ITN: The facts behind the news 

1 August 2017 tbs.pm/13137

From the TVTimes London edition for 18-24 August 1963

National and international news programmes are provided by Independent Television News Ltd. (ITN) — a subsidiary of the six oldest programme contractors, supplying news to all parts of the ITV network.

• The main offices and studios are on the seventh and eighth floors of Television House in London’s Kingsway.
• ITN employs 14 full-time cameramen, who have flown more than 2,000,000 miles and exposed over 4,000,000ft. of film.
• Besides its own news staff, ITN has 100 correspondents throughout the world and can call on 50 freelance cameramen in Britain and 250 more overseas.
• In an average full news bulletin, 250ft. of 16mm. film will be used — some 182,000ft. per year.
• As aids to gathering news and interviews ITN has 150 telephone extensions and 33 lines, 12 cars and five motor cycles.
• The programme’s signature tune is Non-Stop by John Malcolm. A mood music record, it is not available commercially.
• Present resident newscasters are Huw Thomas, Reginald Bosanquet, Andrew Gardner and Peter Snow. Editor is Geoffrey Cox.
• ITN reckon their most interesting assignment in the last year was bringing the first news bulletin from the United States by Telstar; their most significant, the exclusive interview in which Mr. Macmillan announced his intention to remain as Prime Minister.