Key information about the programme:
ITV 10pm news is broadcasted on ITV on weekdays at 10pm. The presenters are Julie Etchingham and Mark Austin. In 1993 ITV won British academy television awards for best news and current affairs journalism award, in 1972 ITV won the British academy award- General category and in 1992 they win the award for British academy television awards for best news coverage. Most recently ITV news have won the international Emmy awards for news in 2009.
The institution behind the programme:
ITV was launched in 1955, September 22nd, owned by ITV plc, STV group and UTV Media. This channel is famous for their entertainment shows for various ages along with their news.
Most of the shows that air on ITV are drama based. For example Emmerdale and Coronation Street. ITV have a range of target audiences as they show family suitable shows such as Britain's got talent, America's got talent and The X factor which all ages can watch whereas ITV also air shows only suitable for adults such as Law and order: UK.
The target audience
The target audience for ITV news at 10pm are female and men who are English. Also it would attract people who are well educated and who are interested in news and/or politics. ITV news ate also aimed for 13+ years old.
