'I'd like peace in Yugoslavia... and I would like Disneyland in England'. XD Well, she got her priorities right at least.

At least to Meridian's credit, their first day wasn't as hopelessly tacky as Carlton's or Westcountry's.

Sadly there is little point in travelling South now to wath the telly anyway! ITV1 is the same throughout the UK now. Most of the individual regions identities have long since faded away. Sad, but true. Thank you for taking the tme to comment.

1:33 That scream, though.

Happy 30th Anniversary, Meridian!

Good Luck Meridian! (I've waited twenty-five years to say that.)

I hardly heard much of what Thrower was saying as the bells were drowning her voice out. I heard that the TVS technicians had messed with the sound when the first Meridian programme was on, something that was never proven, and besides, I very much doubt that the TVS staff were capable to do that after the changeover at midnight as they would no longer have any rights on the air. The programme is not bad compared to Carlton New Year. It does have a positive and optimistic feel for 1993.

Must've been a cold night given the steam coming out of Debbie Thrower's mouth when she spoke.

@TCDL11

2 жыл бұрын

It was -2 that night. But Debbie Throwup wasn't complaining. 😃

Quite an interesting start. It's a region I've never travelled to.

2:29 sorry little one but Disneyland theme park doesn’t exist in the UK yet.

Meridian is still around..........but it's only mentioned in local news and weather bulletins

@MondySpartan

6 жыл бұрын

So does other regions such as Yorkshire, Tyne Tees and Westcountry/West Country

@Joyousmicor

6 жыл бұрын

TehMondasianSpartan No, Yorkshire is still producing some programmes for ITV, such as Emmerdale.

@MondySpartan

6 жыл бұрын

Under the name of ITV Productions/ITV Studios, though.

@Joyousmicor

6 жыл бұрын

TehMondasianSpartan I am know. :)

@richardvalvona1159

2 жыл бұрын

Not in the same way. It's like Premier Stores having the old store name besides it.

Sound messed up TVS: Uh oh! When she comes back she will...... *Slam!* Meridian: Are you messing with me!? ARE YOU REALLY MESSING WITH THE....... TVS: Nooooooooo!! No mistress!!!!! I am not messing you!!!! It was an error!!! Please have mercy!!!! Meridian: I know it was a honest mistake! *pats on head* TVS: Thank you.

8:29. Good Muck, Leridian. LOL.

goodbye to all that tonight at 10 45 before meridian the first 10 minutes

I notice no sync frame-roll that plagued the other two switchovers... was this because both channels emanated from the same HQ?

Happy 30 Meridian

i remember the Meridian studios being my town Newbury

I assume the changeover is the cause of the lack of sound at one point during the shot of big ben.

Poor old Debbie Throwup... she battles on despite the drunks sounding like they are being raped and murdered. LOL

Good Muck, Leridian!

@yorkshireball_animations

Жыл бұрын

@spencerlent3500 leridian….hmmm…what if it was called that

@Howardevansgb I agree. It gave them a 'taste of their own medicine' though, after Southern TV lost to them in 1981. Thank You for taking the time to comment, it is appreciated. GLF

Is that Tracey Ullman at 9:12 ?

I apologise for missing this comment. Now on the assumption that it's better late than never. Yes, I believe you to be correct. Once again apologies for the extreme lateness of my reply. GLF

@GeorgeASFTHM I agree with you on both counts! It is rather I shame I felt, that Meridian could only manage ten minutes, a good proportion of that was recorded!.

The wobble of sound from Thames to their replacement was far worse btw...

@CJODell12

7 жыл бұрын

And the video transition from Thames to Carlton was just as bad.

