Tyne Tees Television

Based in	Gateshead
Broadcast area	North East England North Yorkshire
Launched	15 January 1959
The famous Tyne Tees logo used 70s-90s
Closed	lost its on-air identity on 27 October 2002 (known as ITV1 Tyne Tees before regional programming only)
Website	itvregions.com/tyne_tees, tynetees.tv
Owned by	ITV plc

Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television contractor for North East England. It is a part of ITV plc. Image File history File links Tyne_Tees_TV.gif Summary It came from ITV.com Licensing This is a logo of a television station, network, corporation, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ... North East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... North Yorkshire is a county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Tynetees. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name popularly given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the network has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of... North East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ...

The station

City Road, home to TTTV 1959-2005

ITV Tyne Tees broadcasts from Television House at The Watermark, Gateshead, following their relocation from their famous home of over 40 years at City Road Studios in Newcastle upon Tyne. The first broadcasts from their new home took place on 2 July 2005. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (925x740, 226 KB)Tyne Tees Television, City Road, Newcastle. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (925x740, 226 KB)Tyne Tees Television, City Road, Newcastle. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Television House also acts as a base for ITV SignPost, 'Britain's biggest supplier of British Sign Language (BSL) services for television, video, CD-ROM, DVD, film and the Internet'. [1]. Tyne Tees also has smaller studios and offices in Billingham, York, London and within the Media Centre at the University of Sunderland. British Sign Language (BSL) is the sign language used in the United Kingdom (UK), and is the first or preferred language of an unknown number of deaf people in the UK (published estimates vary from 30,000 to 250,000 but the actual number is likely to be closer to... Billingham is a town just north of the River Tees, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, traditionally part of County Durham. ... York is a city within the geographical boundaries of North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... St Peters Campus The University of Sunderland is located in the City of Sunderland in North East England. ...

Opening and programming

It went on air at 5.00pm on 15 January 1959. The then prime minister Harold Macmillan was interviewed live on the opening night. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986), was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ...

The station is named after two of the region's three primary rivers. The other major river, the Wear (which runs between the Tyne and the Tees), was represented within the company's early signature tune "Three Rivers Fantasy", a specially commissioned work by noted composer and arranger Arthur Wilkinson. The River Wear (pronounced Wee-er) is a river in the North East of England. ... The Tyne looking west and upstream from the Newcastle bank towards the Gateshead Millennium Bridge The Tyne Bridge across the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. ... The Tees is a little river in Northern England. ... The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... Arthur Wilkinson (b. ...

Tyne Tees Television's flagship regional programme is North East Tonight, a local news programme broadcast at 6.00pm. Although Tyne Tees Television is not a prolific contributor to ITV's network programming, it has produced a range of popular shows, such as adaptations of Catherine Cookson novels for ITV and the 100 Greatest... series of clip shows for Channel 4. Previously, it made Face The Press, Crosswits and Supergran, among others, for ITV. A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... North East Tonight is the flagship news programme from Tyne Tees Television. ... Dame Catherine Ann Cookson DBE OBE (June 27, 1906 - June 11, 1998) was an English novelist. ... Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Supergran was a childrens television programme about a grandmother with super powers. ...

The architecture of the public entrance to the City Road complex gave music show The Tube its title. The Tube was an innovative United Kingdom pop/rock music television programme which ran which ran for 5 series, from 1982 until 1987 plus numerous specials including one at the Millennium. ...

Mergers and branding

The Tube at the City Road complex

On 1 January 1974, Tyne Tees Television merged with its neighbour, Yorkshire Television, to form Trident Television Limited. 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. From 1 January 1993, Yorkshire Television and Tyne Tees broadcast all regional programmes simultaneously. Some programmes had been shown at differing paces within the two regions, notably acquired Australian programmes such as The Young Doctors and the regionally-transmitted quiz show Blockbusters. Yorkshire viewers had to skip over 200 episodes of The Young Doctors to screen the same episodes as Tyne Tees, and similarly Tyne Tees had to skip a considerable number of editions of Blockbusters. Tyne Tees were extremely generous by mailing out VHS copies of the programme to the young contestants from the Tyne Tees region, whose particular editions were eventually not transmitted in this region. The Tube entrance, Tyne Tees Television; image created by John-Paul Stephenson, January 1999 File links The following pages link to this file: Tyne Tees Television The Tube (TV series) Categories: User-created public domain images ... The Tube entrance, Tyne Tees Television; image created by John-Paul Stephenson, January 1999 File links The following pages link to this file: Tyne Tees Television The Tube (TV series) Categories: User-created public domain images ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Yorkshire Television Limited is the ITV contractor for Yorkshire, England, and the surrounding areas. ... Trident Television Limited was a British holding company with broadcasting interests. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Young Doctors was an Australian, early evening soap opera. ... A game in progress on the British Bob Holness-hosted version of Blockbusters. ...

