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This is a timeline of the history of [[Yorkshire Television]].
==1950s==
* '''1959'''
** 3 May – Anglia Television starts broadcasting.
== 1960s ==
* '''1960'''
** May – ''[[About Anglia]]'' launches as a twice-weekly programme accompanying the 10-minute regional evening news bulletin on weekdays. Its success prompted it to be extended to four nights a week the following September and then, every weeknight.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2SszC5g Dinosaurs - Anglia Television]</ref>
* '''1961-1967'''
**No events.
* '''1968'''
** August – A technicians strike forces ITV off the air for several weeks although management manage to launch a temporary [[ITV Emergency National Service]] with no regional variations.
* '''1969'''
** June – Anglia begins talks with [[Yorkshire Television]] about a cost cutting exercise by sharing equipment and facilities. Neither company planned joint productions or a merger. The reason to form an association was purely down to the costs of the increased levy on the companies' advertising revenue by the government, and the cost of colour TV. The ITA stated there was no reason why the companies should not have talks about sensible economies that could be made, but would examine all details before any association were to be implemented.<ref>Yorkshire, Anglia in TV link talks.BY BROADCASTING CORRESPONDENT. ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, 7 June 1969</ref>
**November – The [[Anglia knight]] ident is remade with constant lighting with the knight constantly rotating on a turntable – a longer version of the ident was used at the start of the day's transmission until the mid 1980s.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2Gn7ji6 Ident Central: Anglia Television 1959-1988]</ref>
== 1970s ==
* '''1970'''
**January – A warning is given that regionalism would be abandoned and a forced merger between Yorkshire television and Anglia Television would happen unless the chancellor reduced the levy applied on advertising revenues,<ref>TV crisis may force mergers.By DAVID WOOD ''The Times'', Thursday, 1 January 1970;</ref> which the government agreed to a few months later.
**October – Anglia starts broadcasting in colour.
* '''1971'''
** No events.
* '''1972'''
** 16 October – Following a law change which removed all restrictions on broadcasting hours, ITV is able to launch an afternoon service.
* '''1973'''
** No events.
* '''1974'''
** 1 January – Following the 1974 franchise round, the [[Belmont transmitting station|Belmont transmitter]] in [[Lincolnshire]] is switched from [[Anglia Television]] to [[Yorkshire Television]].
* '''1975'''
** No events.
* '''1976'''
** No events.
* '''1977'''
** No events.
* '''1978'''
** No events.
* '''1979'''
** 10 August – The ten week [[ITV strike]] forces Anglia Television off the air. The strike ends on 24 October.
== 1980s ==
* '''1980'''
** 28 December – The ITA announces the new contractors to commence on 1 January 1982 and Anglia Television is re-awarded its licence. However there had been a challenger from East of England TV.<ref>Starter's orders for the great ITV stakes The Guardian (1959–2003); 10 May 1980</ref>
* '''1981'''
** No events.
* '''1982'''
** 1 January – The IBA bowes to public pressure from 70,000 viewers around northern parts of Norfolk who were served by Yorkshire Television via the [[Belmont]] transmitter; many of the viewers had gone to "considerable trouble and expense" to receive Anglia Television. Three new low powered relay stations were built, allowing easier access to Anglia transmissions.<ref>ITV's framework for survival in the eighties: Expectations of a harsh ... The Guardian, 25 January 1980.</ref>
* '''1983'''
** 1 February – ITV’s breakfast television service [[TV-am]] launches. Consequently, Anglia’s broadcast day now begins at 9:25 am.
* '''1984'''
** No events.
* '''1985'''
** 3 January – The last day of transmission using the [[405-line television system|405-lines]] system.
* '''1986'''
** No events.
* '''1987'''
** August – [[Anglia Television|Anglia]] begins 24-hour transmissions.
** 7 September – Following the transfer of [[ITV Schools]] to Channel 4, ITV provides a full morning programme schedule, with advertising, for the first time. The new service includes regular five-minute national and regional news bulletins.
* '''1988'''
** 21 March – The [[Anglia knight|silver statue of a knight on horseback]] ident is consigned to history, having even sued as Anglia’s ident since the station went on air 29 years earlier. It is replaced by a new identity a quasi-heraldic stylised 'A' made of triangles, designed by Robinson [[Lambie-Nairn]] at a cost of £500,000.<ref>(Norfolk) Evening Star. Tuesday 22 March 1988 "Exit the knight who has had his day..."</ref> ''[[About Anglia]]'' is also given a new look to co-inside with the ident change.