@aidanlunn7441

7 жыл бұрын

To be fair, the glitch for Thames to Carlton was because of BT switching the feed to the Crystal Palace transmitter, the Thames feed was coming from Thames' studios on Euston Road, whereas the Carlton feed was coming from their rented facilities at LWT. TVS' and Meridian's feeds were both coming from the same equipment in the same studios in Southampton so no switching required. In addition the Thames/Carlton switch - like the Thames/LWT switches that used to happen every Friday evening, would have not been as noticeable live on a TV set at the time as analogue TV sets have flywheel synchronisation to correct most errors like that. VCRs, like the one that recorded the clip uploaded to KZread errr... don't, as VCRs are totally dependent upon the sync pulses in the analogue signal they are recording, they have no method of correcting any errors in the sync pulses embedded in the analogue TV signal. A switch like that would have disturbed the continuity of sync pulses entering the VCR recording it, so the VCR takes a moment or two to lock its mechanism to the new sync pulses. This error is made even more obvious when you play the clip back as the mechanism tries to correct itself both for the sync pulse error on the original recording and also for the time taken for it to lock to the new signals when it was recording, and then the resulting sync error is too large for the TV set to correct instantaneously and it becomes obvious. So that's how something that will not have been obvious on a TV showing the live broadcast will be obvious once you play back a video recording of it. We're on to digital TV now and *far* better technology than VCRs and analogue TVs, so it's all academic anyway.

@revinhatol

7 жыл бұрын

Ferguson Videostar If LWT lost to London Independent Broadcasting, it would have its first weekend, replacing LWT, which aired for the last time on 26-27 December of '92.

@matthamer It could be. Looking at the VT again it is really hard to tell what it is!. GLF

Meridian first 10 minutes. That's is when Tv in the South died.

TVS:Beeeeeeeeppppppp... Meridian: You do want my attacks~! YOU DO REALLY WANT MY....... Southern: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I don't want it!!!!! I DON'T!!!!!!! Meridian: Too bad~! YOU ARE REALLY GOING TO GET MY......... Southern: NOOOOOO! Please have mercy!!! HEEEELLLLLLPPPP!!!!! TVS: Looks like the technical difficulties are getting worse!!!! Yule: We will be right back after the break! Southern: NOOOOOOO!!! NOT THE BREAK!!! Meridian: YEEEEESSSSS!!! FEEL MY....... *ad break*

Yeah, I just about heard her!

New Life's First Program: The First Half-Hour with Julie Etchingham.

It was all down hill from here for the Southern/South Eastern region! Lack of regional programmes and a budget feel compared to TVS.

@southcentralforum3649

10 жыл бұрын

JR R Absolutely. Of course itv national 'branding' has not helped the situation, outsourcing most productions to smaller production houses. Very little itv telly is made by them nowadays, except for the old, Granada, Yorkshire, Carlton umbrellas. It's a joke really, but not a very funny one.

@KaitainCPS

8 жыл бұрын

It was ridiculous that Meridian won the franchise. TVS's revenue projections turned out to be correct, and their bid was much higher.

@CJODell12

7 жыл бұрын

How do you that?

@sillygoose635

4 жыл бұрын

no its not, lol

@michaelmcdonald2348

6 ай бұрын

they did have an attractive animated ident, just a shame the rest of the network didn't get to see it. I think they just did what carlton did and commissioned programmes from independent producers rather than produce any of their own output, apart from regional news.

*after ad break* Southern: I raise the white flag........ TVS: Looks like the difficulties are repaired! Yule: Now we can back to our show~.

goodbye tvs hello meridian

Whoops! Forgot one part! My message is in the comments section on my channel

Meridian: O_o Good muck Leridian? Southern: Hahahahahaha!!!!! Meridian: Do you really want to mess me up!? DO YOU WANT TO REALLY MESS THE...... Southern: NOOOOOOOOO!!!! HEEEEELLLLLPPPP!!!!! TVS: We are sorry but we are having technical difficulties! Yule: It is not going to be a pretty sight......

Good MUCK, LEDRIDIAN (what i sound drvnk)

How's the single market now?

TVS was a far better broadcaster it was shocking that they lost the franchise

@ianmorris3998

Жыл бұрын

We lost the quality of programmes when Meridian took over.

