So sad to see this, I felt sorry for TVS not gaining the recognition it deserves after 11 years working from the early days without a certain TV installation only the small studios of Southern, ... And Thames personally my favorite actually broke my heart to see they leave just thinking of all the great shows they did Magpie, Rainbow, Mr Bean ... It leaves me with tears in my eyes so much effort in so many years so that in the end ITV cancel the franchise very sad

One of the darkest nights in television...

ones which started with the letter T came to an end THAMES TVS TSW & TV AM. Thames closing down was the worst as they made some the best shows for ITV so miss these days of when TV was proper unlike the crap these days. Carlton were bloody crooks as they destroyed Central (another awesome company), HTV and Westcountry TV.

@essvee86

8 жыл бұрын

+Raj Nirvan All because of a woman whose last name started with the letter T, Thatcher.

@97channel

7 жыл бұрын

...Who was leader of the *Tories.* ...Lived at number *Ten.*

@wmbrown6

4 жыл бұрын

@@97channel - And as Benny Hill would have said, was a *Twit*.

@pak8606

2 жыл бұрын

The only T to survive was Tyne Tees, even they merged with Yorkshire

Rediffusion Television, ABC Television, Thames Television. For 37 years, we have been proud to serve the London ITV region.

@lianas7970

7 жыл бұрын

I saw that caption too! Paused the video and gave it a read. Shame that this is how it all went down. It has never been the same since :/

@MondySpartan

6 жыл бұрын

Thames. A Talent for Television.

@entertain1048

4 жыл бұрын

Incorrect it's is 37 years.

@MrSean64

2 жыл бұрын

@@entertain1048 I fixed it.

The scandalous loss of Thames TV was down to Thatcher's political spite.

TVam studios became MTV studios.

The old Tvam building is the now the MTV building and has been since TVam closed down.

@brucedanton3669

Жыл бұрын

Of course when some of the companies changed in the ITV franchise rounds then or before, they bought out the old ones studios and so on too. TVS bought Southern's studios in Southampton, and then later went to Meridian. TSW bought Westward's studios in Plymouth, although Westcountry did not buy them from them then. Carlton did not buy Thames' old studios but had other ones, later sharing LWT's studios. ATV had studios which then became Central's later on too. TV-am was not taken on by GMTV/Sunrise as they too had their own studios, the same as the ones Carlton then had with LWT's later on too.

I remember this clip! Its interesting to see this kind of thing happening again too, first the regional names went (eg, HTV West became ITV West) and now ITV West is apparently to go into a super region with ITV Westcontry (formally Westcontry TV)...old news but still current in some forms! Funny to see a frequent customer at where i work in the news too... (the bloke who plays the PM in little Britain)!

Nowdays morning shows are not good like this gem was.

The ITV Franchises changes and merger of intervisual Regional ITV companies was the start of a new chapter for ITV as we know it Carlton and Granada bought out all the Regional companies and one company was put out of Business was Grampian television which was merge with Scottish television which became STV, The merge had to keep up with the times to be able to compete against BSKYB/BBC to save them going broke from the recent ITV Digital Collapse in 2004.

Doesn’t mention that Oracle ended that night too.

@brucedanton3669

Жыл бұрын

No it does not too oddly? The way Oracle too ended only to be replaced with the not so wonderful in comparison Teletext was an odd decision too! Odder too really was the fact of course that teletext was the generic name/title for the service, including of course too Ceefax on the BBC; and the short lived Prestel service that was run by the Post Office at one point in time also too.

@brucedanton3669

Жыл бұрын

And thank you there of course so too.

If I were Thames, I'd have pullled a Granada and threatened to sell my programmes to Sky. I personally dislike Sky the company, but Granada kept their franchise, and they kept financially stable...though it did nationalise ITV...so...double edged sword.

@alex-xz2dm

4 жыл бұрын

at t lost my girls to sky h in 1997 kl sr at sky xxxx

@kylepadilla7022

3 жыл бұрын

Smart

@iloveusa1

3 жыл бұрын

And what will you do with that controversial documentary?

@williamg209two

2 жыл бұрын

i mean granada was against merseyside tv who bid high but had 0 experience and had ony made 1 good program ever

The 1990 Broadcasting Act, a bad piece of legislation and one that would change the ITV / ILR landscape forever with several casualties in the fallout.

It was worst decision in the history of commercial TV tvam and Thames should not lost there franchise at all

@sillygoose635

5 жыл бұрын

Richard Sharpe Same for TVS.

@pak8606

2 жыл бұрын

And TSW

I have heard that 19 years on since TV-am vanished from our screens their studios are being redeveloped into offices

it was very sad day for viewers 😢

TV am building has knocked down to make way a huge office or Luxury flat apartments

-1990 Broadcasting Act:the first punch -Carlton takes the Midlands and Southwest:the second punch -Carlton:Says to ITC unified the idents in all UK:the third -ITV terminated LWT follow Stern orders:4 -Granada and Carlton merge and found the ITV plc:5 -Granada take over Carlton and your studios and send to USA,meanwhile Granada takes the ITV for her and send the studios for Australia for nothing reason: Bloody damn,how many punches the ITV Network receves to learn??

It must have been odd at the time for all the old ITV companies to wrap up knowing that they would not be on the following/next day too. Although you could say for the new companies then starting from scratch too.

@eszettfromhell Getting rid of Thames is why TV-am was axed at the beginning of 1993 (and IS why TVS closed as well).

Do you have the trailer for the London News Network that featured the song 'I'll Be Watching You'? Looks like its Sonia Ruseler presenting the news.

TVPM 1986-2008

1992, British TV's Night Of The Long Knives...

TVAM and Thames TV To GM-TV And Carlton

@julianhanc8272

3 жыл бұрын

Also TSW and TVS to Westcountry and Meridian

Boo!!!! Thames was THE BEST!! It's been downhill ever since

@richardsharpe2966

7 жыл бұрын

I agree with that

@robertcomer2767

4 жыл бұрын

But while I whole heartly agree with, looking back at it now (and I now times have changed), some of Thames output was beyond racist and treated as comedy.

BOOO! TV AM THAMES TVS TSW IS THE BETS

This was the night the true ITV died. ITV today is a joke!

@sillygoose635

4 жыл бұрын

no it's not.

@MrThecarebear

4 жыл бұрын

@@sillygoose635 Yes it is.

@sillygoose635

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrThecarebear no it's not.

@Joyousmicor

3 жыл бұрын

@@sillygoose635 Yes, it is, you hater of old ITV era (when Thames was alive)

@sillygoose635

3 жыл бұрын

@@Joyousmicor no, it's not, and I'm not.

Maybe all the ex employees can get together when Baron Thatcher drops dead and send a wreath saying 'It couldn't happen to a nicer person'.

I hated GMTV and that knobend Eamon Holmes!!

the video is out of sync.