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This is a timeline of the history of [[Television South|TVS]].
== 1980s ==
* '''1980'''
** 28 December – The [[Independent Broadcasting Authority]] announces that TVS has been awarded the franchise to broadcast to southern England. It will replace [[Southern Television|Southern]] at the start of programmes on 1 January 1982.
* '''1981'''
** August – TVS purchases Southern’s studios but continues to use them until its franchise runs out at the end of the year, forcing TVS to operate out of [[Portakabin|Portakabins]] located in the car park.
* '''1982'''
** 1 January – [[Television South|TVS]] launches at 9:25 am.
** From day one, TVS produces a split version of its regional news magazine programme ''[[Coast to Coast (UK TV series)|Coast to Coast]]''
** Autumn TVS opens [[The Maidstone Studios]].
* '''1983'''
** 1 February – ITV’s breakfast television service [[TV-am]] launches.
* '''1984'''
** April – [[Whitbread]] acquires a 20% stake in TVS from European ferries, as the latter wished to concentrate its financial and management resources on the shipping and property sectors,<ref>Whitbread buys £6m TVS stake. By Derek Harris Commercial Editor. The Times, Thursday, 12 April 1984; pg. 18</ref>
** August – [[Greg Dyke]] is appointed as Director of Programmes.<ref>NEWS IN BRIEF: Ex TV-am editor gets new job The Guardian (1959–2003); 17 August 1984;</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> in a bid to rejuvenate the station. He started to move programming away from its original philosophy of niche arts and science programming, and began producing more entertainment programmes.
* '''1985'''
** 3 January – The last day of transmission using the [[405-line television system|405-lines]] system.
**TVS comes to an agreement with [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] to help to fill its schedules with domestically-produced programming while not having to increase its budget. This helps TVS to get more of its programmes onto the ITV network.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* '''1986'''
**TVS is heavily criticised companies by the [[Independent Broadcasting Authority|IBA]] over its programming. The criticism mainly concerns the Southampton editions of ''[[Coast to Coast (UK TV series)|Coast to Coast]]'' while issues were raised over the quality of TVS's drama and light entertainment output. Its education shows were 'too didactic' while its religious output was branded as having 'barely discernible religious content'. Dyke accepted the IBA criticism, but highlighted that TVS had already begun remedying the issues and faults, with a new editor for its Southampton news operation, and a new head of religious output was brought in, along with a controller of drama, a first for TVS. Once again, TVS expressed their concern about its relationship with the Big Five ITV stations, and how they controlled the channel's output.<ref>"ITV companies adjust their sets" By Higham, Nick The Observer; 2 November 1986;</ref>
** November – [[Whitbread]] sells its 20% stake in TVS.<ref>Whitbread buys £6m TVS stake. By Derek Harris Commercial Editor. The Times, Thursday, 12 April 1984; pg. 18</ref>
* '''1987'''
** April – [[Greg Dyke]] leaves TVS and returns to LWT.<ref>"Dyke off to LWT." Times London, England 10 Apr 1987,</ref>
** 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.
***To mark the occasion, TVS launches a new look to its presentation.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2Gd1k0c Ident Central: TVS 1987-1989]</ref>
**September – TVS begins broadcasting into the night and calls the service ''Late Night Late''.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2De95yY Ident Central: TVS Late Night Late]</ref>
* '''1988'''
** 20 June – TVS begins 24-hour broadcasting.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2De95yY Ident Central: TVS Late Night Late]</ref>> It simulcasts the service to [[Channel Television]].
** July – TVS buys American media company [[MTM Enterprises]].<ref>TV South reported to have bought US company Staff Reporter The Guardian (1959–2003); 1 July 1988;</ref>
** 12 December – TVS launches a nee region, providing viewers served by the [[Hannington transmitting station]] with a more localised news service as an opt-out from regional news magazine programme ''[[Coast to Coast (UK TV series)|Coast to Coast]]''
* '''1989'''
** 13 February – For the first time ITV starts broadcasting a [[ITV Weather|national weather forecast]]. Previously TVS had aired its own regional weather forecast which they had broadcast at the end of their local news programmes and at closedown.
** 1 September – On the day that ITV launches its major new look, TVS chooses to refresh its own presentation rather than using the TVS version of the new ITV ident.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2GdQtTr Ident Central: TVS 1989-1992]</ref>
== 1990s ==
* '''1990'''
** No events.
* '''1991'''
** 16 October – The [[Independent Television Commission|ITC]] announces that TVS has lost its licence. It looses out to [[ITV Meridian|Meridian Broadcasting]]. Meridian had tabled a lower bid but the ITC awarded the licence because it felt that TVS’s bid of £59 million was too high.<ref>TVS's £54m bid 'threatens profits'.Melinda Wittstock, Media Correspondent. The Times, Tuesday, 6 August 1991.</ref> Meridian Broadcasting was the second highest of the other three applicants and was awarded the licence with a bid of £36 million per year.
* '''1992'''
** 31 December – At just before midnight, TVS stops broadcasting as after the chimes of Big Ben, the new licensee, [[ITV Meridian|Meridian Broadcasting]] takes over as franchise holder for southern England.
* '''1993'''
** 1 February – [[International Family Entertainment Inc.]] purchases TVS and uses the TVS archies to help launch [[Challenge (TV channel)|The Family Channel]] the following September.
== See also ==
* [[History of ITV]]
* [[History of ITV television idents]]
* [[Timeline of ITV]]
==References==
[[Category:History of ITV]]
[[Category:Culture-related timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:United Kingdom media timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:History of television in the United Kingdom|TVS]]
[[Category:British history timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:Years in British television|TVS]]
[[Category:United Kingdom television timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:Company timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:ITV timelines|TVS]]
== 1980s ==
* '''1980'''
** 28 December – The [[Independent Broadcasting Authority]] announces that TVS has been awarded the franchise to broadcast to southern England. It will replace [[Southern Television|Southern]] at the start of programmes on 1 January 1982.
