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Thing is that the BBC have a news channel, so can continue the coverage there. ITV don't and they know that people will turn to Sky or the BBC to find out what's going on when they get home if they're not covering it.

Incidently it's the same on radio, Radio 4 finished their 6 o clock news and went to Just a Minute. 5 Live continued the coverage

And to bring up to speed, 5 Live Sport went ahead at 7pm with the Monday Night Club (which feels more easily droppable being a football debate show rather than match coverage - Talk Sport's got commentary rights for Mondays)

The 7pm summary fitted in two other stories at the end.

Alas, I suspect ITV would rather drop the regional news full stop, no matter how much notice you get.