ITN World News
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ITN World News was a newscast shown during the late-eighties
and most of the nineties
. It was either shown on cable
or satellite television
, or shown international
ly. The newscast was broadcast from London
, England
, and was produced by Independent Television News. A domestic (national) version was also shown in the United Kingdom
on terrestrial television
.
ITN World News began broadcasting on Super Channel, and aired on NBC Europe, Nine Network Australia, Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) Public television stations
and most of the ITV Network Regions. The broadcast began in 1987, and has not been seen on (British
) screens since 1999. The newscast was produced by ITN and broadcast from its London Bureau.
ITN World News began life as ITN Super Channel News, a newscast for the then-newly formed pan-European satellite channel, Super Channel
. The newscast began broadcasting in 1987, and its main broadcast was shown live at 21.00 GMT
(22.00 CET
). Its main presenters were John Suchet
, Sue Carpenter
, and David Cass. Trevor McDonald
and Edward Stourton were later newscasters
for the programme.
In 1988, ITN began producing an hour-long newscast called ITN Morning News, broadcast from London at 05.00 GMT and preceding TV-AM Good Morning Britain
. It was shown on the stations of the ITV Network
. Part of this newscast, about half-way through the programme, included a domestic version of Super Channel News entitled ITN World News. It featured the same presenters as the version shown on The Super Channel. Trevor McDonald later presented the programme before going on to become chief newscaster on ITN News at Ten. Edward Stourton also presented occasionally. After the Gulf War
, ITN World News was no longer shown as part of the morning newscast, and the newscast itself was halved and broadcast at 05.30 GMT, where it still resides today (albeit as ITV Morning News until 2009, then the ITV News at 5:30).
In 1993, The Super Channel was bought by American
company, General Electric
. The company was (and is) best known for being the owners of the National Broadcasting Company
in the United States
. Firstly, The Super Channel was renamed NBC Super Channel
. Secondly, many popular programmes from NBC began appearing on the channel: comedy programmes from NBC included The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
, Late Night With Conan O'Brien
, and Saturday Night Live
; news programmes from NBC included Dateline NBC
, The Today Show, and NBC Nightly News With Tom Brokaw
. Business and financial news was provided by CNBC
and The Financial Times
. And thirdly, ITN Super Channel News changed its name to ITN World News to reflect Super Channel's takeover. News programmes from NBC were recorded (although NBC Nightly News was live), and so updates had to come from ITN in London. Also at this time, ITN World News expanded to an hour, still in its timeslot of 21.00 GMT (22.00 CET). In 1996, NBC Super Channel became NBC Europe
; in 1998 NBC Europe ceased broadcasting when it didn't make it over to digital television
. ITN World News ceased broadcasting in the United Kingdom on the day of the channel's final broadcast. During the end of its run on NBC Europe (1993 to 1998?), the programme's main presenters were Richard Lindley
and Selina Scott
. Towards it final years, its presenters were Katy Haswell and Richard Bath.
for a newer version of the newscast to be broadcast from London for public television stations in the United States (it was never, however, part of the national PBS schedule). It made its debut on 2 November, with a new set, new music, and a new presenter, Daljit Dhaliwal
. The name of the new incarnation of the broadcast was ITN World News For Public Television. Although it made Daljit Dhaliwal a household name in the United States, the broadcast was cancelled again after nearly a year, due to a lack of funding.
WNET later attempted to produce its own internationally-focused newscast, Worldfocus
, which at one point also had Dhaliwal as an anchor – but it too was short-lived, airing from fall 2008 to early 2010. In both cases, stations generally replaced the cancelled programs with simulcasts of BBC World News.
From the late 1980s until the mid 90s, ITN World News was broadcast on some stations of the Nine Network
. It aired on TCN-9 Sydney
, NWS-9 Adelaide
, STW-9 Perth
, TVT-6 Television Tasmania
(later WIN Television Tasmania
), WIN-31 WIN Television Canberra
and RTQ-31 WIN Television Rockhampton
. It was usually broadcast at either 06.00 or 06.30 AET. The World News was replaced with, variously, an edition of CNN World News
or by national newscasts from Nine.
on the Maltese
national television channel, TVM Malta
, with an introduction in Maltese
by the local newsreader.