* '''1981'''
** August – TVS purchases Southern’s studios but continues to use them until its franchise runs out at the end of the year, forcing TVS to operate out of [[Portakabin|Portakabins]] located in the car park.
* '''1982'''
** 1 January – [[Television South|TVS]] launches at 9:25 am.
** From day one, TVS produces a split version of its regional news magazine programme ''[[Coast to Coast (UK TV series)|Coast to Coast]]''
** Autumn TVS opens [[The Maidstone Studios]].
* '''1983'''
** 1 February – ITV’s breakfast television service [[TV-am]] launches.
* '''1984'''
** April – [[Whitbread]] acquires a 20% stake in TVS from European ferries, as the latter wished to concentrate its financial and management resources on the shipping and property sectors,<ref>Whitbread buys £6m TVS stake. By Derek Harris Commercial Editor. The Times, Thursday, 12 April 1984; pg. 18</ref>
** August – [[Greg Dyke]] is appointed as Director of Programmes.<ref>NEWS IN BRIEF: Ex TV-am editor gets new job The Guardian (1959–2003); 17 August 1984;</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> in a bid to rejuvenate the station. He started to move programming away from its original philosophy of niche arts and science programming, and began producing more entertainment programmes.
* '''1985'''
** 3 January – The last day of transmission using the [[405-line television system|405-lines]] system.
**TVS comes to an agreement with [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] to help to fill its schedules with domestically-produced programming while not having to increase its budget. This helps TVS to get more of its programmes onto the ITV network.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* '''1986'''
**TVS is heavily criticised companies by the [[Independent Broadcasting Authority|IBA]] over its programming. The criticism mainly concerns the Southampton editions of ''[[Coast to Coast (UK TV series)|Coast to Coast]]'' while issues were raised over the quality of TVS's drama and light entertainment output. Its education shows were 'too didactic' while its religious output was branded as having 'barely discernible religious content'. Dyke accepted the IBA criticism, but highlighted that TVS had already begun remedying the issues and faults, with a new editor for its Southampton news operation, and a new head of religious output was brought in, along with a controller of drama, a first for TVS. Once again, TVS expressed their concern about its relationship with the Big Five ITV stations, and how they controlled the channel's output.<ref>"ITV companies adjust their sets" By Higham, Nick The Observer; 2 November 1986;</ref>
** November – [[Whitbread]] sells its 20% stake in TVS.<ref>Whitbread buys £6m TVS stake. By Derek Harris Commercial Editor. The Times, Thursday, 12 April 1984; pg. 18</ref>
* '''1987'''
** April – [[Greg Dyke]] leaves TVS and returns to LWT.<ref>"Dyke off to LWT." Times London, England 10 Apr 1987,</ref>
** 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.
***To mark the occasion, TVS launches a new look to its presentation.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2Gd1k0c Ident Central: TVS 1987-1989]</ref>
**September – TVS begins broadcasting into the night and calls the service ''Late Night Late''.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2De95yY Ident Central: TVS Late Night Late]</ref>
* '''1988'''
** 20 June – TVS begins 24-hour broadcasting.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2De95yY Ident Central: TVS Late Night Late]</ref>> It simulcasts the service to [[Channel Television]].
** July – TVS buys American media company [[MTM Enterprises]].<ref>TV South reported to have bought US company Staff Reporter The Guardian (1959–2003); 1 July 1988;</ref>
** 12 December – TVS launches a nee region, providing viewers served by the [[Hannington transmitting station]] with a more localised news service as an opt-out from regional news magazine programme ''[[Coast to Coast (UK TV series)|Coast to Coast]]''
* '''1989'''
** 13 February – For the first time ITV starts broadcasting a [[ITV Weather|national weather forecast]]. Previously TVS had aired its own regional weather forecast which they had broadcast at the end of their local news programmes and at closedown.
** 1 September – On the day that ITV launches its major new look, TVS chooses to refresh its own presentation rather than using the TVS version of the new ITV ident.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2GdQtTr Ident Central: TVS 1989-1992]</ref>
== 1990s ==
* '''1990'''
** No events.
* '''1991'''
** 16 October – The [[Independent Television Commission|ITC]] announces that TVS has lost its licence. It looses out to [[ITV Meridian|Meridian Broadcasting]]. Meridian had tabled a lower bid but the ITC awarded the licence because it felt that TVS’s bid of £59 million was too high.<ref>TVS's £54m bid 'threatens profits'.Melinda Wittstock, Media Correspondent. The Times, Tuesday, 6 August 1991.</ref> Meridian Broadcasting was the second highest of the other three applicants and was awarded the licence with a bid of £36 million per year.
* '''1992'''
** 31 December – At just before midnight, TVS stops broadcasting as after the chimes of Big Ben, the new licensee, [[ITV Meridian|Meridian Broadcasting]] takes over as franchise holder for southern England.
* '''1993'''
** 1 February – [[International Family Entertainment Inc.]] purchases TVS and uses the TVS archies to help launch [[Challenge (TV channel)|The Family Channel]] the following September.
== See also ==
* [[History of ITV]]
* [[History of ITV television idents]]
* [[Timeline of ITV]]
==References==
[[Category:History of ITV]]
[[Category:Culture-related timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:United Kingdom media timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:History of television in the United Kingdom|TVS]]
[[Category:British history timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:Years in British television|TVS]]
[[Category:United Kingdom television timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:Company timelines|TVS]]
[[Category:ITV timelines|TVS]]
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