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style="padding-right:1.0em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Region of <a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">television network</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;">Branding</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ITV1" title="ITV1">ITV1</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline;" class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">First air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1 January 1993<span class="noprint">; 31 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1993-01-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">16 October 1991<span class="noprint">; 33 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1991-10-16</span>)</span> (company)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;">TV transmitters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rowridge_transmitting_station" title="Rowridge transmitting station">Rowridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station" title="Dover transmitting station">Dover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hannington_transmitting_station" title="Hannington transmitting station">Hannington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bluebell_Hill_transmitting_station" title="Bluebell Hill transmitting station">Bluebell Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Midhurst_transmitting_station" title="Midhurst transmitting station">Midhurst</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whitehawk_Hill_transmitting_station" title="Whitehawk Hill transmitting station">Whitehawk Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heathfield_transmitting_station" title="Heathfield transmitting station">Heathfield</a>;<br /><a href="/wiki/Oxford_transmitting_station" title="Oxford transmitting station">Oxford</a> (since 2015)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Whiteley" title="Whiteley">Whiteley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a><br /><i>(previously <a href="/wiki/Television_Centre,_Southampton" title="Television Centre, Southampton">Southampton</a>)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Broadcast area</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Central <a href="/wiki/Southern_England" title="Southern England">Southern England</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thames_Valley" title="Thames Valley">Thames Valley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV plc</a> (2004–<i>present</i>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Granada_plc" title="Granada plc">Granada plc</a> (2000–2004)<br /><a href="/wiki/UBM_plc" title="UBM plc">United News & Media</a> (1996–2000)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">lost on-air identity on 27 October 2002<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2002-10-27</span>)</span> (now known as ITV1 at all times)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Meridian Broadcasting</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Picture format</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1080i" title="1080i">1080i</a> <a href="/wiki/HDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="HDTV">HDTV</a>, downscaled to <a href="/wiki/16:9" class="mw-redirect" title="16:9">16:9</a> <a href="/wiki/576i" title="576i">576i</a> for <a href="/wiki/SDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="SDTV">SDTV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;"><a href="/wiki/Network_affiliate" title="Network affiliate">Affiliation(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Official website</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://itv.com/meridian">itv<wbr />.com<wbr />/meridian</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1.0em;">Replaced</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">TVS</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>ITV Meridian</b> (previously <b>Meridian Broadcasting</b>) is the holder of the <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> franchise for the South and <a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East of England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station was launched at 12:00 am on 1 January 1993, replacing previous broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">Television South</a>, and is owned and operated by <a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV plc</a>, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited. Meridian Broadcasting Ltd was one of several (but not all) ITV plc-owned regional companies to have its legal name changed on 29 December 2006, when it became ITV Meridian Ltd. This company is, along with most other regional companies owned by ITV plc, listed with <a href="/wiki/Companies_House" title="Companies House">Companies House</a> as a "<a href="/wiki/Dormant_company" title="Dormant company">Dormant company</a>". </p><p>The company broadcasts to the region from transmitters at <a href="/wiki/Hannington_transmitting_station" title="Hannington transmitting station">Hannington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Midhurst_transmitting_station" title="Midhurst transmitting station">Midhurst</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rowridge_transmitting_station" title="Rowridge transmitting station">Rowridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whitehawk_Hill_transmitting_station" title="Whitehawk Hill transmitting station">Whitehawk Hill</a>, Hastings, <a href="/wiki/Heathfield_transmitting_station" title="Heathfield transmitting station">Heathfield</a>, Tunbridge Wells, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Bell_Hill#Blue_Bell_Hill_transmitting_station" title="Blue Bell Hill">Bluebell Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station" title="Dover transmitting station">Dover</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, since 2015, <a href="/wiki/Oxford_transmitting_station" title="Oxford transmitting station">Oxford</a> (previously part of the <a href="/wiki/ITV_Central" title="ITV Central">ITV Central</a> region), as well as associated relays. </p><p>Today, ITV Meridian operates from studios in <a href="/wiki/Whiteley" title="Whiteley">Whiteley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, producing regional news services for three sub-regions, covering the South Coast of England, the South East of England and the <a href="/wiki/Thames_Valley" title="Thames Valley">Thames Valley</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Meridian_Broadcasting" title="Timeline of Meridian Broadcasting">Timeline of Meridian Broadcasting</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation">Formation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ITV Meridian was formed as Meridian Broadcasting in 1991. The company consisted of a consortium between Mills & Allen International (MAI), Selectv (15%) and <a href="/wiki/ITV_Central" title="ITV Central">Central Independent Television</a> (20%), the latter of whom advised the consortium.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Final_countdown_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Final_countdown-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Central Independent Television, along with Selectv, were instrumental in winning the franchise as a low bidder.