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| Based in | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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| Broadcast area | Yorkshire from 1968 and Lincolnshire from 1974 |
| Launched | 29 July 1968 |
  Former Yorkshire Television logos. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
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| Closed | Lost on-air identity 27 October 2002. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. (known verbally as ITV1 Yorkshire before regional programming only) |
| Replaced | Granada Television and ABC Weekend TV |
| Website | itvlocal.com/yorkshire |
| Owned by | ITV plc |
Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for the Yorkshire franchise. Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. Associated British Corporation (otherwise known as ABC Television or ABC Weekend Television) was one of a number of commercial television companies set up in the 1950s ITV plc ( is a British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Up until 1974 this was primarily the three Ridings of Yorkshire and associated areas served by the Emley Moor television transmitter. A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries Emley Moor is an area of Moorland in the village of Emley, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (national grid reference SE222128 Following a re-organisation in 1974 the transmission area was extended to include Humberside, Lincolnshire and parts of North and West Norfolk, served by the Belmont transmitter. Humberside was a Non-metropolitan county of England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The Belmont transmitting station is a Broadcasting and Telecommunications facility situated next to the B1225 one mile west of the village of Donington
The company was formed from a 'shotgun marriage' between two applicant groups in the 1967 franchise round, Telefusion Yorkshire Ltd and Yorkshire Independent Television, the former having large financial backing (supported by the Blackpool-based Telefusion television rental chain) and the latter having the better plans (but fewer resources). A shotgun wedding is a Wedding that is arranged to avoid embarrassment due to an unplanned Pregnancy, rather than out of the desire of the participants It went on air on 29 July 1968 from purpose-built colour studios in Leeds, the first of their kind in Europe. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England It also has a smaller studio in Sheffield. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Before the studios in Leeds were completed early shows were produced at the ABC studios at Didsbury, Manchester while a former trouser-press factory in Leeds was used as an administration centre. Associated British Corporation (otherwise known as ABC Television or ABC Weekend Television) was one of a number of commercial television companies set up in the 1950s Didsbury (ˈdɪdzbəri is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England
The license for the Yorkshire franchise continues to be held by Yorkshire Television Limited, part of ITV plc. ITV plc ( is a British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial [1] However on the 1st January 2007 and as a result of the restructuring of ITV, the company transferred its' programme production business and Channel 3 broadcasting business to ITV Productions Limited and ITV Broadcasting Limited (formerly Anglia Televsion Limited) respectively, at which point Yorkshire Television Limited ceased to trade [1]. Granada Productions is one of Europe 's leading commercial television production and distribution companies
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Studios
The studios were built on slum clearance land on Kirkstall Road, purchased from the former Leeds Corporation. The Leeds Studios also known as the Yorkshire Television Studios or YTV Studios is a television production complex on Kirkstall Road in The A65 is a major Road in England. It runs north west from Leeds in Yorkshire via Kirkstall, Horsforth, Yeadon This article discusses the metropolitan district of the City of Leeds.
Construction commenced in early 1967: A mild winter aided building work and by mid-1968 studios one and two were equipped for transmission (studios three and four being completed by early 1969). The studio was officially opened by the Duchess of Kent on the 29th July 1968. It was the first purpose-built colour television production centre in Europe and cost over £4 million to build and equip (at 1968 prices). Colour cameras were initially provided by Marconi, although later replaced by EMI 2001 colour cameras. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in
The regional news show Calendar was produced at the centre for many years but in 1989 was moved to a dedicated newsroom and broadcast facility based in a converted swimming pool next to the main studios. Calendar is the local news programme for ITV Yorkshire (formerly Yorkshire Television (YTV Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or
The site is a major production centre within ITV and today produces programmes such as Countdown although the soap opera Emmerdale is produced at dedicated facilities in a former car dealership near the Kirkstall Road site; Production still continues in studios 3 and 4
Recent productions include Countdown, the revived Bullseye, Mastermind (as relief, during a busy spell at The Manchester Studios), My Parents Are Aliens, new Channel 4 gameshow Win My Wage and a new children's comedy-drama for Cartoon Network called My Spy Family. Countdown is a British Game show presented by Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Emmerdale, known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989 is a British Soap opera that has aired on ITV since 1972 Not to be confused with an American game show of the same name with a different premise Mastermind is a British quiz show, well-known for its challenging questions intimidating setting and air of seriousness Win My Wage was a British daytime Game show on Channel 4, presented by Nick Hancock. The site is now home to continuity for ITV's northern transmission areas (although this is now managed, along with its southern counterpart, by Technicolor Network Services[2]) and a number of independent producers. The production facilities are marketed as The Leeds Studios and sister companies ProVision, Film Lab North and The Finishing School occupy adjacent buildings, although the operation continues to be widely referred to as the Yorkshire Television studios or YTV. The Leeds Studios also known as the Yorkshire Television Studios or YTV Studios is a television production complex on Kirkstall Road in
