Power cut disrupts ITV daytime live broadcasts

An overnight power cut in the area around ITV’s Covent Garden studio disrupted live broadcasts of Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women on November 4, the broadcaster said. Good Morning Britain remained on air, with presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls extending the programme until 10am to cover Lorraine’s usual 9:30 to 10am slot. This Morning’s live broadcast did not follow as planned; viewers instead saw a prerecorded compilation of highlights. ITV said the outage had occurred overnight in the wider area where its Covent Garden studio is based and that it could not broadcast the three programmes live. The broadcaster said it would return to its normal schedule as soon as possible. Lorraine Kelly announced that her programme would not air and initially suggested that This Morning might be shown later, saying she had been told the issue could be fixed around 11am. ITV’s subsequent statement and the highlights broadcast confirmed that the live This Morning programme did not go ahead. Kelly said a planned interview with Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri would be rescheduled. Good Morning Britain was not affected by the power cut, as it is filmed at a different studio in Central...