1980s
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and most of the nineties
1990s
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. It was either shown on cable
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
or satellite television
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
, or shown international
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
ly. The newscast was broadcast from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and was produced by Independent Television News. A domestic (national) version was also shown in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on terrestrial television
Terrestrial television
Terrestrial television is a mode of television broadcasting which does not involve satellite transmission or cables — typically using radio waves through transmitting and receiving antennas or television antenna aerials...
.
ITN World News began broadcasting on Super Channel, and aired on NBC Europe, Nine Network Australia, Public Broadcasting Service
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(PBS) Public television stations
and most of the ITV Network Regions. The broadcast began in 1987, and has not been seen on (British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) screens since 1999. The newscast was produced by ITN and broadcast from its London Bureau.
Super Channel
See also: Super ChannelNBC Europe
NBC Europe was a satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom that broadcast across Europe...
ITN World News began life as ITN Super Channel News, a newscast for the then-newly formed pan-European satellite channel, Super Channel
NBC Europe
NBC Europe was a satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom that broadcast across Europe...
. The newscast began broadcasting in 1987, and its main broadcast was shown live at 21.00 GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is arguably the same as Coordinated Universal Time and when this is viewed as a time zone the name Greenwich Mean Time is especially used by bodies connected with the United...
(22.00 CET
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
). Its main presenters were John Suchet
John Suchet
John Suchet is a British news reader and television presenter.Suchet has two brothers, one of whom is David Suchet, a British actor. His father was Jack Suchet, who emigrated to England from South Africa in 1932, and trained to be a doctor at St Mary's Hospital, London...
, Sue Carpenter
Sue Carpenter
Sue Carpenter is a former United Kingdom newsreader and television presenter. Born on 17 May 1956, she graduated in English Literature at King's College London in 1977....
, and David Cass. Trevor McDonald
Trevor McDonald
Sir Trevor McDonald OBE is a Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist. He had a long career as a news presenter with ITN...
and Edward Stourton were later newscasters
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
for the programme.
ITV Network
See also: ITVITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
In 1988, ITN began producing an hour-long newscast called ITN Morning News, broadcast from London at 05.00 GMT and preceding TV-AM Good Morning Britain
TV-am
TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of a commercial television franchise at breakfast-time , and broadcast every day of the week for most or all of the period...
. It was shown on the stations of the ITV Network
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. Part of this newscast, about half-way through the programme, included a domestic version of Super Channel News entitled ITN World News. It featured the same presenters as the version shown on The Super Channel. Trevor McDonald later presented the programme before going on to become chief newscaster on ITN News at Ten. Edward Stourton also presented occasionally. After the Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
, ITN World News was no longer shown as part of the morning newscast, and the newscast itself was halved and broadcast at 05.30 GMT, where it still resides today (albeit as ITV Morning News until 2009, then the ITV News at 5:30).
NBC Europe
See also: NBC EuropeNBC Europe
NBC Europe was a satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom that broadcast across Europe...
In 1993, The Super Channel was bought by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
company, General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
. The company was (and is) best known for being the owners of the National Broadcasting Company
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Firstly, The Super Channel was renamed NBC Super Channel
NBC Europe
NBC Europe was a satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom that broadcast across Europe...
. Secondly, many popular programmes from NBC began appearing on the channel: comedy programmes from NBC included The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
, Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
, and Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
; news programmes from NBC included Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC. It previously was NBC's flagship news magazine, but now focuses on true crime stories. It airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST and after football season on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST.-History:Dateline is historically notable for...
, The Today Show, and NBC Nightly News With Tom Brokaw
NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News and broadcasts. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is located in the center...