History
Until 2002, Yorkshire Television was often known on air as 'YTV' and is still informally known as such in the 'Yorkshire region'. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Its logo, from 1968 until 2004, was a chevron, and the identification theme (heard before all its programmes throughout the ITV network until the end of 1987 and used within the Yorkshire Television region as late as 2002) was based on the traditional Yorkshire song 'On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at'. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at ( Standard English: On Ilkley Moor without a hat) is a popular Folk song from Yorkshire, England. YTV's first startup tune was the striking "Yorkshire Television March", written by Derek New and arranged by Ron Goodwin; this was changed in 1982 for the "Yorkshire Theme" written by Chris Gunning. Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 1925 &ndash 8 January 2003 was a British Composer and conductor best known for his Film scores The station nearly came to grief a few months after going on-air, when its transmitter at Emley Moor collapsed under a heavy build-up of ice, leaving the major part of the region uncovered by television broadcasts. Emley Moor is an area of Moorland in the village of Emley, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (national grid reference SE222128 However, a temporary mast was quickly erected and television to the West Riding of Yorkshire resumed.
With the introduction of UHF broadcasting, YTV had failed to gain the Bilsdale transmitter in North Yorkshire, which was allocated instead to Tyne Tees Television due to the transmitter's penetration into Teesside and County Durham. The Bilsdale transmitting station is a Broadcasting and Telecommunications facility located at Bilsdale West Moor close to Helmsley, North North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television contractor for North East England. Teesside is the name given to the Conurbation in the North East of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees This seriously reduced YTV's monopoly commercial broadcast area. Partially to address this issue, in 1974 the Independent Broadcasting Authority reallocated the Belmont Transmitter, then served by Anglia Television, to YTV. The Independent Broadcasting Authority ( IBA) was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial Television ( ITV and The Belmont transmitting station is a Broadcasting and Telecommunications facility situated next to the B1225 one mile west of the village of Donington } Anglia Television is the ITV station for the East of England which has been broadcasting since 27 October 1959. Although the area served by Belmont was largely rural, it did cover the more industrial centres of Hull, Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Lincoln and it was felt the region would be better served from Leeds rather than from Norwich. Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a Seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire Unitary authority Lincoln (ˈlɪŋkən is a Cathedral city and County town of Lincolnshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund
Major Yorkshire Television programmes include the soap opera Emmerdale (originally Emmerdale Farm) and drama Heartbeat, as well as the quiz shows 3-2-1 and Winner Takes All for ITV and Countdown for Channel 4. Emmerdale, known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989 is a British Soap opera that has aired on ITV since 1972 Heartbeat is a long-running British TV police drama series set in 1960s Yorkshire. 3-2-1 was a Game show, made by Yorkshire Television for ITV & ran 10 years between 29 July 1978 and 24 December 1988 and originally hosted by Winner Takes All was a popular game show that was produced by Yorkshire Television and ran for 12 years on the ITV network from 1976 until 1988 Countdown is a British Game show presented by Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Local programmes include the news service Calendar. Calendar is the local news programme for ITV Yorkshire (formerly Yorkshire Television (YTV From 1974 to 1978 Yorkshire produced one of ITV's few critically-acclaimed sitcoms, Rising Damp, starring Leonard Rossiter. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Rising Damp was a UK television sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, first broadcast from 1974 to 1978 Leonard Rossiter ( 21 October 1926 &ndash 5 October 1984) was an English Actor known for his role as Rupert Rigsby Its continuity announcers through the 1970s and 1980s included Redvers Kyle, John Crosse and Graham Roberts. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Redvers Kyle (born either 1928 or 1929 is a retired television announcer and presenter who worked on ITV in the United Kingdom. John Crosse was a radio DJ presenter and continuity announcer famed for being one of the voices of the Yorkshire Television region of Independent Television for 17 years Graham Roberts ( October 10, 1929 &ndash October 28, 2004) was an English Actor most famous for his work on BBC Radio The 1990s saw the likes of Helen Aitken, Bob Preedy and Karen Petch join the team. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Bob Preedy is a broadcaster, presenter on BBC Radio York, a book Author and was formerly the chief Continuity announcer for Yorkshire Karen Petch is a broadcaster and News presenter for ITV Yorkshire 's regional news programme Calendar.
