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| Format | News |
| Presented by | Mark Austin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Producer(s) | ITN |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 2 February 2004 – 10 January 2008 |
The ITV News at 10.30 was the flagship news programme on British television network ITV, airing Monday to Friday at 10.30pm. It was produced by ITN. It was introduced into the ITV schedule as the ITV News at Ten Thirty on 2 February 2004, following the demise of the ITV News at Ten.
The programme was presented by ITV News' head anchor Sir Trevor McDonald under the name ITV News at Ten Thirty from February 2, 2004, until McDonald's retirement and his last bulletin on 15 December 2005. Mark Austin took over the presenter's chair from McDonald (Austin already hosted the programme on Fridays), with James Mates and Alastair Stewart acting as relief presenters. There was a twenty-five minute broadcast of British national and international news, with a dedicated business, sports, and newspaper section. It was followed by a ten minute round-up of news from the ITV regions around the United Kingdom. The programme also featured a brief business update, and a look at the front pages of the following day's newspapers.
Its main rival was the BBC Ten O'Clock News on BBC One, which consistently beat it in the ratings and aired half an hour before it. Its other main rival was the BBC's other flagship evening news programme Newsnight over on BBC Two.
On Wednesday 31 October 2007, it was confirmed that ITV was planing to bring back News at Ten, with presenter Trevor McDonald and Sky News anchor Julie Etchingham.1 The last ever ITV News at 10.30 bulletin was broadcast on ITV on Thursday 10 January 2008. 2
| Preceded by Mark Austin |
ITV News Head Anchor
Trevor McDonald |
Succeeded by Current Incumbent |
References
- ^ "News at Ten returns to ITV", itv.com (31 October 2007). Retrieved on 31 October 2007.
- ^ "News at Ten 'will return to ITV'", BBC News (22 October 2007). Retrieved on 23 October 2007.
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