Impressive professionalism from TVS in giving such a positive preview of Meridian for its viewers! Really good to see that, though of course they couldn't resist a bit of (well-deserved) own trumpet blowing too (3:00 onwards)! :) Thanks for posting this.
I suppose they saw just how nasty and spiteful Southern Television came across in their final shows in 1981… credit to TVS they showed class and dignity to the very end, 30 years ago today
Lol, the lady at 03:32 is most probably right when saying that she won't notice the difference. She refered to the station as 'Southern', so clearly didn't notice the last switchover, and that she'd be watching 'TVS' for the last decade.
Consummate professionals. Coast to Coast was a class act to follow. Great theme tune, excellent title sequence, well spoken presenters. Although Fred Dinenage is still around, ITV News Meridian is a poor imitation of what went before.
TVS was a really professional Company- right to the end. It is a sobering thought that had they had bid a lower price to keep the franchise - we might still be watching 'Coast to Coast' now. Of course TVS needed to bid enough for the IBA to think, 'that's excellent'. Unfortunately the bid was so high, even the stuffy old 'IBA' realised it was far too high. The second point of your comment, well who could blame them for blowing their own trumpet?
GLFVIDEO "Fancy calling a channel serving the area between Berkshire and Kent "Mediterranean" - such a pity they can't spell it!", some people might have thought!
GLFVIDEO Even I do - and I have never even lived down there! Same with TSW, Westcountry, Carlton London, Carlton Central and Central - I refuse to call them any other name than Westward, Thames, LWT and ATV!
Everyone is going on about how Meridian should just be called ITV South - if TVS had retained its franchise, well, that'd have been a much more likely event to have happened.
People from the South who moan about changes made to ITV South change from Southern to TVS and Meridian, Don't realise it only the name that has change with new management, At least Fred Dineage and most of the news team are still there, it not though the news presenter were going to get the chop for new team
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Best TVS titles ever.From the TVS ident epically "rolling over" into the Coast to Coast titles and brilliant music. Just really perfect for the time.
Good old Fred Dinenage back in the day I will miss him when he leaves in December this month 😢 😞
Impressive professionalism from TVS in giving such a positive preview of Meridian for its viewers! Really good to see that, though of course they couldn't resist a bit of (well-deserved) own trumpet blowing too (3:00 onwards)! :) Thanks for posting this.
I suppose they saw just how nasty and spiteful Southern Television came across in their final shows in 1981… credit to TVS they showed class and dignity to the very end, 30 years ago today
At 3:32 that old dear has been enjoying Southern Television so much, she hasn’t actually noticed they went off air 11 years before!
Lol, the lady at 03:32 is most probably right when saying that she won't notice the difference. She refered to the station as 'Southern', so clearly didn't notice the last switchover, and that she'd be watching 'TVS' for the last decade.
3:35 I've always enjoyed Southern Television!
Old names stick.
How things roll full circle with Fred Dineage in 2009 presenting a pan programme accross the whole of the south
Cameras with TVS stickers were used in making the rehearsal shows of Meridian's news
Yes! Old Fred is still 'serving the South' and South East now too!
This year should have been 37 years
Consummate professionals. Coast to Coast was a class act to follow. Great theme tune, excellent title sequence, well spoken presenters. Although Fred Dinenage is still around, ITV News Meridian is a poor imitation of what went before.
So many great memories!
TVS was a really professional Company- right to the end. It is a sobering thought that had they had bid a lower price to keep the franchise - we might still be watching 'Coast to Coast' now. Of course TVS needed to bid enough for the IBA to think, 'that's excellent'. Unfortunately the bid was so high, even the stuffy old 'IBA' realised it was far too high. The second point of your comment, well who could blame them for blowing their own trumpet?
I noticed that too. A lot of older people, even now refer to Meridian ITV1 in the South of England as 'Southern' old habits die hard they say!
GLFVIDEO "Fancy calling a channel serving the area between Berkshire and Kent "Mediterranean" - such a pity they can't spell it!", some people might have thought!
The best of regional ITV
It’s a good benchmark to compare just how awful ITV is today
@kwvr45
Yes a lot of people still refer to the ITV as "Southern" here in the South!.
GLF
GLFVIDEO Even I do - and I have never even lived down there!
Same with TSW, Westcountry, Carlton London, Carlton Central and Central - I refuse to call them any other name than Westward, Thames, LWT and ATV!
Everyone is going on about how Meridian should just be called ITV South - if TVS had retained its franchise, well, that'd have been a much more likely event to have happened.
NEXT YEAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN 38 YEARS
TVS spent a fortune on local news gathering.
People from the South who moan about changes made to ITV South change from Southern to TVS and Meridian, Don't realise it only the name that has change with new management, At least Fred Dineage and most of the news team are still there, it not though the news presenter were going to get the chop for new team
@Tripp1993
The quotation you refer to was made in 1992, you then go on to say that changes were made in 2002 - that is ten years later!
tvs was ace
tvs is baaack
In some logos of coast to coast, it shows the southern tv (1958-1981), TVS (1982-1993) And Meridian (1993-)
How old is Mai Davies????
Wikipedia says Mai was born in 1964, making her 59 in 2023
WHAT'S TELEVISION????
That's 1982-1992, not 1981-1992! Change it now!
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