. Business and financial news was provided by CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
and The Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
. And thirdly, ITN Super Channel News changed its name to ITN World News to reflect Super Channel's takeover. News programmes from NBC were recorded (although NBC Nightly News was live), and so updates had to come from ITN in London. Also at this time, ITN World News expanded to an hour, still in its timeslot of 21.00 GMT (22.00 CET). In 1996, NBC Super Channel became NBC Europe
NBC Europe
NBC Europe was a satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom that broadcast across Europe...
; in 1998 NBC Europe ceased broadcasting when it didn't make it over to digital television
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
. ITN World News ceased broadcasting in the United Kingdom on the day of the channel's final broadcast. During the end of its run on NBC Europe (1993 to 1998?), the programme's main presenters were Richard Lindley
Richard Lindley
Richard Lindley was born in Manchester in 1949. He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Lincoln College, Oxford.Richard Lindley is the author of various books including:...
and Selina Scott
Selina Scott
Selina Scott is a British newsreader, journalist, television producer and presenter.- Background and early life :Scott was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire in 1951, the eldest of five children...
. Towards it final years, its presenters were Katy Haswell and Richard Bath.
ITN World News For Public Television
In 1998, ITN made a deal with WNET New York CityWNET
WNET, channel 13 is a non-commercial educational public television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey. With its signal covering the New York metropolitan area, WNET is a primary station of the Public Broadcasting Service and a primary provider of PBS programming...
for a newer version of the newscast to be broadcast from London for public television stations in the United States (it was never, however, part of the national PBS schedule). It made its debut on 2 November, with a new set, new music, and a new presenter, Daljit Dhaliwal
Daljit Dhaliwal
Daljit Dhaliwal is a British newsreader and television presenter.Dhaliwal is currently one of the news presenters for the Al-Jazeera English news service and broadcasts from Washington DC. Previously, she was the anchor chair of Worldfocus on PBS, which aired its last broadcast on 2 April 2010...
. The name of the new incarnation of the broadcast was ITN World News For Public Television. Although it made Daljit Dhaliwal a household name in the United States, the broadcast was cancelled again after nearly a year, due to a lack of funding.
WNET later attempted to produce its own internationally-focused newscast, Worldfocus
Worldfocus
Worldfocus was an American newscast focused on international news and reporting. The newscast was originally anchored by Martin Savidge and is now hosted by Daljit Dhaliwal. It was produced by WNET New York and distributed to U.S. public television stations by American Public Television...
, which at one point also had Dhaliwal as an anchor – but it too was short-lived, airing from fall 2008 to early 2010. In both cases, stations generally replaced the cancelled programs with simulcasts of BBC World News.
Nine Network
See also: Nine NetworkNine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
From the late 1980s until the mid 90s, ITN World News was broadcast on some stations of the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. It aired on TCN-9 Sydney
TCN-9
TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby. The licence, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Frank Packer, was one of the first four licences to be issued for commercial television stations in...
, NWS-9 Adelaide
NWS-9
NWS is an Australian television station owned by the WIN Corporation which is based in Adelaide, Australia. The station's name, NWS is an acronym of The NeWs South Australia.-Origins:...
, STW-9 Perth
STW-9
STW is an Australian television station owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Perth, Australia.Based in Dianella, Western Australia, STW broadcasts with a transmitter mast located in Walliston...
, TVT-6 Television Tasmania
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
(later WIN Television Tasmania
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
), WIN-31 WIN Television Canberra
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
and RTQ-31 WIN Television Rockhampton
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
. It was usually broadcast at either 06.00 or 06.30 AET. The World News was replaced with, variously, an edition of CNN World News
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
or by national newscasts from Nine.
TVM Malta
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, ITN World News aired across MaltaMalta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
on the Maltese
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
national television channel, TVM Malta
TVM (Malta)
Television Malta is the national television station of Malta. TVM is operated by Public Broadcasting Services Ltd . PBS Ltd is state owned....
, with an introduction in Maltese
Maltese language
Maltese is the national language of Malta, and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic...
by the local newsreader.
