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TV Geek
Romilly, Nina and Geraint presenting less frequently is probably more to do with cutting costs than anything else. I don't think iits anything to do with their commitment to news and no longer treating Friday as the weekend. Fridays News at Ten was probably only reinstated because everything else in the 10pm slot on a Friday was failing miserably. They might as well stretch 'the faces of ITV News' across as many bulletins as possible and as a result they can reduce the pay of any regular stand ins. This was happening for quite some time before the November 2009 changes as well.
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Macalolo
TV Geek posted:
Romilly, Nina and Geraint presenting less frequently is probably more to do with cutting costs than anything else. I don't think iits anything to do with their commitment to news and no longer treating Friday as the weekend. Fridays News at Ten was probably only reinstated because everything else in the 10pm slot on a Friday was failing miserably. They might as well stretch 'the faces of ITV News' across as many bulletins as possible and as a result they can reduce the pay of any regular stand ins. This was happening for quite some time before the November 2009 changes as well.


Nina does present frequently on London Tonight.
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TV Geek
I mean the national bulletin. IIRC she was full time at London Tonight when she also presented ITV News almost every day (pre-pregnancy).
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Macalolo
TV Geek posted:
I mean the national bulletin. IIRC she was full time at London Tonight when she also presented ITV News almost every day (pre-pregnancy).


Oh ok lol
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watchingtv
ITV News at Ten promo at 20.12 in the evening - trying to keep the audience, because they are above the volcano in a helicopter Confused

I may watch
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newsatten
watchingtv posted:
ITV News at Ten promo at 20.12 in the evening - trying to keep the audience, because they are above the volcano in a helicopter Confused

I may watch


another one at 9!
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watchingtv
Watching ITV News now, the News graphics are terrible in HD, I would assume these would be upscaled but yet still rather fuzzy (annoying)
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breakingnews
Mark Austin in Calais and Mary Nightengale at the Gatwick runway.
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newsatten
breakingnews posted:
Mark Austin in Calais and Mary Nightengale at the Gatwick runway.


God, the reporters seem to be able to get across the channel alright!! Laughing
I'm suprised they didn't just keep Mary at Dover or put Mark there, as it doesn't add much to the report for him to be in Calais - no diffrent to being in Dover really IMO.

Mary did make me laugh in her hi-viz jacket in the middle of the runway! Laughing
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watchingtv
sstripling posted:
breakingnews posted:
Mark Austin in Calais and Mary Nightengale at the Gatwick runway.


God, the reporters seem to be able to get across the channel alright!! Laughing
I'm suprised they didn't just keep Mary at Dover or put Mark there, as it doesn't add much to the report for him to be in Calais - no diffrent to being in Dover really IMO.

Mary did make me laugh in her hi-viz jacket in the middle of the runway! Laughing


Mark in France will help bring in the stories from that side of the channel I suppose - but I agree not a great importance

Mary's Hi-Viz was great Very Happy

EDIT: Great News at Ten from ITV, tight for time, but did well, nice close as well
Last edited by watchingtv on 19 April 2010 10:39pm
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TV Geek
Mark in France just made a mockery of the entire story Laughing
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Newsroom
watchingtv posted:
sstripling posted:
breakingnews posted:
Mark Austin in Calais and Mary Nightengale at the Gatwick runway.


God, the reporters seem to be able to get across the channel alright!! Laughing
I'm suprised they didn't just keep Mary at Dover or put Mark there, as it doesn't add much to the report for him to be in Calais - no diffrent to being in Dover really IMO.

Mary did make me laugh in her hi-viz jacket in the middle of the runway! Laughing


Mark in France will help bring in the stories from that side of the channel I suppose - but I agree not a great importance

Mary's Hi-Viz was great Very Happy

EDIT: Great News at Ten from ITV, tight for time, but did well, nice close as well


Agreed! Great show last night, and Nightingale at Gatwick was unexpected. I don't suppose itv have provisions for VO intros supporting 3 newscasters. The show was technically brought to us by Mark, Mark and Julie.

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