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meridian Broadcasting intended to operate as a publisher broadcaster, meaning that the majority of programmes would be commissioned from independent producers rather than produced in-house. </p><p>In the ITV franchise auction of 1991, Meridian Broadcasting faced three other opponents in gaining the franchise, including the incumbent <a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">Television South</a> and bids from <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Communications" title="Carlton Communications">Carlton Communications</a> and <a href="/wiki/CPV-TV" title="CPV-TV">CPV-TV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Final_countdown_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Final_countdown-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meridian Broadcasting bid £36.5 million for the franchise, lower than TVS's bid of £59.8 million;<sup id="cite_ref-ITV_winners_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ITV_winners-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, the bid made by TVS was rejected following an unsatisfactory business plan. As the highest qualified bidder, Meridian Broadcasting therefore won the franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-Meridian_First_Licence_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meridian_First_Licence-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch">Launch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Launch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meridian Broadcasting took over from <a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">Television South</a> at stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (1 January) 1993. </p><p>At the stroke of midnight, following <a href="/wiki/Big_Ben" title="Big Ben">Westminster clock tower</a> chimes, technicians switched from <a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">Television South</a> to the programme <i>Meridian – The First 10 Minutes</i>, a 10-minute outside broadcast from <a href="/wiki/Winchester_Cathedral" title="Winchester Cathedral">Winchester Cathedral</a> presented by <a href="/wiki/Debbie_Thrower" title="Debbie Thrower">Debbie Thrower</a> and previewing the station's forthcoming output. </p><p>Other launch day programmes included <a href="/wiki/Michael_Palin" title="Michael Palin">Michael Palin</a>'s documentary <i>First Night on Meridian</i> and the first <i>Meridian News</i> bulletins for its three sub-regions. Meridian advertised their presence as the new ITV contractor heavily; promotions began appearing on TVS several weeks before the launch and the new company's logo was also incorporated into the product for the first advert shown on the station – the special edition <a href="/wiki/Ford_Fiesta" title="Ford Fiesta">Ford Fiesta</a> Meridian, available through Southern Ford dealers.<sup id="cite_ref-TVARK_Idents_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVARK_Idents-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-launch">Post-launch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-launch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Six months after the launch of Meridian Broadcasting, the new company joined up with <a href="/wiki/ITV_Wales_%26_West" title="ITV Wales & West">HTV</a>, <a href="/wiki/ITV_Westcountry" title="ITV Westcountry">Westcountry Television</a>, <a href="/wiki/Channel_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel Television">Channel Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/S4C" title="S4C">S4C</a> to form a joint advertising company operated by Meridian Broadcasting and HTV.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly after, MAI began to expand by buying <a href="/wiki/ITV_Anglia" title="ITV Anglia">Anglia Television</a>, the ITV franchise for the east of England, in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_Anglia_buyout_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent_Anglia_buyout-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year, MAI became a major shareholder in the consortium that won the franchise for <a href="/wiki/Channel_5_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel 5 (UK)">Channel 5</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ofcom_ITV_timeline_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ofcom_ITV_timeline-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1996, MAI merged with United Newspapers (via an <a href="/wiki/Mergers_and_acquisitions" title="Mergers and acquisitions">agreed takeover</a> by United) to form <a href="/wiki/UBM_plc" title="UBM plc">United News & Media</a> (UNM). The resulting company owned the <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Express" title="Daily Express">Daily Express</a></i> newspaper, Meridian Broadcasting, Anglia Television, and a large shareholding (through the <i><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Yorkshire Post">Yorkshire Post</a></i>) in <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Tyne_Tees_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television">Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television</a>, the owners of <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Yorkshire Television">Yorkshire Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tyne_Tees_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyne Tees Television">Tyne Tees Television</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stake in Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television was sold to <a href="/wiki/Granada_PLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Granada PLC">Granada Television</a>, allowing them to take control of the two franchises in 1997. <a href="/wiki/UBM_plc" title="UBM plc">United News & Media</a> later agreed to buy <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Television" title="Scottish Television">Scottish Television</a>'s 20% stake in <a href="/wiki/ITV_Wales_%26_West" title="ITV Wales & West">HTV</a><sup id="cite_ref-Independent_HTV_stake_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent_HTV_stake-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on 28 June 1997, HTV was taken over fully by UNM for £370 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_HTV_takeover_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent_HTV_takeover-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, plans emerged of a merger between UNM and rival <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Communications" title="Carlton Communications">Carlton Television</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_timeline_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_timeline-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, these talks failed when it appeared that Meridian Broadcasting would have to be sold off as a condition of the deal.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_timeline_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_timeline-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, the television assets of UNM were sold to <a href="/wiki/Granada_PLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Granada PLC">Granada</a>; however, due to regulations stating that the company could not control that large an audience share, the broadcasting arm of HTV was sold to Carlton Television in exchange for the 20% stake that Central Independent Television held in Meridian Broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_timeline_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_timeline-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_News_UNM_sale_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_News_UNM_sale-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ITV_plc_History_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ITV_plc_History-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ITV_Meridian">ITV Meridian</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: ITV Meridian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2002, Granada Television and Carlton Television decided to consolidate the separate brandings for the ITV franchises that they controlled, changing the name of the region to ITV Meridian, with the on screen name of ITV1 used before all non-regional programming. The consolidation became further pronounced when Carlton Television and Granada Television merged to form <a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV plc</a> in 2004. 