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ITV Morning News close and ITV 1 continuity including programme promotion for Mr Right followed by GMTV Newshour opening (30th October 2002)


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Our clip includes the 6am ITV 1 junction.

VIDEO: ITV Morning News close and ITV 1 continuity including programme promotion for Mr Right followed by GMTV Newshour opening. Announcer: TBC. Voiceover: TBC (Mr Right trail). Presenters: Penny Smith and John Stapleton (GMTV Newshour). TX DATE: 30th October 2002. COPYRIGHT: ITV plc.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME: the final minutes of the ITV Morning News, presented by Sharon Grey.

[00:02:25] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for Mr Right.

The programme airs tonight at 9pm on ITV 1.

[00:02:45] IDENT: one of the recently introduced ITV 1 celebrity idents – this one featuring presenter Des Lynam – is used to link into the GMTV Newshour.

[00:02:55] PROGRAMME: the first thirty seconds or so of the GMTV Newshour, presented by Penny Smith and John Stapleton.

The picture glitches during the initial seconds are as broadcast live and were not uncommon immediately after the switch to GMTV at 6am.

The 6am – 9.25am slot was a separate Channel 3 franchise.

RELATED ARTICLE: you can view the junction that preceded this one here.

RELATED ARTICLE: you can view the junction that followed this one here.

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PICTURED: ITV 1 ident. COPYRIGHT: ITV plc.

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