As a broadcaster, Yorkshire Television was the first member of the ITV Network to acquire the long-running Australian soap opera Prisoner, premiering the show on Monday 8th October 1984 at 23:00. Prisoner is an Australian television Soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre a fictional women's Prison By summer 1985 the series was "going like a rocket" on Yorkshire prompting other regions to acquire the show. Yorkshire Television was vocal in its disapproval of Thames Television's surprise poaching of Dallas from the BBC, and was successful in insisting Thames adhere to the rules of fair play. Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991
Yorkshire Television soon gained an international reputation for award-winning documentaries and investigative journalism: 1975 saw the transmission of the BAFTA award-winning Johnny Go Home, a startling exposé of teenage male prostitution and homelessness in London. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation A gigolo, hustler or male prostitute is a male who engages in the sale of their sexual services by Prostitution. Homelessness is the condition and social category of people who lack housing because they cannot afford or are otherwise unable to maintain regular safe and adequate shelter London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In the same year the station transmitted Too Long a Winter (also a BAFTA award-winner), featuring Yorkshire Daleswoman Hannah Hauxwell who lived an austere and harsh lifestyle whilst running her small farm. The Yorkshire Dales (also known as The Dales) is the name given to an upland area in Northern England. Hannah Hauxwell (born 1 August 1926 was living alone at Low Birk Hatt Farm in an isolated area of North Yorkshire when she came to the attention of the world first in a In 1979 the documentary Rampton: The Secret Hospital, making public the treatment of patients at the Nottinghamshire mental care facility Rampton Hospital, led to a Government investigation - it also won an international Emmy award for the station. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire Rampton Secure Hospital is a high security psychiatric hospital near the village of Woodbeck between Retford and Rampton in Nottinghamshire, Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at The 1989 documentary Four Hours in My Lai (broadcast as part of the First Tuesday thread) revealed new information about the 1968 massacre. The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost
YTV has often led the way in British commercial broadcasting: As well as building the first purpose-built colour studios on Europe it was the first to offer breakfast television. Breakfast Television, also known as BT, is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations (in In 1978 the station took part in a six-week trial offering viewers an hour-long show comprising of local and national news and events called Good Morning Calendar (Calendar being the name of the local regional news programme). The show ran from 8. 30 am to the then traditional start-up time of 9. 25 am.
In 1986 the station was the first to offer 24-hour transmission (when both the BBC and ITV companies closed down at around 12. 30 to 1 am). This was achieved by piping non-stop coverage of the satellite station Music Box - both YTV and Music Box were partly-owned by the same company (W H Smith). This article is about the retail chain for people of that name see William Henry Smith. However, Music Box closed down in early 1987 and Yorkshire introduced a teletext-based Jobfinder service which broadcast for one hour after closedown. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) YTV re-introduced 24-hour programming 18 months later along with the rest of the ITV network, beginning 24-hour broadcasting on 30 May 1988. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
In the mid 1980s Yorkshire broke from the network by refusing to screen the BAFTA Awards, claiming them to be slaps on the backs of the BBC. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The movie The Sting was a replacement in 1986. The Sting is a 1973 Caper film set in September 1936 and revolving around a complicated plot by two professional grifters ( Paul Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) As the rest of the network over-ran in the live BAFTA screening, Yorkshire had to cobble together minor programmes until other regions were able to screen the late-running ITN News. ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. In the 1990s, Yorkshire declined to show The Good Sex Guide, replacing the programme with Alan Whicker repeats. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Alan Donald Whicker CBE (born 2 August 1921 or 1925 Cairo, Egypt) is a British Journalist and broadcaster.
