before that he would like to resurrect the programme and it is understood that ITV's late bulletin will switch from 10.30pm to its historic home at 10pm in 2008, meaning the News at 10.30 will leave the screens for good after four years.The last ever News at 10.30 bulletin will be broadcast on ITV on Thursday 10 January 2008. [2]
References
- ^ "News at Ten returns to ITV". itv.com. 31 October, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "News at Ten 'will return to ITV'". BBC News. 22 October, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
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