On 16 March 1996, the continuity studios in Newcastle were closed, with continuity being centralised in Leeds. Later that year Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television made the controversial move of dual branding its stations as "Channel 3". (Channel 3 was, for a time, the 'official' name for ITV, but was not used by other stations.) Tyne Tees Television was forced to use the rather long-winded name "Channel 3 North East - Tyne Tees Television". The famous "TTTV" logo was dropped in favour of a large '3'. The name "Tyne Tees Television" was only seen in small letters at the bottom of the screen. Its neighbour, Yorkshire Television, was allowed to keep its own logo alongside the '3', but Tyne Tees was not. The new branding was launched on 2 September 1996. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 1997, Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television plc was acquired by Granada Group plc (now ITV plc). One of Granada's first moves was to scrap the-often derided Channel 3 branding. The "TTTV" logo returned to television screens in a new form on 9 March 1998. However, dual branding with the "ITV" name was introduced a year later. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

On 28 October 2002, Tyne Tees Television was rebranded as ITV1 Tyne Tees. The name "Tyne Tees" only appears before regional programmes; the rest of the time, only the name "ITV1" is shown. The Tyne Tees logo continued to appear after its own programmes, accompanied by a small Granada logo to identify its parent company. However, on 1 November 2004, this was replaced with a new Granada endcap, with the words 'A Granada Tyne Tees Production'. October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 9 February 2005, OFCOM issued a proposed timetable for ending analogue terrestrial television transmissions, as part of the switchover to digital television. 2012 is the target year for Tyne Tees. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Ofcom was designed to be a super regulator, required in an age where many media platforms are converging. ... 2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 27 July 2006, it was announced that Tyne Tees was to take over the relay transmitter at Berwick-upon-Tweed from its neighbour, ITV Border, in connection with that station's switchover to digital broadcasting. This means that Berwick will now go digital in 2011 along with the rest of the Tyne Tees region. [2] Tyne Tees took over the Berwick transmitter with effect from 13 December, 2006. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, situated on the east coast on the mouth of the river Tweed. ... Border Television logo, 1993-1998 Border Television is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland, and also the Crown Dependency of Isle of Man. ... 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Names used

Company names:

• Tyne Tees Television Limited (1959-present)
• Trident Television Limited (1970s-31 December 1981) - parent company
• Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television plc (1995-present) - parent company

On-air names: Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Tyne Tees (1959-1996, 1998-2002, although still used inconsistently 1996-1998 and 2002-2005)
• Channel 3 North East (1996-1998)
• ITV1 Tyne Tees (2005-)

Initials used: 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

• TTT (1959-1970) and used on the local pages of ORACLE Teletext until 1992.
• TTTV (1970-2002, although still used inconsistently afterwards)

Nicknames used: 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... ORACLE (Optional Reception of Announcements by Coded Line Electronics) was a commercial teletext service broadcast on ITV and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1992. ...

• Tees (1959-present, still used by viewers and (rarely) used on air until about 1996)

Start-up announcements:

• This is Tyne Tees Television, broadcasting to North-East England, and the North Riding of Yorkshire, from the Burnhope, Pontop Pike, Bilsdale, Whitby, & associated transmitters of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (Used up until 1974 when the North Riding of Yorkshire became The County of North Yorkshire)
• This is Tyne Tees Television, broadcasting to North-East England & North Yorkshire from the Burnhope, Pontop Pike & associated transmitters of the Independent Broadcasting Authority
• This is Tyne Tees Television, broadcasting to North-East England & North Yorkshire from the Pontop Pike, Bilsdale, Chatton & associated transmitters of the Independent Broadcasting Authority
• This is Tyne Tees Television, broadcasting to the North of England from the Pontop Pike, Bilsdale, & associated transmitters of the Independent Broadcasting Authority(Final announcement before the requirement was ended by the IBA in 1987).

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Notable Tyne Tees Television productions

• 100 Greatest... (for Channel 4)
• After They Were Famous... (now produced by Granada Yorkshire)
• Various Catherine Cookson dramas, including The Fifteen Streets and The Black Velvet Gown (the latter winning an International Emmy)
• Chain Letters
• Crosswits
• The Famous Five (1996 version - co-produced with a number of other companies including HTV)
• Ghost Train (Co-ordinated for ITV from London office)
• Firm Friends
• Finney
• Follow Your Nose
• Gilbert's Fridge
• Highway (co-ordinated for ITV from its London office)
• How Dare You
• Gimme 5
• Madabout
• Razamatazz
• The Roxy
• Supergran
• The Tube
• North East Tonight - hosted by Mike Neville until his illness in 2005 and retirement in 2006

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External links

• ITV Tyne Tees at itv.com
• TyneTees.TV
• Tyne Tees Logo Page (unofficial history site)
• SignPost (BSL translation provider, part of Tyne Tees)
• Animated Tyne Tees ident, 1959, from 625.uk.com (Requires Macromedia Flash version 4 or later).
• Animated Tyne Tees Ident (Colour) from 625.uk.com (Requires Macromedia Flash version 4 or later).
• Tyne Tees Television on TV Ark
• Digital switchover confusion is resolved - report on the switching of the Berwick relay transmitter to broadcast Tyne Tees