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ITV News London
ITV News London is a regional news programme for the ITV London region (previously Carlton/LWT), produced by ITN.
History.
History LNN.
The programme launched on Monday 4 January 1993 as "London Tonight", after Carlton Television won the London weekday franchise from previous holder Thames Television. "London Tonight" was originally produced by London News Network – a joint venture between Carlton and LWT designed to provide a sole ITV regional news service for the London area, broadcasting seven days a
through its floor-to-ceiling windows. Studio 7 was home to the London News Network’s local news bulletins from 1993 until 2004. It was built in 1993 for the newly created London News Network, a company which provided local news for the ITV Network in London. Prior to 1993, LWT, the London weekend ITV franchisee, had produced news bulletins for London on Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays from studio 10, whilst Thames Television had provided its own news during the rest of the week from its own studios