@michaelmcdonald2348

6 ай бұрын

weren't they just a publisher, like carlton, and didn't produce any output themselves apart from local news? they did at least give us Wizadora!

Of course it was deliberate!

Your assumption is correct.

Kids these days in meridian

Never as good as TVS

@SuperTed19021

Жыл бұрын

All I can think of that Meridian produced of note for the ITV network was "Monkey Business" and "Wizadora".

@michaelmcdonald2348

6 ай бұрын

@@SuperTed19021 ZZap! One of the better childrens programmes post '92, though like others was likely produced independently as I don't think Meridian produced any of their own programming, or at least their application was as a publisher

0:30

Huh? What are you talking about?

meridian is probably the most overhated itv station. they did replace tvs ig but even then the latter DID dig their own grave after that buy out of that mtm studio :/

@michaelmcdonald2348

6 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say hated nationally, just that we didn't see much output from them compared to their predecessor. Carlton on the other hand presented some real turkeys and were a real shock after Thames.

I assumed that it was deliberate, what with him being a comedian and all.

Of course The link to my channel is in the comments of this video!!! point to my name or the little picture which is in front of my name. click on it and you are on my channel!

I can’t remember a single “exciting and new idea” which came from Meridian.

@hakc97again

6 жыл бұрын

A fair few of the Children's programmes were certainly creative in their own way like Wizadora and Zzap and animates short The Forgotten Toys. They had a shit ton of programming on cars and formula one though a lot of that was regional. And the 1996 film 'Emma' was courtesy of them too.

@SuperTed19021

Жыл бұрын

"Wizadora".

@michaelmcdonald2348

6 ай бұрын

@@hakc97again the region in general did seem to get more children's programming on the network, though TVS went a bit further with more game shows and drama. Southern seemed happy with their lot and produced some memorable childrens output, but Out of Town made it across the network too.

That got renamed to ITV Meridian

@grahamandrewsharpe1941

Жыл бұрын

I’m grateful for ITV Meridian for getting Trisha Goddard in 1998.

What genius thought it would be anything like a good idea to put a posh lady among a gaggle of drunks, as a way to launch a TV station? XD The whole thing was terrible. A dull, corparate, back slapping, semi-incoherent waffle.

@hakc97again

6 жыл бұрын

None of the new stations got off to the best start did they. WestCountry didn’t even try and show the new year celebrations, Carlton’s new year show was mostly pre-corded and GMTV well I can’t imagine anyone would be up watching Breakfast telly on New Years Day. Do you think Meridian improved after their introductory shambles or were they just as bad as Carlton for you? I’ve tons of continuity and programmes from Meridian, most of the regional programs bring motor related and I suppose they’re all right if you’re into that stuff. Their original ident package was very slick I thought

@SuperTed19021

Жыл бұрын

@@hakc97again I was too young to remember TVS (being just 2 years old when they stopped broadcasting in 1992), but, by all accounts, a lot of people preferred/missed both TVS and Southern. However, Meridian's jingle and idents were great though.

In 1993, Thames, TVS and Television South West were merged into Meridian, then in 1996 Meridian renamed to Carlton

@julianhanc8272

3 жыл бұрын

No, in 1993, Thames was replaced by Carlton, TVS was replaced by by Meridian, TSW was replaced by Westcountry, then in 1999 there are replaced by Carlton (along with Central) and TV-am was replaced by GMTV

@duyongle2611

3 жыл бұрын

Julian Hanc back to Carlton in 1999 please

@julianhanc8272

3 жыл бұрын

Renamed

TVS pregnancy reaction TVS: omg, it’s a girl! Nurse: what would you name the baby and what do you think of her? TVS: I will name her meridian. Southern: its so adorable! Yorkshirey: cute!!! Granada: too pretty! But team bbc... Original bbc: no! The baby is so stupid! Bbc1: i agree with original bbc Number two: same TVS ( meridian crying ): hey! Do not call my baby stupid! U know it’s bad!

Just a pale imitation of TVS