From its inception YTV had a turbulent relationship with the broadcasting unions (a common theme within ITV). Viewers tuning in to watch one edition of News at Ten in 1970 found themselves looking at a hand-written card which read 'Yorkshire TV have threatened to sack us so we are going on strike. "News at Ten" is also a name of track on New Clear Days by The Vapors, and was a follow-up to " Turning Japanese " Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Goodnight'.
YTV was forced off the air by more industrial action over the whole of Christmas 1978. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) This partially coincided with a two-day national shutdown of both BBC channels by strikes in December of that year, meaning that for those two days the people of Yorkshire had no television at all. Many of ITV's Christmas programmes were eventually shown in the Yorkshire region in early 1979, after the dispute had ended. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
In the ITV strike of 1979 the station, like the rest of the network, was off the air for over two months. However the dispute was more intense at YTV as the company's management were seen as instrumental in fighting the unions, and because the company covered an "Old Labour" heartland where the miners' strike would later be fought. The miners' strike of 1984 – 1985 was a major Industrial action affecting the British coal industry. In the 1980 franchise round several YTV staff submitted their own application for the Yorkshire franchise under the name of 'Television Yorkshire'. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain.
Although Yorkshire Television claims to serve the whole of Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, it has long been contended by many of the people of Sheffield that Yorkshire Television shows an unacceptable bias towards West Yorkshire in general and Leeds in particular[2]. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England This alleged bias was seldom better illustrated than when Sheffield Wednesday won an unlikely League Cup Final in 1991 against Manchester United. The 1991 Rumbelows Cup Final was a football match played on 21 April 1991 between Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday. Extended highlights of the game and post-match celebrations were available and individual ITV stations were left to decide whether to show them; London Weekend Television showed the additional half-hour, but Yorkshire Television opted to stay with their scheduled programme, War of the Monster Trucks - a decision which they have never subsequently been able to live down[2]. War of the Monster Trucks is a Fanzine for the English football club Sheffield Wednesday. Yorkshire Television opened a Calendar News studio in Sheffield prior to the War of the Monster Trucks incident[3], possibly to counter accusations of bias. Calendar is the local news programme for ITV Yorkshire (formerly Yorkshire Television (YTV The studio is clearly a very small setup however, which again has led to a perception among locals that YTV treats Sheffield as an afterthought.
A similar charge of bias has been levied by viewers served by the Belmont Transmitter which covers Lincolnshire and northern Norfolk. The Belmont transmitting station is a Broadcasting and Telecommunications facility situated next to the B1225 one mile west of the village of Donington Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Until January 1, 1974 this area received coverage from Anglia Television but was replaced by Yorkshire. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. } Anglia Television is the ITV station for the East of England which has been broadcasting since 27 October 1959. It is often contended that the name of the company reflects its focus, but others say this is an unfair accusation given that during the 1970s and 1980s the company invested heavily in operations in Lincoln and Grimsby and created a regional opt-out for the area on its main news programme Calendar. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Lincoln (ˈlɪŋkən is a Cathedral city and County town of Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a Seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. Calendar is the local news programme for ITV Yorkshire (formerly Yorkshire Television (YTV This has been succeeded by a news show dedicated to the region served by the Belmont transmitter. However it is still broadcast from the studios in Leeds unlike its BBC rival which is produced at studios in Hull. Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred
Mergers and branding
Tyne Tees
In 1974, Yorkshire Television was effectively merged with its neighbour Tyne Tees Television, when the two were brought under the control of Trident Television Limited, a company formed to deal with the problem of effective ownership of the Bilsdale transmitter. Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television contractor for North East England. Trident Television Limited was a British Holding company with Broadcasting interests It is often contended that the other point of the trident was intended to be Anglia Television but that in the event Anglia was prevented from joining by the Independent Broadcasting Authority. } Anglia Television is the ITV station for the East of England which has been broadcasting since 27 October 1959. The Independent Broadcasting Authority ( IBA) was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial Television ( ITV and However it appears that the third 'point' was to be Trident's non-television interests and that Anglia were never considered as partners in the enterprise.
