ITV Meridian
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| Based in |
Whiteley, Hampshire (previously Southampton) |
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| Broadcast area | Southern England |
| First airdate | 1 January 1993 |
| Closed | Lost on-air identity 27 October 2002 (now known as ITV at all times) |
| Replaced | Television South |
| Owned by |
United News & Media (1996–2000) Granada (2000–2004) ITV plc (2004–present) |
| Website | www |
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ITV Meridian (previously Meridian Broadcasting) is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South East of England and parts of the South West of England. The station was launched on 1 January 1993, replacing previous broadcaster Television South, and is owned and operated by ITV plc, 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 Companies House as a "Dormant company".
The company broadcasts to the region from the Hannington, Midhurst, Rowridge, Whitehawk Hill, Hastings, Heathfield, Tunbridge Wells, Bluebell Hill and Dover transmitters, as well as associated relays. The station also supplies its regional news service to viewers served by the Oxford transmitting station in the neighbouring ITV Central region.
Meridian operates from studios in Whiteley, Hampshire, producing regional news programmes.
ITV Meridian was formed as Meridian Broadcasting in 1991. The company consisted of a consortium between Mills & Allen International (MAI), Selectv (15%) and Central Independent Television (20%), the latter advised the consortium. Central Independent Television along with Selectv were instrumental in winning the franchise as a low bidder. 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.
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