* '''1989'''
** 13 February – For the first time ITV starts broadcasting a [[ITV Weather|national weather forecast]]. Previously weather bulletins had been local with Anglia providing its own regional weather forecast at the end of their local news programmes and at closedown.
** 1 September – ITV introduces its first official logo as part of an attempt to unify the network under one image whilst retaining regional identity. Anglia does not adopt the logo and continues to use the ident it introduced the previous year.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2StRg8A Ident Central: ITV 1989-1998 idents]</ref>
== 1990s ==
* '''1990'''
** 9 July – ''[[About Anglia]]'' ends and is replaced by ''[[ITV News Anglia|Anglia News]]''. The change sees Anglia produce two separate news services - '''East''' ([[Norfolk]], [[Suffolk]] and [[Essex]]), and '''West''' ([[Cambridgeshire]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[Bedfordshire]], northern [[Hertfordshire]], northern [[Buckinghamshire]], southern [[Lincolnshire]], southern [[Rutland]] and a small part of southern [[Leicestershire]]).
* '''1991'''
** 1 September – Anglia’s Through The Night service ends when it is replaced with the generic service from London.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2GkW2il Ident Central: Anglia television: Through The Night]</ref>
** 16 October – The [[Independent Television Commission]] announces the results of the franchise round. Anglia Television is re-awarded its licence having bid £17.8 million to see off two rival bidders.
* '''1992'''
** No events.
* '''1993'''
** Anglia forges a partnership with American pay-TV network [[HBO]], owned by [[Time Warner]]. Under this arrangement, Anglia acquired half-ownership in Citadel, an HBO production subsidiary; Time Warner subsequently acquired 50 percent of Itel, Anglia's distribution unit. In addition, a new company was formed: Anglia Television Entertainment, 51% owned by Anglia and 49% owned by HBO.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* '''1994'''
** Anglia Television is bought by MAI (owners of [[Meridian Broadcasting]]).<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> who merged with United Newspapers to form [[United News and Media]].
* '''1995'''
** No events.
* '''1996'''
** No events.
* '''1997'''
** No events.
* '''1998'''
** 15 November – The public launch of digital terrestrial TV in the UK takes place.
* '''1999'''
** 8 November – A [[History of ITV television idents#October 1998 – October 2002|new, hearts-based on-air look]] is introduced. Anglia adopts the look which features the stylised "A" – albeit in a square rather than a flag.
== 2000s ==
* '''2000'''
** No events.
* '''2001'''
** 11 August – Following ITV’s relaunch of OnDigital as [[ITV Digital]], ITV is renamed [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV1]].
* '''2002'''
** 28 October – On-air regional identities are dropped apart from when introducing regional programmes and Anglia is renamed ITV1 Anglia.
* '''2003'''
** September – ''[[Anglia News]]'' is renamed ''Anglia News Tonight''.
* '''2004'''
** January – The final two remaining English ITV companies, Carlton and Granada, merge to create a single England and Wales ITV company called [[ITV plc]].
** February – ''Anglia News Tonight'' is renamed ''Anglia Tonight''.
*'''2005'''
** No events.
* '''2006'''
** November – The ITV1 Anglia branding, still seen before some regional programming, is discontinued.
* '''2007'''
** No events.
* '''2008'''
** No events.
* '''2009'''
** February – ITV makes major cutbacks to its regional broadcasts in England and the two sub-regional news programmes are merged into a pan-regional programme although more localised news continues to be broadcast as a brief opt-out during the early evening programme, and with the exception of a monthly political programme, all non-news regional programming in the English regions ends.
* '''2010'''
** No events.
* '''2011'''
** No events.
* '''2012'''
** No events.
* '''2013'''
** 14 January – ''Anglia Tonight'' is renamed ''[[ITV News Anglia]]''.<ref>[http://bit.ly/V54BBD ITV launches rebrand on air and online], itv.com, 14 January 2013.</ref>
** 16 September – Sub-regional news coverage is re-introduced and the weekday daytime, late evening and weekend bulletins as well as 20 minutes of the 6pm programme are once again more localised.