The two stations remained separately run and were required to demerge in 1981 as a condition of the re-award of their ITV contracts. However, following rule changes in 1992, the two stations resumed their alliance under the name Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television plc. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) This time around the two stations were integrated to a far greater extent -- following the takeover 292 jobs were axed at the two broadcasters[4], including 185 at Tyne Tees, over half its workforce, and a further 150 were lost in July the following year. Yorkshire-Tyne Tees were repeatedly warned over worsening standards at the Newcastle-based station, and at one point the ITC threatened to revoke the Tyne Tees licence if the situation did not improve. Ann Clywd MP described Tyne Tees as having been "stripped of any meaningful identity since its take over by Yorkshire TV" as early as 1993, and Ian Ritchie, Managing Director of TTTV left the company over a widely publicised disagreement with the YTTTV board over what he saw as an unacceptable drive to centralise the company. The company faced a large revenue shortfall in 1993 of around £15m, caused largely by financial irregularities in advertising sales, where airtime was oversold. Generally the bids submitted by both YTV and the (then-independent) Tyne Tees were considered financially questionable, and the ITC is said to have come close to rejecting the YTV bid on financial quality grounds[5]. However, with LWT's Laser subsidiary taking over the advertising responsibilities for the company, company profits did recover by 1996, thanks to the cost-cutting measures implemented in the intervening years [6].
Various programmes which had previously been shown at a regional pace were suddenly jolted forward to the furthest ahead point among Yorkshire and Tyne Tees. Yorkshire had to lose over 200 episodes of The Young Doctors to reach the Tyne Tees stage of the serial. The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening Soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances Similarly Tyne Tees had to lose over 100 episodes of Blockbusters and 2 episodes of Prisoner. Blockbusters is a Television Game show in which contestants answered trivia questions to complete a path across or down a game board of Hexagons Prisoner is an Australian television Soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre a fictional women's Prison Other programmes were also affected.
In 1996, Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television made the controversial move of dual branding its stations as "Channel 3". Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Yorkshire Television had a scaled back version of this branding, and became known as Channel 3 Yorkshire, but its neighbour Tyne Tees Television was forced to use Channel 3 North East with Tyne Tees Television existing only in small letters underneath. To make matters worse, the announcers often informed viewers they were watching 'Tyne Tees Television, broadcasting on Channel 3 in the North East'.
Granada
In 1997 Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television plc was acquired by Granada Group plc (now ITV plc). Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television was a British broadcasting consortium which is now part of ITV plc. ITV plc ( is a British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial Granada's first move was to scrap the hated-in-some-quarters Channel 3 branding, starting from 9 March 1998. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) However, dual branding with the "ITV" name was introduced a year later.
In 1998, transmission control and presentation for all of Granada's stations in the North of England moved to Yorkshire, with the creation of the Northern Transmission Centre. This highly automated server based system was the source to Border, Tyne Tees and Granada as well as the Yorkshire regional output. The continuity department closed down in 2002 after a unified presentation department for ITV1 in England was set up by LNN in London. London News Network (or LNN) was a Television news and facilities organisation in London.
On 28 October 2002, Yorkshire Television was rebranded as ITV1 Yorkshire. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The "Yorkshire" does not appear, even before regional programmes; only the name "ITV1" is shown. The famous chevron continued to appear after programmes made by Yorkshire Television, until 31 October 2004. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Today, ITV programmes made at the Leeds studios are credited to ITV Productions and those made for other networks (e. Granada Productions is one of Europe 's leading commercial television production and distribution companies g. Countdown) to Granada Productions. Countdown is a British Game show presented by Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent Granada Productions is one of Europe 's leading commercial television production and distribution companies
Since the change of management to ITV plc (and the move to use the ITV Productions and The Leeds Studios brands), the large chevron logo used prominently on the front of the Television Centre building has been removed. However, the chevron logo at the Calendar South studios in Sheffield remains intact, despite prominent ITV News branding.
The license for Yorkshire continues to be held by Yorkshire Television Limited, part of ITV plc. ITV plc ( is a British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial [3]
Calendar
Calendar is YTV's long running news programme which is aired throughout the day on ITV1 Yorkshire. Calendar is the local news programme for ITV Yorkshire (formerly Yorkshire Television (YTV This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present The main programme at 6pm is split into two regions. In the North Duncan Wood and Christine Talbot present the programme, while In the South it is presented by John Shires and Gaynor Barnes. Duncan Wood is a British television presenter currently working for Yorkshire Television on its flagship news programme Calendar. Christine Talbot is a British television presenter currently working for ITV Yorkshire on its flagship news programme Calendar. John Shires is a British Television presenter and Journalist currently working for ITV Yorkshire on its flagship news programme Calendar Gaynor Barnes (b1961 is a British television presenter and journalist currently working for ITV Yorkshire on its flagship news programme Calendar.
