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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 (12th December 2000)

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FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: The TV Room

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: 12th 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.

[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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FEATURE IMAGE:
PICTURED: UTV programme change graphic. COPYRIGHT: ITV plc.

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