2004 also saw the move of ITV Meridian from their previous <a href="/wiki/Television_Centre,_Southampton" title="Television Centre, Southampton">Northam studio complex</a> to a new studio base in <a href="/wiki/Whiteley" title="Whiteley">Whiteley</a>, Hampshire. </p><p>In the subsequent years, ITV Meridian's workforce has been condensed slowly with its operations considerably downgraded. This came to a head when Michael Grade announced his intention to reduce the number of regional programmes from 17 to 9. As part of these plans, which were approved by <a href="/wiki/Ofcom" title="Ofcom">Ofcom</a> in 2008, the three editions of the news programme <i><a href="/wiki/Meridian_Tonight" class="mw-redirect" title="Meridian Tonight">Meridian Tonight</a></i> were replaced with a single edition with a pre-recorded opt out for either the South or South East of the region. The plans resulted in over half of Meridian's existing staff being made redundant; all employees wishing to remain with the company were obliged to re-apply for jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some staff opted for voluntary redundancy and many others have been left without jobs. Strike action was threatened as a result of the announcement.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At present the only local programming that ITV Meridian provides for the region is regional news programming<sup id="cite_ref-Licence_v12_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Licence_v12-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a pan-regional monthly late-night 30-minute political discussion programme, <i>The Last Word</i>. In 2013 proposals were approved by Ofcom that reversed the 2009 consolidation of ITV Meridian's regional news programmes, resulting in the reinstatement of the three sub-regions (South, East and Thames Valley).<sup id="cite_ref-ITV_Proposal_2013_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ITV_Proposal_2013-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ofcom_Decision_2013_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ofcom_Decision_2013-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However to maintain lower costs, the main half-hour programme at 6pm contains a minimum 20 minutes of regional news (10 minutes in the Thames Valley) and daily use of "shared content" from outside the region.<sup id="cite_ref-ITV_Proposal_2013_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ITV_Proposal_2013-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ofcom_Decision_2013_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ofcom_Decision_2013-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The practice of broadcasting one programme live and pre-recording others, using the same presenting team and studio set, continues.<sup id="cite_ref-ITV_Proposal_2013_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ITV_Proposal_2013-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Studios">Studios</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Studios"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Meridian_studios_Southampton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Meridian_studios_Southampton.jpg/220px-Meridian_studios_Southampton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Meridian_studios_Southampton.jpg/330px-Meridian_studios_Southampton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Meridian_studios_Southampton.jpg/440px-Meridian_studios_Southampton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Former Meridian studios in <a href="/wiki/Southampton" title="Southampton">Southampton</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Television_Centre,_Southampton" title="Television Centre, Southampton">Television Centre, Southampton</a></div> <p>When Meridian originally won the franchise in 1991, its plans were to purchase buildings, not unlike its current arrangement today: with a small studio for continuity and local news.<sup id="cite_ref-HTW_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HTW-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was planned because, being a publisher-broadcaster, it did not plan to make any programmes itself, instead buying in programmes from independent production companies. However, when <a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">TVS</a> lost its franchise, TVS' plans were to become an independent production company based at <a href="/wiki/Maidstone_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Maidstone Studios">Vinters Park, Maidstone</a>, site of the former TVS South East division. Meridian took the opportunity to buy the Southampton studios from TVS. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Meridian_studios_logo_-_geograph.org.uk_-_945541.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Meridian_studios_logo_-_geograph.org.uk_-_945541.jpg/150px-Meridian_studios_logo_-_geograph.org.uk_-_945541.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Meridian_studios_logo_-_geograph.org.uk_-_945541.jpg/225px-Meridian_studios_logo_-_geograph.org.uk_-_945541.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Meridian_studios_logo_-_geograph.org.uk_-_945541.jpg/300px-Meridian_studios_logo_-_geograph.org.uk_-_945541.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Meridian Logo on the side of their studios with <a href="/wiki/Graffiti" title="Graffiti">graffiti</a> on the bottom of the logo</figcaption></figure> <p>Meridian did put these studios to good use in the future; on some occasions, Meridian would hire its studios out to the independent companies to use for the programmes, and, under the ownership of <a href="/wiki/UBM_plc" title="UBM plc">United News & Media</a>, some <a href="/wiki/Channel_5_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel 5 (UK)">Channel 5</a> programmes were made there. However, as a publisher-broadcaster, the facilities were generally too big for Meridian.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2004, <a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV plc</a> had decided that regional programming would be phased out in the years to come. In 2004, Meridian closed their Northam studios and moved to a unit in a business park in <a href="/wiki/Whiteley" title="Whiteley">Whiteley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HTW_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HTW-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SDE_Northam_Auction_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDE_Northam_Auction-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SDE_northam_move_announcement_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDE_northam_move_announcement-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SDE_northam_move_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDE_northam_move-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These new headquarters at Forum One, Solent Business Park, contained a newsroom plus the main technical production and transmission arms of the programmes including three small news studios. </p><p>In summer 2008, Meridian's former studios at Southampton started to be dismantled, and it was planned to build a multi-storey block of flats. In December 2010, the site was still lying empty after developer Oakdene fell into administration in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-SDE_fusion_3_move_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDE_fusion_3_move-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over the weekend of 22–23 October 2011, ITV Meridian moved to new premises in Fusion Three, on the same business park at Whiteley and across the road from its previous office.