Presenters
- John SuchetJohn SuchetJohn Suchet is a British news reader and television presenter.Suchet has two brothers, one of whom is David Suchet, a British actor. His father was Jack Suchet, who emigrated to England from South Africa in 1932, and trained to be a doctor at St Mary's Hospital, London...
- Original Presenter, 1987-1993 - Sue CarpenterSue CarpenterSue Carpenter is a former United Kingdom newsreader and television presenter. Born on 17 May 1956, she graduated in English Literature at King's College London in 1977....
- Regular Presenter, 1987-1993 - David Cass - Regular Presenter, 1987-1991?
- Trevor McDonaldTrevor McDonaldSir Trevor McDonald OBE is a Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist. He had a long career as a news presenter with ITN...
- Regular Presenter, 1990-1992 - Edward Stourton - Politics Presenter, 1987-1990; News Presenter, 1990-1992
- Richard LindleyRichard LindleyRichard Lindley was born in Manchester in 1949. He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Lincoln College, Oxford.Richard Lindley is the author of various books including:...
- Regular Presenter, 1993-1998 - Selina ScottSelina ScottSelina Scott is a British newsreader, journalist, television producer and presenter.- Background and early life :Scott was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire in 1951, the eldest of five children...
- Regular Presenter, 1995-1997 - Katy Haswell - Regular Presenter, 1996-1998
- Richard Bath - Regular Presenter, 1996-1998
- Daljit DhaliwalDaljit DhaliwalDaljit Dhaliwal is a British newsreader and television presenter.Dhaliwal is currently one of the news presenters for the Al-Jazeera English news service and broadcasts from Washington DC. Previously, she was the anchor chair of Worldfocus on PBS, which aired its last broadcast on 2 April 2010...
- United States Presenter, 1995-1999; Regular Presenter, 1998-1999 - Brenda Rowe - Special Presenter [Gulf War Coverage], 1991
- Carol BarnesCarol BarnesCarol Lesley Barnes was a British television newsreader and broadcaster. She worked for ITN from 1975 to 2004.-Early life:...
- Special Presenter [Gulf War Coverage], 1991 - Julia SomervilleJulia SomervilleJulia Mary Fownes Somerville is a British television news anchor and reporter, who has worked for the BBC and ITN.-Education:...
- Special Presenter [Gulf War Coverage], 1991 - Fiona ArmstrongFiona ArmstrongFiona Armstrong, Lady MacGregor of MacGregor is a freelance Scottish television journalist.-Early life and career:Armstrong was born in Preston, Lancashire. As a child she lived for ten years in Nigeria, where her father was in the colonial service. She became Lady MacGregor of MacGregor when she...
- Special Presenter [Gulf War Coverage], 1991; Regular Presenter [United Kingdom Edition], 1990-1992 - Penny MarshallPenny MarshallPenny Marshall is an American actress, producer and director.After playing several small roles for television, she was cast as Laverne DeFazio in the sitcom Laverne and Shirley...
- Business Presenter, 1987-1994? - Graham MillerGraham Miller (sports presenter)Graham Miller is a television presenter, broadcaster and journalist who now runs the independent media and communications business - MediaVu.- Career :...
- Sports Presenter, 1993-1999
See also
- BBC World News
- CNN World NewsCNN InternationalCNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
- Sky World News TonightWorld News Tonight (UK TV series)Sky World News Tonight was a dedicated international news programme which was shown between 8pm and 9pm British time every weekday evening on Sky News. The show launched on 24 October 2005 as part of a wider revamp of the channel...
- ABC World News With Charles GibsonWorld News with Charles GibsonABC World News is the flagship daily evening program of ABC News, the news division of the American Broadcasting Company television network in the United States. Currently, the weekday editions are anchored by Diane Sawyer and the weekend editions are anchored by David Muir. The program has been...
- ITV NewsITV NewsITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British television network ITV. Since 1955, ITV's news bulletins have been produced by Independent Television News . The channel's news coverage has won awards from the Royal Television Society, Emmy Awards and BAFTAs. Between 2004 and 2008, the...
- Independent Television News
- List of ITV journalists and newsreaders