as good as forecasts had predicted. Services will continue while negotiations to resolve the issue continue. 28 March – ITV announces the removal of Night and Day from its weekday teatime slot from 11 April, although late night episodes will continue to air on Thursdays, as well as a Sunday omnibus on ITV2. This is in response to the series attracting a relatively low audience of 1.5 million. 29 March At 2:10am (in Northern Ireland at 2:50am), the last Balloon ident is shown on BBC One and with it, the last time the globe is used as the channel's symbol, having been used since 1963. Its replacement, the 'Rhythm & Movement' idents, premiere at 9am. Channel 4's The Big Breakfast ends after nine and a half years on the air. 30 March – The death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother is announced at 5:49pm. Most broadcasters abandon regular programming and begin airing tributes to her. Some rescheduling also happens on 31 March, before largely returning to normal on 1 April. March – Mark Thompson succeeds Michael Jackson as Chief Executive of Channel 4. April 1 April – Naomi Russell, who leaves her role as Coronation Street character Bobbi Lewis this month, is to have a starring role in Sky One's new airline based drama Mile High, it is reported. 2 April – More than 1,500 viewers have complained to the BBC about its coverage of the Queen Mother's death, it is reported, with the majority of complaints concerning the rescheduling of favourite programmes and the belief that too much airtime was devoted to events surrounding her death. Peter Sissons is criticised by some newspapers, including the Daily Mail, for not wearing a black tie to report the death, and by some viewers for what is perceived to have been an insensitive interview with The Hon. Margaret Rhodes, the Queen Mother's niece. 3 April – GMTV presenter Eamonn Holmes signs a three-year contract to stay with the broadcaster until 2005. 6 April ITV record a record low audience share of 3% for football programme The Goal Rush during the broadcast of the 2002 Grand National on BBC One. Cat Deeley presents her final edition of SM:TV after 4 years. 8 April – The shopping channel Shop! closes down after 4 years on the air. 9 April Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's funeral is held at Westminster Abbey and aired on