== See also ==
* [[History of ITV]]
* [[History of ITV television idents]]
* [[Timeline of ITV]]
==References==
[[Category:History of ITV]]
[[Category:Culture-related timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:United Kingdom media timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:History of television in the United Kingdom|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:British history timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:Years in British television|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:United Kingdom television timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:Company timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:ITV timelines|Anglia Television]]
==1950s==
* '''1959'''
** 3 May – Anglia Television starts broadcasting.
== 1960s ==
* '''1960'''
** May – ''[[About Anglia]]'' launches as a twice-weekly programme accompanying the 10-minute regional evening news bulletin on weekdays. Its success prompted it to be extended to four nights a week the following September and then, every weeknight.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2SszC5g Dinosaurs - Anglia Television]</ref>
* '''1961-1967'''
**No events.
* '''1968'''
** August – A technicians strike forces ITV off the air for several weeks although management manage to launch a temporary [[ITV Emergency National Service]] with no regional variations.
* '''1969'''
** June – Anglia begins talks with [[Yorkshire Television]] about a cost cutting exercise by sharing equipment and facilities. Neither company planned joint productions or a merger. The reason to form an association was purely down to the costs of the increased levy on the companies' advertising revenue by the government, and the cost of colour TV. The ITA stated there was no reason why the companies should not have talks about sensible economies that could be made, but would examine all details before any association were to be implemented.<ref>Yorkshire, Anglia in TV link talks.BY BROADCASTING CORRESPONDENT. ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, 7 June 1969</ref>
**November – The [[Anglia knight]] ident is remade with constant lighting with the knight constantly rotating on a turntable – a longer version of the ident was used at the start of the day's transmission until the mid 1980s.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2Gn7ji6 Ident Central: Anglia Television 1959-1988]</ref>
== 1970s ==
* '''1970'''
**January – A warning is given that regionalism would be abandoned and a forced merger between Yorkshire television and Anglia Television would happen unless the chancellor reduced the levy applied on advertising revenues,<ref>TV crisis may force mergers.By DAVID WOOD ''The Times'', Thursday, 1 January 1970;</ref> which the government agreed to a few months later.
**October – Anglia starts broadcasting in colour.
* '''1971'''
** No events.
* '''1972'''
** 16 October – Following a law change which removed all restrictions on broadcasting hours, ITV is able to launch an afternoon service.
* '''1973'''
** No events.
* '''1974'''
** 1 January – Following the 1974 franchise round, the [[Belmont transmitting station|Belmont transmitter]] in [[Lincolnshire]] is switched from [[Anglia Television]] to [[Yorkshire Television]].
* '''1975'''
** No events.
* '''1976'''
** No events.
* '''1977'''
** No events.
* '''1978'''
** No events.
* '''1979'''
** 10 August – The ten week [[ITV strike]] forces Anglia Television off the air. The strike ends on 24 October.
== 1980s ==
* '''1980'''
** 28 December – The ITA announces the new contractors to commence on 1 January 1982 and Anglia Television is re-awarded its licence. However there had been a challenger from East of England TV.<ref>Starter's orders for the great ITV stakes The Guardian (1959–2003); 10 May 1980</ref>
* '''1981'''
** No events.
* '''1982'''
** 1 January – The IBA bowes to public pressure from 70,000 viewers around northern parts of Norfolk who were served by Yorkshire Television via the [[Belmont]] transmitter; many of the viewers had gone to "considerable trouble and expense" to receive Anglia Television. Three new low powered relay stations were built, allowing easier access to Anglia transmissions.<ref>ITV's framework for survival in the eighties: Expectations of a harsh ... The Guardian, 25 January 1980.</ref>
* '''1983'''
** 1 February – ITV’s breakfast television service [[TV-am]] launches. Consequently, Anglia’s broadcast day now begins at 9:25 am.
* '''1984'''
** No events.
* '''1985'''
** 3 January – The last day of transmission using the [[405-line television system|405-lines]] system.
* '''1986'''
** No events.
* '''1987'''
** August – [[Anglia Television|Anglia]] begins 24-hour transmissions.
** 7 September – Following the transfer of [[ITV Schools]] to Channel 4, ITV provides a full morning programme schedule, with advertising, for the first time. The new service includes regular five-minute national and regional news bulletins.
* '''1988'''
** 21 March – The [[Anglia knight|silver statue of a knight on horseback]] ident is consigned to history, having even sued as Anglia’s ident since the station went on air 29 years earlier. It is replaced by a new identity a quasi-heraldic stylised 'A' made of triangles, designed by Robinson [[Lambie-Nairn]] at a cost of £500,000.<ref>(Norfolk) Evening Star. Tuesday 22 March 1988 "Exit the knight who has had his day..."</ref> ''[[About Anglia]]'' is also given a new look to co-inside with the ident change.