Calendar first appeared on YTV's opening night, presented by Jonathan Aitken. Jonathan William Patrick Aitken (born 30 August 1942 is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom and British government minister In the past, Calendar has been hosted by the late Richard Whiteley (until 1995, alongside his duties on Countdown, earning him the nickname "Twice Nightly Whiteley"), Austin Mitchell and Mike Morris. John Richard Whiteley, OBE DL ( 28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) usually known as Richard Whiteley, was Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Austin Vernon Mitchell (born 19 September 1934 is the Labour Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby in England. Mike Morris (born 26 June 1947) is a British Television Presenter perhaps best known as a co-host of Good Morning Britain on the Breakfast Television Station
Calendar has covered a number of significant events in its' history. The construction of major projects such as the M62 motorway (1968-1975) and the Humber Bridge (1972-1981) were covered by the programme. The M62 motorway is a west&ndasheast trans-Pennine Motorway in northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Humber Bridge is the fifth-largest single-span Suspension bridge in the world near Kingston upon Hull in England. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Also covered were major disasters including the failed attempt to rescue miners at Lofthouse Colliery, Wakefield (1973), the explosion at the chemical factory at Flixborough, Lincolnshire (1974), the fire at the Bradford City football ground (1985) (transmitted live by YTV who were covering the football match for ITV Sport) and the Hillsborough Disaster (1989). The Lofthouse Colliery disaster was a Mining accident which took place in Lofthouse Gate, West Yorkshire, England in 1973 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Flixborough disaster was an Explosion at a chemical plant close to the village of Flixborough (near Scunthorpe) North Lincolnshire, Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) ITV Sport is a Sport producer and brand name owned by ITV plc. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Two highly-significant events in modern history occurred in the Calendar area; the murders committed by the Yorkshire Ripper (1975-1981) and the Miners' Strike (1984-1985). Peter William Sutcliffe (born 2 June 1946 in Bingley, United Kingdom) is an English Serial killer who was dubbed Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The miners' strike of 1984 – 1985 was a major Industrial action affecting the British coal industry. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
Originally broadcast from YTV's main studios in Kirkstall Road, in 1987 the operation was moved to a former swimming pool opposite the centre, which was converted into a dedicated news production facility and which is still in use today. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The show has spawned a number of related shows including Calendar Kids (presented by Richard Madeley), Calendar Election Special, Calendar Lunchtime Live and Calendar Countdown. Richard Madeley (born May 13, 1956) and Judith 'Judy' Finnigan (born May 16, 1948) are married Television presenters. Countdown is a British Game show presented by Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent
A catch-up service for Calendar is available here: itvlocal.com/yorkshire
References
- ^ Directors Report and Financial Statements, Yorkshire Television Limited, Year Ending 31st December 2006
- ^ a b "Look North and Calendar - are they too Leeds focused?", Sheffield Forum, May 18, 2007.
- ^ "Yorkshire Television - News", TV Ark.
- ^ http://web.mac.com/spunter1/iWeb/Steve%20Punter%20Web%202/The%20Bumblebee%20Blog/48746E4C-1154-4479-A80E-CCC21BFB393E.html
- ^ U.K.'s Tyne Tees TV faces year loss - Entertainment News, International News, Media - Variety
- ^ YORKSHIRE TYNE TEES TELEVISION PRE-TAX UP 40%
External links
- ITV Yorkshire at itvlocal.com
- Leeds Studios website (Under Construction)
- Animated Yorkshire TV logo, 1968 from 625. ITV Local is a broadband service provided by ITV plc and controlled in Birmingham at ITV Central,the contractor and provider of ITV in 11 of the 15 Television uk. com (Requires Macromedia Flash version 4 or later). Adobe Flash (previously called Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash) is a set of Multimedia software created by Macromedia and currently
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- 1969 Yorkshire TV in colour logo from 625. uk. com (Requires Macromedia Flash version 6 or later). Adobe Flash (previously called Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash) is a set of Multimedia software created by Macromedia and currently
- 1982 revamp of the logo from 625. uk. com (Requires Macromedia Flash version 4 or later). Adobe Flash (previously called Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash) is a set of Multimedia software created by Macromedia and currently
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