The result was the yellow logo flying down onto a black background before the outline extended out towards the screen, set to a synthesised tune. [71] This ident was accompanied by a shortened version of the station's signature tune "Three Rivers Fantasy", a specially commissioned work by composer and arranger Arthur Wilkinson. Television signals were relayed by land-line from the studios to the switching centre; a distance between the studios and the exchange greater than 1 mile (1.6km) would have significantly increased the cost of receiving the networked programmes from the other ITV stations. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. She travelled to Spain to Barcelona for a huge operation that fused her neck and spine. York & North Yorkshire. The final North and South sub-regional editions of North East Tonight aired on 13 February 2009. [79] Some editions of The One O'Clock Show were produced by David Croft, who would go on to co-write many BBC situation comedies. [45] Promoting the new brand, Gygnell said, "Everyone refers to this region as 'the North-East' and we want it to be known that we are part of this great region and moving with it. These companies bid so high that the Independent Television Commission seriously considered rejecting the business plans of each in turn and disqualifying them. [17] Tyne Tees produced Advertising Magazines (AdMags), which were programmes with a loose storyline designed to advertise several products within an edition. One of the range of promotional material was a poster called 'Sweet Sixteen', featuring photographs of 15 men accompanied by their full names, job titles and other formal history. To install click the Add extension button. When I first met her she was too nervous to talk on camera - we just sat on her sofa together chatting and eating biscuits and playing with her spaniel! [71], From 28 October 2002, all network programmes were introduced with a generic ITV1 ident. He was tricked into thinking he was filling seven minutes of airtime because there was a technical fault with the network feed screening Wogan. It was incredible. Pam Royle will take part in her final programme alongside co-presenter Ian Payne on Friday. On 30 March 1964, it begun airing nightly with the modified name North East Newsview. [32][33] Together, the now-merged companies were committed to paying about 60million a year to the government for the right to broadcast, a substantial amount compared to the 2,000 bid by Central, ITV's largest station. Felicity Barr first female sports correspondent for ITV News in 2001. Functions, occupations and activities: [2], The analogue signals in the Tyne Tees region were switched off in 2012, making the station, along with ITV London and UTV, one of the last ITV regions to become digital-only. [15] Initially produced from an office in Forth Lane, near Newcastle station, it moved to the City Road studios when Dickens Press took over publication in 1963. On 28 March 2021, ITV Tyne Tees announced that Amy Lea would be the new co-presenter of the main weekday news programme alongside Ian Payne as of 29 March 2021, taking over from Pam Royle who left ITV on 26 March 2021. [39] In October 1993, Yorkshire TV's founder Ward Thomas was brought in to stabilise the situation at the company and quickly returned the company to profitability. ITV Tyne Tees presenter Pam Royle to bid farewell to viewers in final [82] Tyne Tees also managed the production of Get Fresh, a Saturday morning show hosted in various weeks by different ITV regions. From March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ITV Tyne Tees & Border services are impacted. Her final programme, alongside co-presenter Ian Payne, will include a look back at some of the highlights of her career. 2 September - Tyne Tees is renamed Channel 3 North East. Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. To halting "a slide in viewing figures and reflecting confidence in the region",[42] in September that year, Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television plc rebranded its stations as Channel 3. The original whistleblower left the company in 2006 and was paid 80,000 after threatening to take his case to an employment tribunal. Its longest running news programme was Northern Life, which ran from 1976 to 1992. I travelled up to the Isle of Bute to witness the moment her engines turned on. On 26 September 2008, Ofcom (the Office of Communications, the UK's broadcasting regulator) authorised ITV's plans to save 40 million a year by making regional programming cutbacks. Tyne Tees also has smaller studios and offices in Billingham, York, London and within the Media Centre at the University of Sunderland.