<sup id="cite_ref-PSN_Meridian_fusion_3_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSN_Meridian_fusion_3-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new headquarters are again located in a conventional office building, and include two small studios, one of which is used for <i>ITV News Meridian</i>. The other is used for weather forecasts for the three sub-regions. The move was due to the cancellation of the lease at its former Whiteley premises.<sup id="cite_ref-SDE_fusion_3_move_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDE_fusion_3_move-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to Meridian's Southampton headquarters, the company operated other studios and news bureaux. Upon launch, the South East output came from <a href="/wiki/The_Maidstone_Studios" title="The Maidstone Studios">The Maidstone Studios</a> before moving to a purpose-built studio centre at <a href="/wiki/New_Hythe" title="New Hythe">New Hythe</a> near Maidstone in <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a> in 1994. Following the move of the studio to Whiteley,<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_News_maidstone_closure_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_News_maidstone_closure-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the complex closed with a south-east newsroom with producers and reporters being moved back to <a href="/wiki/The_Maidstone_Studios" title="The Maidstone Studios">The Maidstone Studios</a>. Additionally, Meridian originally opened and operated a new studio complex at <a href="/wiki/Newbury,_Berkshire" title="Newbury, Berkshire">Newbury</a> for its Meridian West operation. This closed in 2001, when the studio was moved to Southampton. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sub-regions">Sub-regions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Sub-regions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When Meridian launched, it divided its news operations into three separate sub regions. These regions were served by their version of news programme <i><a href="/wiki/ITV_News_Meridian" title="ITV News Meridian">Meridian Tonight</a></i>, presented by an individual team of presenters from a studio within the sub region. These regions were: </p> <ul><li><b>Meridian South</b>, serving central and eastern <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a>, the majority of <a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Brighton_%26_Hove" class="mw-redirect" title="Brighton & Hove">Brighton & Hove</a> coastal conurbation of <a href="/wiki/East_Sussex" title="East Sussex">East Sussex</a>, southern <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a> and southern <a href="/wiki/Wiltshire" title="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a>. Initially broadcast from Meridian's Southampton headquarters.</li> <li><b>Meridian East</b>, serving <a href="/wiki/East_Sussex" title="East Sussex">East Sussex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>, southern <a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">Essex</a> and parts of <a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a>. Initially broadcast from <a href="/wiki/The_Maidstone_Studios" title="The Maidstone Studios">The Maidstone Studios</a>, before moving to <a href="/wiki/New_Hythe" title="New Hythe">New Hythe</a> in 1994.</li> <li><b>Meridian North</b>, serving <a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a>, northern <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, northern <a href="/wiki/Wiltshire" title="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a> and parts of <a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>. Initially broadcast from <a href="/wiki/Newbury,_Berkshire" title="Newbury, Berkshire">Newbury</a>.</li></ul> <p>The services remained without major modification until 2001 when the Newbury complex was closed and the Meridian West studio operation was moved to the Southampton headquarters; Newsgathering remained the same as previously. When the company moved to Whiteley in 2004, presentation of all three editions of <i>Meridian Tonight</i> moved with the company, resulting in the closure of the New Hythe studio base, although newsgathering in the south-east was unaffected as journalists and reporters moved back to the Maidstone Studios. Despite this move not being uncommon in the broadcasting industry, some considered the move controversial, particularly as the Meridian South East programme would be presented 60 miles from the nearest part of the South East region and 160 miles from its furthest point.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_News_maidstone_closure_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_News_maidstone_closure-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 4 December 2006, the Meridian West and <a href="/wiki/Central_Tonight" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Tonight">Central South</a> sub regions were merged to form the non-broadcast region <a href="/wiki/ITV_Thames_Valley" title="ITV Thames Valley">ITV Thames Valley</a>. This new service was broadcast from Whiteley, using <a href="/wiki/ITV_Central" title="ITV Central">Central</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Abingdon-on-Thames" title="Abingdon-on-Thames">Abingdon</a> base as the main newsgathering centre.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under cost-cutting plans announced by ITV in September 2007 and agreed to by the UK's broadcasting regulator <a href="/wiki/Ofcom" title="Ofcom">Ofcom</a> in October 2008, the region's three sub-regions would be replaced with one programme. This new programme would be split between the South East and a combined South/Thames Valley region for the first half of the programme, and joined as one for the remainder of the programme. One of the opt out segments would be pre-recorded depending on the regions news. The new programme began on 9 February 2009, presented by Sangeeta Bhabra and Fred Dinenage. Pan-regional bulletins including morning ones during <i><a href="/wiki/Daybreak_(2010_TV_programme)" title="Daybreak (2010 TV programme)">Daybreak</a></i>, which are branded <i>Daybreak Meridian News</i>, are also used in the region. The sub-regions retain their own local advertisements. </p><p>In 2013, following a network wide rebrand of ITV, the long-standing <i>Meridian Tonight</i> brand was retired and replaced by <i><a href="/wiki/ITV_News_Meridian" title="ITV News Meridian">ITV News Meridian</a></i>. On 23 July 2013, proposals to reintroduce some elements of the sub-regional services were approved by Ofcom. As a result, <i><a href="/wiki/ITV_News_Meridian" title="ITV News Meridian">ITV News Meridian</a></i> now also produces separate breakfast, lunchtime and weekend bulletins for the South and South East with opt-outs within the main 6pm programme extended slightly to 20 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the former Thames Valley region, plans were also approved for a ten-minute opt out within the 6pm programme for the south of England and a full late night bulletin on weekdays after <i>News at Ten</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Identity">Identity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Identity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Meridian_Broadcasting_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c2/Meridian_Broadcasting_logo.png/220px-Meridian_Broadcasting_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/Meridian_Broadcasting_logo.png 1.5x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="260" /></a><figcaption>The Meridian logo introduced in 1991.</figcaption></figure> <p>During Meridian's years as an independent broadcaster their on-screen <a href="/wiki/Station_identification" title="Station identification">idents</a> typically featured a form-up of their logo. From their launch this featured an exploding mix of orange, yellow and blue, which came together to form the distinctive sun/moon face logo.