Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
ITV Thames Valley was a non-franchise ITV news region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom from 4 December 2006 until 8 February 2009. Owned and operated by ITV plc, it served the south/south-eastern area of the legal Central franchise and the north/north-western area of the legal Meridian franchise.
The former ITV Central South sub-region headquarters at Abingdon was retained as the main news gathering base for ITV Thames Valley, but the studio presentation facility was mothballed. Bulletins during GMTV became pan-regional across the ITV Meridian and ITV Thames Valley areas, and branded as GMTV News .
ITV Meridian (previously Meridian Broadcasting) is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South and South East of England. [1] The station was launched at midnight on 1 January 1993, replacing previous broadcaster Television South , and is owned and operated by ITV plc , under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited.
The current Thames Valley region would be merged with the Meridian South sub-region for opt-outs within the main weekday programme, a late night bulletin and localised weather forecasts. Robin Britton, previously Head of News for ITV Thames Valley and Regional Editor for Meridian West, was subsequently appointed Head of News for the new operation.
ITV Meridian (Thames Valley) [16] [14] Meridian (Thames Valley) Oxfordshire , central and northwestern Buckinghamshire , western Berkshire , northern Hampshire , eastern Gloucestershire and southwestern Northamptonshire
January – The final two remaining English ITV companies, Carlton and Granada, merge to create a single England and Wales ITV company called ITV plc. Meridian moves from Northam studio complex to a new studio base in Whiteley, Hampshire. 2005. No events. 2006. 4 December – The non-franchised region ITV Thames Valley is launched. It ...
GMTV News was the brand name for the regional news service in the south coast of England and the Thames Valley, from 5 December 2006 until 6 February 2009. The change in branding was brought about due to the launch of ITV's Thames Valley news region on 4 December 2006, which, although based at Meridian 's studios, consisted of the south-east of ...
In the rest of the area, news operations are merged with Meridian West, to form the non-franchise ITV Thames Valley service, broadcasting Thames Valley Today/Tonight from the Meridian West studio in Whiteley, Hampshire.