21-02-2024, 01:00 AM
They were certainly throwing money at Calendar in the run up to the franchise auction.
The 'news centre' had opened a couple of months before (though the main programme didn't move in until a couple of years later) - check out how many ENG cameras they send to a Neil Kinnock press call just for the sake of it.
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Anglia and Central were similarly in big-spending mode around this time, splitting off and tooling up their news services.
Though I was surprised to hear from Wesley Smith that Central South was only a part-time operation at launch (the main programme and the late bulletin) before daytime and weekend bulletins began the following year.
The 'news centre' had opened a couple of months before (though the main programme didn't move in until a couple of years later) - check out how many ENG cameras they send to a Neil Kinnock press call just for the sake of it.
www.youtube.com
Anglia and Central were similarly in big-spending mode around this time, splitting off and tooling up their news services.
Though I was surprised to hear from Wesley Smith that Central South was only a part-time operation at launch (the main programme and the late bulletin) before daytime and weekend bulletins began the following year.