<sup id="cite_ref-TVARK_Idents_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVARK_Idents-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TV_Live_Idents_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TV_Live_Idents-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TBS_Ident_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TBS_Ident-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The unusual logo design was reportedly inspired by maritime images (the sun/moon face is a recurring feature on compasses, sextants and other nautical artefacts used in the navigation of ships), appropriately reflecting the south's long seafaring history. The name "Meridian", which derives from the Latin <i>meridionālis</i> meaning "of the south", may also be linked to the Prime Meridian (the boundary between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres of the globe, and a key landmark in the measurement of time), which passes through the middle of the region, although this has not been confirmed. </p><p>On 2 September 1996, this ident was replaced by one with a deep purple/blue background and an emphasis on the deep colours of the logo, as well as a smoother form-up.<sup id="cite_ref-TVARK_Idents_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVARK_Idents-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TV_Live_Idents_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TV_Live_Idents-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This ident was replaced on 5 October 1998 by one with a yellow background and featuring a small ITV logo underneath the Meridian name.<sup id="cite_ref-TVARK_Idents_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVARK_Idents-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TV_Live_Idents_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TV_Live_Idents-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 November 1999, the emphasis was on the network's hearts logo, with a very small Meridian logo only featuring at the end of the form-up.<sup id="cite_ref-TVARK_Idents_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVARK_Idents-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TV_Live_Idents_38-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TV_Live_Idents-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TBS_Ident_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TBS_Ident-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This look was in use until October 2002 when ITV1 in England and Wales abandoned local continuity and idents. The only exceptions were ITV1 idents shown before regional programming, which featured the word "Meridian" below the ITV1 logo.<sup id="cite_ref-TV_Live_Idents_38-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TV_Live_Idents-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, even this did not last, and only a few years later these regional idents were dropped. Meridian for a while managed to retain some identity by featuring their (sun/moon face) logo on the local weather forecast, as well as the news desk of <i>Meridian News</i> and <i>Meridian Tonight</i>. However, the logo was completely removed in 2004, last seen at the start of the late-night weather forecast on 5 December 2004. On 1 February 2005, it was replaced with a generic "ITV Meridian" logo, the official name of the franchise. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ITV_Meridian.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/ITV_Meridian.svg/220px-ITV_Meridian.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/ITV_Meridian.svg/330px-ITV_Meridian.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/ITV_Meridian.svg/440px-ITV_Meridian.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="151" data-file-height="38" /></a><figcaption>ITV Meridian logo used from 2006 to 2013.</figcaption></figure> <p>Since 2006, all idents have been generic to the entire network with no difference between regions and only the ITV1 name being used. On 14 January 2013, the station's on-air identity was changed to <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="ITV (TV channel)">ITV</a>, along with all other ITV plc-owned franchises. From September 2014, however, Meridian's identity was revived by an announcement (including the sub-region) immediately prior to the evening edition of <i>ITV Meridian News</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programming">Programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meridian Broadcasting was originally intended to function as a publisher-broadcaster, commissioning most programmes from independent producers and with in-house production largely restricted to regional news, sport and current affairs. However, over time and as its ownership changed, Meridian began to make a number of regional and networked programmes itself. As its parent company MAI became a significant shareholder in <a href="/wiki/Channel_5_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel 5 (UK)">Channel 5</a>, Meridian supplied a number of the new channel's programmes for the network such as sports programme <i>Turnstyle</i>, youth programme <i>The Mag</i> and children's show <i>Havakazoo</i>. </p><p>Meridian also geared a large amount of its network output towards younger viewers, with independent commissions including <i><a href="/wiki/Wizadora" title="Wizadora">Wizadora</a></i> for pre-school children, plus <i><a href="/wiki/ZZZap!" title="ZZZap!">ZZZap!</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Ruth_Rendell_Mysteries" title="The Ruth Rendell Mysteries">The Ruth Rendell Mysteries</a>, <a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Mystery_(TV_series)" title="It's a Mystery (TV series)">It's a Mystery</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Vanishing_Man" title="The Vanishing Man">The Vanishing Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jane_Austen" title="Jane Austen">Jane Austen</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Emma_(1996_TV_film)" title="Emma (1996 TV film)">Emma</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_and_Mary_(TV_series)" title="William and Mary (TV series)">William and Mary</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Eye_of_the_Storm_(TV_series)" title="Eye of the Storm (TV series)">Eye of the Storm</a></i> for older children. Drama became a successful genre for the station, with <a href="/wiki/Peter_Kosminsky" title="Peter Kosminsky">Peter Kosminsky</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/No_Child_of_Mine_(1997_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="No Child of Mine (1997 film)">No Child of Mine</a></i>, tackling the emotionally difficult subject of child abuse, winning Meridian a BAFTA award. Meridian presents Mary Wesley's two novels: <a href="/wiki/Harnessing_Peacocks_(film)" title="Harnessing Peacocks (film)"><i>Harnessing Peacocks</i></a> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Vacillations_of_Poppy_Carew" title="The Vacillations of Poppy Carew">The Vacillations of Poppy Carew</a></i>. Later, the same production team tackled vicious childhood bullying in <i>Walking on the Moon</i>. Meridian's two-part production <i>In the Name of Love</i> in 1999 starred <a href="/wiki/Tara_Fitzgerald" title="Tara Fitzgerald">Tara Fitzgerald</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Dutton" title="Tim Dutton">Tim Dutton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Strong" title="Mark Strong">Mark Strong</a>, and was written by Sarah-Louise Hawkins and directed by Ferdinand Fairfax. <i><a href="/wiki/Hornblower_(TV_series)" title="Hornblower (TV series)">Hornblower</a></i> was a Sunday night success for the ITV network while another Sunday night favourite, <i><a href="/wiki/Where_the_Heart_Is_(UK_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Where the Heart Is (UK TV series)">Where the Heart Is</a></i>, transferred production from Anglia Television to Meridian in 2002 – the station's last major contribution at a network level. