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alan45
23-10-2009, 01:16
THE Big Ben clock will be axed from the News at Ten titles to widen the programme's appeal outside London.
The opening sequence - a zooming shot of the capital's landmarks ending at the bell tower - will also be replaced.

Bosses are keeping the new look secret, but said it will have a modern yellow theme that fits with ITV1's current image.

They vowed to keep the "bongs" coming from the famous bell that gives the tower its name - and incorporate them into a new theme.

A spokesman said: "We didn't want the news to be too London-centric.

"We felt we needed to retain the heritage people recognise so in the studio there will be a clock."

The revamped News at Ten - fronted by Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham - will begin on November 2.



Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2696079/News-at-Ten-set-to-scrap-Big-Ben.html#ixzz0UiIF18Mp
Perdita
23-10-2009, 06:21
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/oct/22/itv-news-at-ten-big-ben

News at Ten will continue to be presented by Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham, who is also to take over presenting revamped ITV1 current affairs programme Tonight when it moves to a new weekly peak-time slot thought to be Friday at 7.30pm – from January.

If that happens, they have to move Corrie again :(
Chloe O'brien
24-10-2009, 01:47
What is the problem with showing Big Ben at 10pm. The news at 10 is an institution and has been at the forfront of delivering UK and World news for decades. I remember watching newreaders Sandy Gall, Reginald Bosanquet, Gordon Honeycombe and Trevor McDonald. The bongs have to stay and so does big ben.
Meh
24-10-2009, 11:17
With so many news outlets I no longer watch mainstream channels for news. I would hate to see news get marginalised though.
Trinity
24-10-2009, 13:41
The bongs are a sound from my childhood.

I can remember a time when, when I heard the bongs, I would know that I was up too late and my mum and dad would soon chase me to bed.

They should stay. This smacks of a publicity stunt, they are looking for a viewer protest and folks returning to watching News at Ten to hear the bongs before the go.
Meh
24-10-2009, 13:46
Didn't they have a viewer protest a few years ago though?
Abbie
25-10-2009, 13:57
Aww they cant do that!