Background and Format: ITV News Central broadcast aims to provide coverage  including breaking news to health, business, consumer and sports related stories for the whole of the Midlands area, available on Sky Channel 973 and Freesat on Channel 977. Advertising information can be found: www.itvmedia.co.uk/advertising-on-itv Production Company: ITV Network Ltd Target Audience: Residents of the Midlands and surrounding areas Stats: We cannot issue audience figures due to contractual restraints. Please visit BARB Tips for PRs: While the main programme is broadcast at 6pm. 5 minute long bulletins featuring the main news headlines are broadcast throughout the day. ITV News Central is the on-air brand name used by ITV for the broadcast franchise in the Midlands ITV region. It was previously called Central Tonight. The areas where ITV News Central have the most viewers are in Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Stories must have a strong appeal to residents in the Midlands. Planning desk number +44 (0)844 881 4127 Nottingham Office number +44(0)844 881 4108 Weather pictures should be sent to centralweather@itv.com Tweets to the Twitter account may be broadcast. Awards: 2019 - Online Media Awards, Breaking News Story of the Year: Leicester helicopter crash (winner) 2019 - Online Media Awards, Video Team of the Year (nominated)  2019 - RTS Television Journalism Awards, Nations and Regions News: ITV News Central - Leicester Helicopter Crash - A City In Mourning (winner)  2018 - Online Media Awards, Video Team of the Year (nominated) 2017 - Online Media Awards, Best Local/Regional News Site (nominated) 2017 - Online Media Awards, Breaking News Story of the Year: Five dead in wall collapse (nominated) 2016 - Mind Media Awards, News and Current Affairs: ITV News Central (winner) 2015 - Mind Media Awards, News and Current Affairs: Emily's campaign (winner) 2015 - Midlands Media Awards, News Website of the Year (highly commended) 2015 - Online Media Awards, Breaking News Story of the Year: Stafford fireworks factory fire (nominated) 2015 - Online Media Awards, Best Local/Regional News Site (nominated) 2014 - Mind Media Awards, Ian Wilkinson News and Current Affairs Award (nominated) 2014 - Midlands Media Awards, Public Choice (nominated) 2014 - Midlands Media Awards, News Website of the Year (nominated) 2014 - Online Media Awards, Best Local / Regional News Site (nominated) 2013 - Midlands Media Awards, News Website of the Year (nominated) Alerts: Gorkana Consumer Alert: Wednesday 18th February 2009 ITV is rolling out its new regional news bulletins this month. The broadcaster has reduced 17 news regions to nine. The new regions will be: Anglia, Central, Tyne, Tees and Border, Granada, London, Meridian, South West, Wales, Yorkshire. Anglia East and Anglia West have merged to form ITV Anglia. Border has merged with Tyne Tees North and Tyne Tees South to create ITV Tyne, Tees and Border. The separate Central E

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Background and Format: ITV News Granada aims to provide news business, politics, sport and entertainment for the North West of the UK and the Isle of Man, available on Freeview. Advertising information can be found: www.itvmedia.co.uk/itv-regions/granada Programme Maker/Production Company ITV Network Ltd Target Audience: Viewers of ITV News Granada fall into the ABC1 demographic. Stats: We cannot issue audience figures due to contractual restraints. Please visit BARB for more information. Top Tips for PRs: All pictures must be sent to stills@itn.co.uk. There is no specific contact for the picture desk. Pictures sent to the email address are picked up by a member of the news team. Please include contact details with images sent into the Picture Desk. Alerts: Gorkana Consumer Alert: Monday 20 December 2010 ITV Granada has reinforced its commitment to production in the north west after agreeing terms with Peel Media Ltd to move the company’s Manchester base to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2012. The move will also include a new production complex for Coronation Street. Gorkana Consumer Alert: Wednesday 18th February 2009 ITV is rolling out its new region

Background and Format: Granada Reports aims to provide news for North West of the UK and for Isle of Man, available on Freeview.  Advertising information can be found: www.itvmedia.co.uk/itv-regions/granada¿ Programme Maker: ITV Target Audience: Viewers of all demographics in the Granada region Stats: We cannot issue audience figures due to contractual restraints. Please visit BARB Top Tips for PRs: Press Enquiries relating to ITV National News and ITV News London, please contact laura.brander@itn.co.uk All pictures must be sent to stills@itn.co.uk. There is no specific contact for the picture desk. Pictures sent to the email address are picked up by a member of the news team. Please include contact details with images sent to the Picture Desk. Awards: 2018 - O2 Media Awards North West, Team (Broadcast) (winner)  2018 - O2 Media Awards North West, Online Journalism (nominated)  2018 - O2 Media Awards North West, Sports Programme: Granada Reports – Munich (nominated)  2018 - O2 Media Awards North West, News Programme: Granada Reports – Rail Special (winner) 2018 - RTS Television Journalism Awards, Nations and Regions News: Granada Reports - Manchester Arena Bomb (nominated) 2017 - O2 Media Awards North West, Best Sports Programme: Granada Reports - Olympic/Paralympic Parade (winner) 2017 - O2 Media Awards North West, Best News Programme: Granada Reports - Manchester Arena Bomb (winner) 2016 - O2 Media Awards North West, Online Media Award (nominated) 2015 - O2 Media Awards North West, Scoop of the Year: Party People (winner) 2015 - O2 Media Awards North West, Team of the Year (Broadcast) (nominated) 2013 - O2 North West Media Awards, Scoop of the Year: George Osborne ‘Ticketgate’ (nominated) 2012 - RTS Television Journalism Awards, Nations and Regions News Programme, Granada Reports (nominated) 2009 - O2 Media Awards for Cheshire and Merseyside, Editorial Team of the Year (Winner)

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Please note there is no generic email to reach the production department on. Please use individual contacts.