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Networked_programming">Networked programming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Networked programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><i>Animal ER</i> (1998–2002, for Channel 5)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Close_and_True" title="Close and True">Close and True</a></i> (2000, co-produced by Coastal Productions)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dog_and_Duck_(TV_series)" title="Dog and Duck (TV series)">Dog and Duck</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eye_of_the_Storm_(TV_series)" title="Eye of the Storm (TV series)">Eye of the Storm</a></i> (1993, produced by Childsplay Productions)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Full_Stretch" title="Full Stretch">Full Stretch</a></i> (1993, co-produced by Clement/La Frenais Productions)</li> <li><i>Gentlemen and Players</i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Mystery_(TV_series)" title="It's a Mystery (TV series)">It's a Mystery</a></i> (1996–2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harnessing_Peacocks_(film)" title="Harnessing Peacocks (film)">Harnessing Peacocks</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hearts_and_Bones_(TV_series)" title="Hearts and Bones (TV series)">Hearts & Bones</a></i> (2000–2001, co-produced by <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hornblower_(TV_series)" title="Hornblower (TV series)">Hornblower</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Emma_(1996_TV_film)" title="Emma (1996 TV film)">Emma</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallen_(British_TV_series)" title="Fallen (British TV series)">Fallen</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i>I Want that House</i> (2003–05)<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>In the Name of Love</i> (1999)<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Jays' World</i> (1995–97)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!_(British_game_show)" title="Jeopardy! (British game show)">Jeopardy!</a></i> (1993; previously <a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">TVS</a>, co-produced by <a href="/wiki/Reg_Grundy_Organisation" title="Reg Grundy Organisation">Reg Grundy Organisation</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Detective" title="The Last Detective">The Last Detective</a></i> (2003–07)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monkey_Business_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Monkey Business (TV series)">Monkey Business</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MotoGP" class="mw-redirect" title="MotoGP">MotoGP</a></i> (for Channel 5)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/No_Child_of_Mine_(1997_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="No Child of Mine (1997 film)">No Child of Mine</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ReBoot" title="ReBoot">ReBoot</a></i> (Produced by <a href="/wiki/Mainframe_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainframe Entertainment">Mainframe Entertainment</a>, but Meridian purchased the broadcasting rights for ITV and also provided some funding for the series. Ceased support for the show after the third season, which was subsequently axed from CITV after the 9th episode.)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roger_and_the_Rottentrolls" title="Roger and the Rottentrolls">Roger and the Rottentrolls</a></i> (1996–2000, co-produced by Children's Company for Meridian, later <a href="/wiki/ITV_Yorkshire" title="ITV Yorkshire">Yorkshire Television</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ruth_Rendell_Mysteries" title="The Ruth Rendell Mysteries">The Ruth Rendell Mysteries</a></i> (1994–2000; previously <a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">TVS</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shine_on_Harvey_Moon" title="Shine on Harvey Moon">Shine on Harvey Moon</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sooty%27s_Amazing_Adventures" title="Sooty's Amazing Adventures">Sooty's Amazing Adventures</a></i> (1997–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Teddybears_(TV_series)" title="Teddybears (TV series)">Teddybears</a></i></li> <li><i>That's Esther</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Under_the_Hammer" title="Under the Hammer">Under the Hammer</a></i> (1994, co-produced by New Penny Productions)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ark_(2001_TV_series)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ark (2001 TV series) (page does not exist)">The Ark</a></i> (2001–2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Vacillations_of_Poppy_Carew" title="The Vacillations of Poppy Carew">The Vacillations of Poppy Carew</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Vanishing_Man" title="The Vanishing Man">The Vanishing Man</a></i> (1997–1998)</li> <li><i>TV Weekly</i> (1993–1994, taken over from TVS)</li> <li><i>Walking on the Moon</i> (1999)<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_My_Line%3F" title="What's My Line?">What's My Line?</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Where_the_Heart_Is_(British_TV_series)" title="Where the Heart Is (British TV series)">Where the Heart Is</a></i> (2002–2005, transferred from <a href="/wiki/ITV_Anglia" title="ITV Anglia">Anglia</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wizadora" title="Wizadora">Wizadora</a></i> (1993–1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/William_and_Mary_(TV_series)" title="William and Mary (TV series)">William and Mary</a></i> (2003–05)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WOW!_(TV_series)" title="WOW! (TV series)">WoW</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ZZZap!" title="ZZZap!">ZZZap!</a></i> (1993–2001)</li> <li><i>Espresso</i> (1996–1999, produced for <a href="/wiki/Channel_5_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel 5 (UK)">Channel 5</a>)</li> <li><i>Fire Rescue</i> (2000, Channel 5)</li> <li><i>Turnstile </i> (1997, Channel 5)</li> <li><i>The Mag</i> (1997, Channel 5)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_programmes">Local programmes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Local programmes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><i>7 Days</i> (1993–2002)</li> <li><i>Ambulance!</i> (1993–2000)</li> <li><i>A Weekends's Work</i> (1997–2002)</li> <li><i>The Afternoon Show</i> (1996–??)</li> <li><i>Big Bike Little Bike</i> (2001–02)</li> <li><i>Classic Cars</i> (2001–04)</li> <li><i>Country Ways</i> (1993–2008)</li> <li><i>Dogs With Dunbar</i></li> <li><i>Doing It Up</i> (1994–2000)</li> <li><i>Freescreen</i></li> <li>"Gardens of the Millennium" (2000)</li> <li><i>Grass Roots</i> (1993–2002)</li> <li><i>Killer Queens</i> (2002)</li> <li><i>Houseparty</i> (1993–95)</li> <li><i>Late Night Live</i></li> <li><i>Meridian Audit</i> (1995–98)</li> <li><i>Meridian Masterclass</i> (1996–98)</li> <li><i>At Home With Maggie Philbin</i> (1998)</li> <li><i>Decision Time With Fred Dinenage</i> (1999)</li> <li><i>Meridian Motorsport</i> (1996–2004)</li> <li><i>Meridian Spotlight</i> (1993–98)</li> <li><i>In The Past</i> (2000–03)</li> <li><i>The Pier</i> (1993–99)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ridgeriders" title="Ridgeriders">Ridge Riders</a></i> (1994–2002)</li> <li><i>Rural Rides</i> (1997–99)</li> <li><i>Screen Challenge</i></li> <li><i>Ski Time</i></li> <li><i>Soccer Sunday</i></li> <li><i>Soccernight</i></li> <li><i>Taped Up</i> (1998–2002)</li> <li><i>Turning Points</i> (1993)</li> <li><i>Three Minutes</i></li> <li><i>Surprise Chefs</i> (1994–2001)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Under Offer</i> (1998–2002)</li> <li><i>The Village</i> (1993–2002)</li> <li><i>Birdwatch With Chris Packham</i> (1994–1998)</li> <li><i>Wildwatch With Chris Packham</i> (1998–2000)</li> <li><i>The Green Team</i> (2000)</li> <li><i>The Bottom Line With Kate Garraway</i> (1995–1996)</li> <li><i>Come Home For Christmas</i> (1997–2000)</li> <li><i>Looking For Love</i> (1997-200?)