Re: ITV
2002-03-15 by ferrograph@aol.com
<< Was it not THAMES Television based at Teddington?.... Or did Thames rise
from the ashes of ABC? >>
sorta.... thames won the franchise for weekday programming for the south-east
ITV service while LWT copped for the friday nights and weekends, at the start
of the 70s. thames inherited some of the facilities and infrastructure.
prior to that, the ITV franchises resided largely with cinema chains and film
studios. thames are still a production company while michael green's carlton
hold down their old job; LWT remains (sadly and grimly).
the teddington-lock complex itself has changed hands a few times, while the
old euston road complex where thames' transmission operation was based is
still being redeveloped into something that probably won't rival the
prudential building across the way.
still, thank heavens TVam fucked off and died or mtv-europe would be
homeless. apologies, a) for the french- a long involvement with independent
tv in the UK... and b) so many untranslatable references to the idiosyncracies
of british commercial tv. at least they bought a few 'trons. wasn't there
one at ATV/central in birmingham?
duncan.
from the ashes of ABC? >>
sorta.... thames won the franchise for weekday programming for the south-east
ITV service while LWT copped for the friday nights and weekends, at the start
of the 70s. thames inherited some of the facilities and infrastructure.
prior to that, the ITV franchises resided largely with cinema chains and film
studios. thames are still a production company while michael green's carlton
hold down their old job; LWT remains (sadly and grimly).
the teddington-lock complex itself has changed hands a few times, while the
old euston road complex where thames' transmission operation was based is
still being redeveloped into something that probably won't rival the
prudential building across the way.
still, thank heavens TVam fucked off and died or mtv-europe would be
homeless. apologies, a) for the french- a long involvement with independent
tv in the UK... and b) so many untranslatable references to the idiosyncracies
of british commercial tv. at least they bought a few 'trons. wasn't there
one at ATV/central in birmingham?
duncan.