29-01-2024, 07:04 PM
ITV Network Centre, in its original incarnation, was primarily responsible for planning and scheduling the network schedule - it wasn’t a broadcaster in its own right, its role was to support the work of the ITV Director of Programmes. The name was a bit of a misnomer in that regard.
Changes in play out did occur in the 1990s but this had little to do with the Network Centre - but more to do with mergers and the merged groups centralising play out and continuity.
Afaik there wasn’t a proper “network feed” of ITV, other than overnights, until the centralisation of continuity for England and Wales in 2002 and there wasn’t a clean feed until much later - as recent as 2012.
Changes in play out did occur in the 1990s but this had little to do with the Network Centre - but more to do with mergers and the merged groups centralising play out and continuity.
Afaik there wasn’t a proper “network feed” of ITV, other than overnights, until the centralisation of continuity for England and Wales in 2002 and there wasn’t a clean feed until much later - as recent as 2012.