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV (TV network)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="ITV (TV channel)">ITV (TV channel)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_ITV" title="History of ITV">History of ITV</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ITV_Meridian&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Ofcom. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/c3/meridian/">the original</a> on 3 February 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 January</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Meridian+licence&rft.pub=Ofcom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofcom.org.uk%2Ftv%2Fifi%2Ftvlicensing%2Fc3%2Fmeridian%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AITV+Meridian" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/51969/DG0091_1s_Meridian_3Mnth.pdf">"Your Guide to switchover"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Digital UK. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120802172154/http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/51969/DG0091_1s_Meridian_3Mnth.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 2 August 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Television">Alpha Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Communications" title="Carlton Communications">Carlton Communications plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granada_plc" title="Granada plc">Granada plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Studios_Home_Entertainment#2_Entertain/BBC_Studios_Home_Entertainment" title="BBC Studios Home Entertainment">Video Collection International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Studios#Distribution" title="ITV Studios">Pickwick Video Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rank_Organisation" title="The Rank Organisation">The Rank Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Film_Distributors" title="General Film Distributors">General Film Distributors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_%26_Dean_Ireland" title="Pearl & Dean Ireland">Carlton Screen Advertising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Digital" title="ITV Digital">ITV Digital Ltd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trident_Television" title="Trident Television">Trident Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/News_Broadcasting" title="News Broadcasting">UTV Media plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire-Tyne_Tees_Television" title="Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television">Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D0E0E0;;width:1%">Divisions,<br />brands and<br />services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0"><a href="/wiki/ITV_Studios" title="ITV Studios">ITV Studios</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Studios_Australia" title="ITV Studios Australia">ITV Studios Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12_Yard" title="12 Yard">12 Yard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Talk_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Talk Productions">Big Talk Productions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattleya_(production_company)" title="Cattleya (production company)">Cattleya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartswood_Films" title="Hartswood Films">Hartswood Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammoth_Screen" title="Mammoth Screen">Mammoth Screen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multistory_Media" title="Multistory Media">Multistory Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Scientific_Films" title="Oxford Scientific Films">Oxford Scientific Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potato_(production_company)" title="Potato (production company)">Potato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/So_Television" title="So Television">So Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twofour" title="Twofour">Twofour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Productions" title="World Productions">World Productions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CITV" title="CITV">CITV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LittleBe" title="LittleBe">LittleBe</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Daytime" title="ITV Daytime">ITV Daytime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Food" title="ITV Food">ITV Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_News" title="ITV News">ITV News</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITN" title="ITN">ITN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Weather" title="ITV Weather">ITV Weather</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Sport" title="ITV Sport">ITV Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITVX" title="ITVX">ITVX</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Itv.com" title="Itv.com">itv.com</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BritBox" title="BritBox">BritBox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/STV_Player" title="STV Player">STV Player</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/STV_Studios" title="STV Studios">STV Studios</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Friends_Reunited" title="Friends Reunited">Friends Reunited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Day" title="ITV Day">ITV Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Digital" title="ITV Digital">ITV Digital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Local" title="ITV Local">ITV Local</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Play" title="ITV Play">ITV Play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Schools" title="ITV Schools">ITV Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.tv" title="U.tv">u.tv</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D0E0E0;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_ITV_regions" title="List of ITV regions">ITV<br /><i>(network)</i><br />franchises<br />and<br />regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">National<br />franchises</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">Breakfast</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TV-am" title="TV-am">TV-am</a> (1983–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GMTV" title="GMTV">GMTV</a> (1993–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Breakfast" title="ITV Breakfast">ITV Breakfast</a> (2010–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">Teletext</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ORACLE_(teletext)" title="ORACLE (teletext)">ORACLE</a> (1974–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teletext_Ltd." title="Teletext Ltd.">Teletext Ltd.