* '''1989'''
** 13 February – For the first time ITV starts broadcasting a [[ITV Weather|national weather forecast]]. Previously weather bulletins had been local with Anglia providing its own regional weather forecast at the end of their local news programmes and at closedown.
** 1 September – ITV introduces its first official logo as part of an attempt to unify the network under one image whilst retaining regional identity. Anglia does not adopt the logo and continues to use the ident it introduced the previous year.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2StRg8A Ident Central: ITV 1989-1998 idents]</ref>
== 1990s ==
* '''1990'''
** 9 July – ''[[About Anglia]]'' ends and is replaced by ''[[ITV News Anglia|Anglia News]]''. The change sees Anglia produce two separate news services - '''East''' ([[Norfolk]], [[Suffolk]] and [[Essex]]), and '''West''' ([[Cambridgeshire]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[Bedfordshire]], northern [[Hertfordshire]], northern [[Buckinghamshire]], southern [[Lincolnshire]], southern [[Rutland]] and a small part of southern [[Leicestershire]]).
* '''1991'''
** 1 September – Anglia’s Through The Night service ends when it is replaced with the generic service from London.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2GkW2il Ident Central: Anglia television: Through The Night]</ref>
** 16 October – The [[Independent Television Commission]] announces the results of the franchise round. Anglia Television is re-awarded its licence having bid £17.8 million to see off two rival bidders.
* '''1992'''
** No events.
* '''1993'''
** Anglia forges a partnership with American pay-TV network [[HBO]], owned by [[Time Warner]]. Under this arrangement, Anglia acquired half-ownership in Citadel, an HBO production subsidiary; Time Warner subsequently acquired 50 percent of Itel, Anglia's distribution unit. In addition, a new company was formed: Anglia Television Entertainment, 51% owned by Anglia and 49% owned by HBO.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* '''1994'''
** Anglia Television is bought by MAI (owners of [[Meridian Broadcasting]]).<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> who merged with United Newspapers to form [[United News and Media]].
* '''1995'''
** No events.
* '''1996'''
** No events.
* '''1997'''
** No events.
* '''1998'''
** 15 November – The public launch of digital terrestrial TV in the UK takes place.
* '''1999'''
** 8 November – A [[History of ITV television idents#October 1998 – October 2002|new, hearts-based on-air look]] is introduced. Anglia adopts the look which features the stylised "A" – albeit in a square rather than a flag.
== 2000s ==
* '''2000'''
** No events.
* '''2001'''
** 11 August – Following ITV’s relaunch of OnDigital as [[ITV Digital]], ITV is renamed [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV1]].
* '''2002'''
** 28 October – On-air regional identities are dropped apart from when introducing regional programmes and Anglia is renamed ITV1 Anglia.
* '''2003'''
** September – ''[[Anglia News]]'' is renamed ''Anglia News Tonight''.
* '''2004'''
** January – The final two remaining English ITV companies, Carlton and Granada, merge to create a single England and Wales ITV company called [[ITV plc]].
** February – ''Anglia News Tonight'' is renamed ''Anglia Tonight''.
*'''2005'''
** No events.
* '''2006'''
** November – The ITV1 Anglia branding, still seen before some regional programming, is discontinued.
* '''2007'''
** No events.
* '''2008'''
** No events.
* '''2009'''
** February – ITV makes major cutbacks to its regional broadcasts in England and the two sub-regional news programmes are merged into a pan-regional programme although more localised news continues to be broadcast as a brief opt-out during the early evening programme, and with the exception of a monthly political programme, all non-news regional programming in the English regions ends.
* '''2010'''
** No events.
* '''2011'''
** No events.
* '''2012'''
** No events.
* '''2013'''
** 14 January – ''Anglia Tonight'' is renamed ''[[ITV News Anglia]]''.<ref>[http://bit.ly/V54BBD ITV launches rebrand on air and online], itv.com, 14 January 2013.</ref>
** 16 September – Sub-regional news coverage is re-introduced and the weekday daytime, late evening and weekend bulletins as well as 20 minutes of the 6pm programme are once again more localised.
== See also ==
* [[History of ITV]]
* [[History of ITV television idents]]
* [[Timeline of ITV]]
==References==
[[Category:History of ITV]]
[[Category:Culture-related timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:United Kingdom media timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:History of television in the United Kingdom|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:British history timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:Years in British television|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:United Kingdom television timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:Company timelines|Anglia Television]]
[[Category:ITV timelines|Anglia Television]]
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