World in Action output. For the first 35 years of its existence, ITV had a near-monopoly of television advertising revenue. Roy Thomson, who ran Scottish Television famously described ITV as a "licence to print money". In return for this income, the broadcasting regulator insisted that the ITV companies broadcast a proportion of their programmes as public service TV. Out of this was born the network's reputation for serious current affairs, eagerly grabbed by programme makers under Granada's founder Lord Sidney Bernstein. Some of the most prominent figures in 20th-century British broadcasting helped to create "World in Action", in particular Tim Hewat, "the maverick
Sunrise (UK TV programme) Sunrise (UK TV programme) Sunrise is the British breakfast programme that airs on Sky News, shown between 6am and 10am daily. It was first aired on 6 February 1989. Since September 2018, the programme has been presented by Sarah-Jane Mee, alongside Niall Paterson. The editions broadcast from Friday to Sunday are presented by Stephen Dixon and Gillian Joseph (Isabel Webster currently on maternity leave). At its beginning in February 1989, the programme ran from 5am to 9:30am. In 1991, it became one of only two shows across Sky's 20-year history to have its own individual graphics, the other being flagship