I have to say I was extremely impressed with this mornings show. I caught it at various points across the first hour and felt that it was extremely news focused. It had a good deployment of skills and staff and I agree - Kate did an excellent job in Paris. She really can handle the hard news stories and feel that her skills are not necessarily always used to best effect. The use of the studio space this morning was also excellent and gave each presenter an opportunity to show what they are made of. If they can continue in this way the programme may have a chance. I think some of the comments re. It feels like GMTV etc are a little unfair. In some ways there are always going to be similarities as GMTV was there for a long time at breakfast and in some ways GMB is still doing the same job - bringing news at breakfast time on itv. However I do not think GMB has done itself any favours in tampering with a presenting format that was so strong in its initial transmission. As long as itv are committed to developing GMB and see it as being part of breakfast for the foreseeable I think it will eventually become a success.