</a> (1993–2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Current<br />regional<br />franchises</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">ITV plc</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Anglia" title="ITV Anglia">Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Border" title="ITV Border">Border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Central" title="ITV Central">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Channel_Television" title="ITV Channel Television">Channel TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Cymru_Wales" title="ITV Cymru Wales">Cymru Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Granada" title="ITV Granada">Granada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_London" title="ITV London">London</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Meridian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Tyne_Tees" title="ITV Tyne Tees">Tyne Tees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UTV_(TV_channel)" title="UTV (TV channel)">UTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_West_Country" title="ITV West Country">West Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Yorkshire" title="ITV Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">STV Group</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Television" title="Scottish Television">STV Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grampian_Television" title="Grampian Television">STV North</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Former<br />regional<br />franchises</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">"Big 4 / 5"</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Weekend_TV" title="ABC Weekend TV">ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Television" title="Associated Television">ATV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Central" title="ITV Central">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Granada" title="ITV Granada">Granada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Weekend_Television" title="London Weekend Television">LWT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated-Rediffusion" title="Associated-Rediffusion">Rediffusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Television" title="Thames Television">Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Yorkshire" title="ITV Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Television" title="Carlton Television">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Wales_%26_West" title="ITV Wales & West">HTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Service_for_Wales_and_the_West" title="Independent Television Service for Wales and the West">ITSWW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Westcountry" title="ITV Westcountry">ITV Westcountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Television" title="Southern Television">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_South_West" title="Television South West">TSW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">TVS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_Wales_and_the_West" title="Television Wales and the West">TWW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westward_Television" title="Westward Television">Westward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_West_and_North_Television" title="Wales West and North Television">WWN/Teledu Cymru</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Unsuccessful<br />franchise bids</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CPV-TV" title="CPV-TV">CPV-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemsley-Winnick_Television" title="Kemsley-Winnick Television">Kemsley-Winnick Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lime_Pictures#North_West_Television_franchise_bid" title="Lime Pictures">North West Television</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Non-franchise<br />regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Thames_Valley" title="ITV Thames Valley">ITV Thames Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Tyne_Tees_%26_Border" title="ITV Tyne Tees & Border">ITV Tyne Tees & Border</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D0E0E0;;width:1%">Timelines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Franchises<br />and regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ABC_Weekend_TV" title="Timeline of ABC Weekend TV">ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Anglia_Television" title="Timeline of Anglia Television">Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ATV" title="Timeline of ATV">ATV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Border_Television" title="Timeline of Border Television">Border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Carlton_Television" title="Timeline of Carlton Television">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Central_Independent_Television" title="Timeline of Central Independent Television">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Channel_Television" title="Timeline of Channel Television">Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Grampian_Television" title="Timeline of Grampian Television">Grampian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Granada_Television" title="Timeline of Granada Television">Granada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_HTV_West" title="Timeline of HTV West">HTV West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV_in_Wales" title="Timeline of ITV in Wales">ITV in Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_London_Weekend_Television" title="Timeline of London Weekend Television">LWT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Meridian_Broadcasting" title="Timeline of Meridian Broadcasting">Meridian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Scottish_Television" title="Timeline of Scottish Television">Scottish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Southern_Television" title="Timeline of Southern Television">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Thames_Television" title="Timeline of Thames Television">Thames & Associated-Rediffusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_TSW" title="Timeline of TSW">TSW & Westward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_TV-am" title="Timeline of TV-am">TV-am</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_TVS" title="Timeline of TVS">TVS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Tyne_Tees_Television" title="Timeline of Tyne Tees Television">Tyne Tees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Ulster_Television" title="Timeline of Ulster Television">UTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Westcountry_Television" title="Timeline of Westcountry Television">Westcountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Yorkshire_Television" title="Timeline of Yorkshire Television">Yorkshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV" title="Timeline of ITV">ITV <i>(network)</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_children%27s_television_on_ITV" title="Timeline of children's television on ITV">ITV children's TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV_Digital_Channels" title="Timeline of ITV Digital Channels">ITV Digital Channels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV_News" title="Timeline of ITV News">ITV News</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITN" title="Timeline of ITN">ITN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_regional_news_on_ITV" title="Timeline of regional news on ITV">Regional news</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV_Sport" title="Timeline of ITV Sport">ITV Sport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D0E0E0;;width:1%">Regulators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Authority" title="Independent Television Authority">ITA</a> (1954–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Independent Broadcasting Authority">IBA</a> (1972–90)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Commission" title="Independent Television Commission">ITC</a> (1991–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ofcom" title="Ofcom">Ofcom</a> (2003–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D0E0E0;;width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freely" title="Freely">Freely</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freesat" title="Freesat">Freesat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeview_(UK)" title="Freeview (UK)">Freeview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_ITV" title="History of ITV">History of ITV <i>(network)</i></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_ITV_television_idents" title="History of ITV television idents">Idents</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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