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ITV Weather closing, UTV continuity including programme promotions for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Close and True followed by Emmerdale opening (11th December 2000)

Posted on 25th April 2022
By The Rewind Team
Last updated on 18th August 2023
Filed under Channel Presentation, Programmes, Promotions

The 7pm UTV junction.

VIDEO: ITV Weather closing, UTV continuity including programme promotions for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Close and True followed by Emmerdale opening. Announcer: Gillian Porter. Voiceover: TBC (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? trail); Laura Hughes (Close and True trail). TX DATE: 11th December 2000. COPYRIGHT: ITV plc.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME: the closing weather summary and sponsorship (Powergen) graphic from an ITV Weather bulletin.

[00:00:08] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

The programme airs tonight at 8.30pm.

[00:00:29] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for Close and True. Christmas trail graphics in use.

The programme airs on Thursday at 9pm on UTV.

[00:00:59] GRAPHIC: for a programme change this evening.

At 8pm there’s an ITV News Special covering Prince William’s visit to Chile.

Curiously, this graphic is based on a trail endboard design that was in use between December 1999 and June 2000.

[00:01:14] IDENT: the long version of the UTV Christmas ident is used to transition into an episode of Emmerdale.

[00:01:23] PROGRAMME: the opening sponsorship sting (by Daz) followed by the opening titles from an episode of Emmerdale.

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  1. Joe

    18th August 2023 at 8:31 pm

    This is actually from Monday 11 December 2000.

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Broadcaster/Channel: ITV 1 (Previously ITV), ITV Network/ITV plc, UTV
Broadcast Area: UK: National, UK: Northern Ireland

OSP Category: Christmas Presentation, Full Junction, Graphic, Ident, Programme Promotion, Standard Presentation

OSP Package: UTV: 1995 - December 2000, UTV: Christmas 2000

Ident: UTV ident: Christmas 2000 (Long)

On Air Talent: Gillian Porter, Laura Hughes, Voiceover TBC

Programme Genre: Drama, Quiz, Weather

Title: Close and True, ITV National Weather, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Decade: 2000s

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