LE
Don't know if you've been over this but you're getting it again if so...
"The only reference to Sky on Five News will be when the company's logo appears at the end of the closing credits. Sky News reporters, when they appear on Five, will use a Five News "sign-off" at the end of their reports."
Guardian.
"Satellite broadcaster gains terrestrial foothold and improves chances of winning ITV contract "
What does that mean?
"The only reference to Sky on Five News will be when the company's logo appears at the end of the closing credits. Sky News reporters, when they appear on Five, will use a Five News "sign-off" at the end of their reports."
Guardian.
"Satellite broadcaster gains terrestrial foothold and improves chances of winning ITV contract "
What does that mean?
LU
"Satellite broadcaster gains terrestrial foothold and improves chances of winning ITV contract"
What does that mean?
The ITV News contract will be up for renewal in 2008, but it's expected that ITV will have formed their own news division by then, fending off any approaches from Sky.
Ministry of Design posted:
"Satellite broadcaster gains terrestrial foothold and improves chances of winning ITV contract"
What does that mean?
The ITV News contract will be up for renewal in 2008, but it's expected that ITV will have formed their own news division by then, fending off any approaches from Sky.
CW
"Satellite broadcaster gains terrestrial foothold and improves chances of winning ITV contract"
What does that mean?
The ITV News contract will be up for renewal in 2008, but it's expected that ITV will have formed their own news division by then, fending off any approaches from Sky.
Yep, it looks like ITN will end up being a wholly owned part of ITV (rather ironicially, meaning that ITN will have come full circle and ended up back where it started in 1955), will probably be renamed to ITV News, and whilst the contract process might hang around for a while, it is a certaintity that ITN/ITV News will be awarded it.
I think the most interesting (if not pleasant) developments to watch at ITN will be away from ITV. If it ends up in ownership terms back where it started, then perhaps in content terms it will too? With ITV always looking to scale down and make savings, perhaps it will be ITN that is scaled down and instead of being a TV and radio news provider, it might end up being just making ITV News for ITV. Making C4 news, providing news to Euronews and IRN, it might all go.
I do actually think that over the next 10 years or so it's quite possible that Sky will become *the* big player in the news provision market, whilst ITN well just exist for ITV, and the idea of it providing news to anyone else will be as alien as the idea of BBC News providing news for a non BBC outlet (and before anyone quotes S4C's Newyddion, that's a special case - and in any case it's not made by BBC News)
cwathen
Founding member
CPFC posted:
Ministry of Design posted:
"Satellite broadcaster gains terrestrial foothold and improves chances of winning ITV contract"
What does that mean?
The ITV News contract will be up for renewal in 2008, but it's expected that ITV will have formed their own news division by then, fending off any approaches from Sky.
Yep, it looks like ITN will end up being a wholly owned part of ITV (rather ironicially, meaning that ITN will have come full circle and ended up back where it started in 1955), will probably be renamed to ITV News, and whilst the contract process might hang around for a while, it is a certaintity that ITN/ITV News will be awarded it.
I think the most interesting (if not pleasant) developments to watch at ITN will be away from ITV. If it ends up in ownership terms back where it started, then perhaps in content terms it will too? With ITV always looking to scale down and make savings, perhaps it will be ITN that is scaled down and instead of being a TV and radio news provider, it might end up being just making ITV News for ITV. Making C4 news, providing news to Euronews and IRN, it might all go.
I do actually think that over the next 10 years or so it's quite possible that Sky will become *the* big player in the news provision market, whilst ITN well just exist for ITV, and the idea of it providing news to anyone else will be as alien as the idea of BBC News providing news for a non BBC outlet (and before anyone quotes S4C's Newyddion, that's a special case - and in any case it's not made by BBC News)
PE
it's contracted to do that though James. It may only do two programmes for channel 4 per day but the quality of the two shows is immense. ITV News is pretty dire but on the dreadful budget ITV gave ITN to make it on I'm not really surprised.
Pete
Founding member
A Major Setup posted:
It has the potential to do all kinds of things, but no, it plods along producing a few bulletins for ITV1 & C4 each day and then re-hashing bits of the ITV1 bulletin and putting it out on the ITV NC.
it's contracted to do that though James. It may only do two programmes for channel 4 per day but the quality of the two shows is immense. ITV News is pretty dire but on the dreadful budget ITV gave ITN to make it on I'm not really surprised.
IN
As part of the Carlton and Granada merger to become ITV plc., their already is an ITV News division, of which all the regional news operations that ITV plc. own are contained within it. ITV plc currently owns 40% of ITN, and the plan is apparently that when ITV plc takes full control of ITN, it will be transferred into the ITV News division.
