ITV Nightly News

ITV Nightly News

ITV Nightly News opening sequence
Presented by Dermot Murnaghan
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) ITN
Location(s) ITN headquarters,
London, England, UK
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 20 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s) ITN
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 480i (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 Ten
(2001–2004)
External links
Website

The ITV Nightly News was the late evening news programme on British television network ITV, produced by ITN and broadcast Monday to Friday at 11pm.[1] The 20-minute bulletin, originally presented by newscaster 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.

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 10pm 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 in February 2004 by the ITV News at 10:30. In January 2008, News at Ten was properly reinstated to the ITV schedules.

Newscasters

References

  1. "ITV launches news at six-thirty". BBC News. 8 March 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  2. "News at When". Transdiffusion Broadcasting System. 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  3. "Timeline: a decade of News at When?". The Guardian. 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2015.


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