Programming
LNN's core programmes were London Today and the flagship evening bulletin London Tonight, produced seven days a week for Carlton and LWT (the first time regional ITV in London had had such an operation). LNN was in charge of the production of both programmes until 2004, when ITN took over those responsibilities. The final edition of London Tonight produced by LNN was broadcast on 29 February 2004, following which, its news operation was absorbed into ITN. At the same time, the set and visual style of the programme altered to match, more closely, the new corporate ITV News branding. The final programme made by LNN was The Week on 7th March 2004, though the ITV Weather contract continued well into April. The transmission business continued at The London Television Centre, albeit under the aegis of the Southern Transmission Centre (now managed by Technicolor Network Services, at its UK headquarters in Chiswick).
The 29th February also marked the move of London Today and London Tonight from The London Studios to the headquarters of ITN on Grays Inn Road, London. The familiar London skyline backdrop for its news programmes is maintained, however, thanks to a fixed live video feed.
Sports programming was often produced for the London ITV region by LNN's sport division, credited as "LSN/London Sports Network" on the end caption. LSN was heavily linked with ITV Sport - it maintained the ITV Sport archive and was the production partner (with Central) on ITV's football coverage, as well as other sports. LSN and Central's sports department (by now controlled and branded Carlton) were merged in 2006, forming ITV Sport Productions, now under the control of ITV director of news and sport Mark Sharman.
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