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14/02/2013

UTV Wins Daybreak Breakfast News Contract

Following a competitive tender process, UTV has won a multi-year contract to provide regional news bulletins to the ITV network breakfast programme, Daybreak.
ITV’s Daybreak is a news, lifestyle and entertainment magazine programme which is broadcast live each weekday morning from 6am to 8.30am, presented by Lorraine Kelly and Aled Jones.
UTV reporters, Rita FitzGerald and Sara Moore are the new faces of Daybreak’s news bulletins in Northern Ireland. Rita will present the local news to viewers from Monday to Thursday, hourly between 6am and 8.30am, with Sara fronting Daybreak news on Friday mornings.
Darwin Templeton, Head of News at UTV said: "UTV is by far the first choice for news in Northern Ireland and with our strong technical infrastructure and experienced team on and off camera - we are delighted to win this contract to provide quality news and information to the Daybreak show.
"UTV is now delivering a comprehensive news service for viewers right across the day on Channel 3: from Daybreak in the morning through to our lunchtime bulletin, UTV Live in the evening and the late news and current affairs programme, UTV Live Tonight."
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