[Former Member 406]

And I can't believe that after all these years, there are STILL separate sponsors for London weekday and weekend weather!

I assume Octopus Energy's sponsorship of ITV London's weather has ended as wasn't a sponsor sting.

I read somewhere (can't remember where!) that Octopus have ceased all advertising for the time being.

The differing weather sponsors must be the only remaining thing that is appreciable to the viewer at home which indicates the continued existence of split weekday/weekend Channel 3 licences for London.  It does seem like something of an anomaly nowadays.

Interesting to note that, in recent years, both sponsors have *not* been exclusive-to-London. Octopus Energy was simultaneously the weather sponsor for both London Weekday and for Central.

London Weekend Weather's sponsor is/was in tandem with at least West Country and Meridian for the last couple of sponsorship deals (train company GWR, and then Vaillant boilers/heaters).

ITV Cymru Wales Weather was also sponsored by GWR at the same time as those three English regions, at one point. Not sure if they switched to Tranport For Wales sponsorship before, at the same time as, or after Meridian/West Country/London Weekend lost GWR. Nor whether Vaillant ever (even briefly) sponsored between GWR and TFW.