AFAIK ITN do not have anything to do with EuroNews anymore, except for a newsgathering agreement which allows EuroNews to use ITN material.
I thin that Channel 4 News will be staying with ITN, or ITV News as it will be in a couple of years, for the forseeable future,as Channel 4 are currently happy with the product ITN produce.
One of the things Channel 4 might do rather than use Sky News if they drop ITN/ITV News, is to form their own news operation, taking in all the Channel 4 News staff currently at ITN. Given that it is a smaller operation compared to the ITV News service, it could very well survive on it's own, independent of ITN. Another alternative might be for a company to be setup, that is owned jointly by Channel 4 Television Corporation, and ITN/ITV News, probably called Channel 4 News plc. This would allow Channel 4 to still have access to ITN resources, but would remove the problem of Channel 4 News becoming an ITV production.
CPFC posted:
The ITV News contract will be up for renewal in 2008, but it's expected that ITV will have formed their own news division by then, fending off any approaches from Sky.
As part of the Carlton and Granada merger to become ITV plc., their already is an ITV News division, of which all the regional news operations that ITV plc. own are contained within it. ITV plc currently owns 40% of ITN, and the plan is apparently that when ITV plc takes full control of ITN, it will be transferred into the ITV News division.
cwathen posted:
I think the most interesting (if not pleasant) developments to watch at ITN will be away from ITV. If it ends up in ownership terms back where it started, then perhaps in content terms it will too? With ITV always looking to scale down and make savings, perhaps it will be ITN that is scaled down and instead of being a TV and radio news provider, it might end up being just making ITV News for ITV. Making C4 news, providing news to Euronews and IRN, it might all go.
I do actually think that over the next 10 years or so it's quite possible that Sky will become *the* big player in the news provision market, whilst ITN well just exist for ITV, and the idea of it providing news to anyone else will be as alien as the idea of BBC News providing news for a non BBC outlet (and before anyone quotes S4C's Newyddion, that's a special case - and in any case it's not made by BBC News)
I do actually think that over the next 10 years or so it's quite possible that Sky will become *the* big player in the news provision market, whilst ITN well just exist for ITV, and the idea of it providing news to anyone else will be as alien as the idea of BBC News providing news for a non BBC outlet (and before anyone quotes S4C's Newyddion, that's a special case - and in any case it's not made by BBC News)
AFAIK ITN do not have anything to do with EuroNews anymore, except for a newsgathering agreement which allows EuroNews to use ITN material.
I thin that Channel 4 News will be staying with ITN, or ITV News as it will be in a couple of years, for the forseeable future,as Channel 4 are currently happy with the product ITN produce.
One of the things Channel 4 might do rather than use Sky News if they drop ITN/ITV News, is to form their own news operation, taking in all the Channel 4 News staff currently at ITN. Given that it is a smaller operation compared to the ITV News service, it could very well survive on it's own, independent of ITN. Another alternative might be for a company to be setup, that is owned jointly by Channel 4 Television Corporation, and ITN/ITV News, probably called Channel 4 News plc. This would allow Channel 4 to still have access to ITN resources, but would remove the problem of Channel 4 News becoming an ITV production.
LU
As part of the Carlton and Granada merger to become ITV plc., their already is an ITV News division, of which all the regional news operations that ITV plc. own are contained within it. ITV plc currently owns 40% of ITN, and the plan is apparently that when ITV plc takes full control of ITN, it will be transferred into the ITV News division.
Yes indeed, i'm aware of that. But I was referring to ITN and the news contract in respect of Sky though.
intheknow posted:
CPFC posted:
The ITV News contract will be up for renewal in 2008, but it's expected that ITV will have formed their own news division by then, fending off any approaches from Sky.
As part of the Carlton and Granada merger to become ITV plc., their already is an ITV News division, of which all the regional news operations that ITV plc. own are contained within it. ITV plc currently owns 40% of ITN, and the plan is apparently that when ITV plc takes full control of ITN, it will be transferred into the ITV News division.
Yes indeed, i'm aware of that. But I was referring to ITN and the news contract in respect of Sky though.
NE
Purple studio with pink vertical stripes and unicycles for the presenters and guests to sit on.
The astons will be green and black with dancing elephants along the top.
That should just about cover it.
AdamP posted:
I'm already looking forward to nine months of speculation about what the new five news will look like...
Purple studio with pink vertical stripes and unicycles for the presenters and guests to sit on.
The astons will be green and black with dancing elephants along the top.
That should just about cover it.