[65]. Something went wrong, please try again later. Tyne Tees is named after two of the region's three primary rivers. Peter Stanley Paine, Director of the broadcaster's holding company Trident, was appointed Managing Director of Tyne Tees Television in 1974. A series of takeovers and mergers across the ITV network, instigated by the large groups Granada and Carlton, led to Tyne Tees becoming part of ITV plc in 2004. In 2016, Pam a mother-of-two and now a grandmother issued a public warning about the dangers of skin cancer after a melanoma was discovered on her leg. "[38], Yorkshire-Tyne Tees were repeatedly warned over worsening standards at the Newcastle-based station and at one point the Independent Television Commission (the then-governing body of ITV) threatened to revoke the Tyne Tees licence if the situation did not improve. [54], In September 2007, Executive Chairman of ITV plc Michael Grade announced that as part of ITV's five-year business strategy, Tyne Tees' newsroom would merge with Border Television. Bill Steel: Broadcaster's son tells of pressure of being sole carer (Transmission for the station had already been handled by Yorkshire since 1993). He was renowned within the business for his unique blend of professional skill and human warmth; to the BBC newsreader Nicholas Owen, he was simply the best in the business. [6] Sir Richard Pease headed a local consortium that included film producer Sydney Box and News Chronicle executives George and Alfred Black. On 16 September 2013 both ITV News Tyne Tees and Lookaround were restored as two single 30-minute regional programmes on weekdays with separate shorter daytime and weekend bulletins reintroduced. Whereas The Tube featured rock and punk bands and emerging musicians, Tyne Tees' The Roxy, concentrated on the mainstream UK singles chart. [8] Experienced television executive Anthony Jelly was appointed as managing director, although historian Andrew Spicer credits the Black brothers as the driving force and public face of Tyne Tees; George was programme director, and both brothers were prominent board members. Next he was an editorial dogsbody at the Daily Mails Newcastle offices. She started her journey on Granada Reports as a lead female presenter in 1988. The minutage requirement for the main evening programme was reduced from 30 to 20 minutes, although ITV retain a full half-hour with the option of using some aggregate content from other regions. [5] At a national level in the mid-1960s, he presented Come Dancing and the annual Miss United Kingdom contest. Scottish and Newcastle Breweries offered to sell the adjacent The Egypt Cottage to the station when it was established, but Tyne Tees declined. Tyne Tees Tigers, Australian football club. Michael Neville, MBE (born James Armstrong Briggs, 17 October 1936 6 September 2017) was a British broadcaster, best known as a presenter on regional TV news in North East England. However, not every ITV station embraced the new logo, and Tyne Tees abandoned it in 1991. After Tyne Tees began broadcasting in 1959, Neville made occasional appearances, generally playing a policeman. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Find out more about the presenters on BBC Tees. Returning in 1957 from National Service in Cyprus with the Wiltshire Regiment, Neville worked briefly as an insurance agent, then joined the Newcastle Playhouses repertory company. The 1997 soap opera Quayside was axed after 17 episodes after competing with the BBC's EastEnders. As part of the same plans, he also announced that Tyne Tees would be merged with Border Television, subject to Ofcom approval which occurred the following year, resulting in one large programme covering both regions. "We also have a surprise for everyone during the programme featuring a North East Superstar. [25] One-time leader of Newcastle City Council T. Dan Smith had been convicted for accepting bribes concerning the redevelopment of Newcastle city centre. [71], The ident was again redesigned in 1988, in which the colour scheme was reversed and lighter shades of blue and yellow used. ITV News Tyne Tees has unveiled its new presenter. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Seventeen regions into nine: How the updated ITV local news services will run, "ITV journalists told that leaving collections are banned - Press Gazette", Full Border TV Lookaround line-up revealed, OFCOM sets out licence terms for ITV, STV, UTV and Channel 5, "From tonight, ITV Tyne Tees is going back to two presenters. Jeff Brown Biography Jeff joined Look North as the programme's main sports presenter in 2003. BBC Tees Presenters. [71][73], However this bold new look was not to last, as Tyne Tees adopted the 1989 ITV generic look. [10] OFCOM approved the plans a month later, allowing Tyne Tees to reintroduce its own full regional news service. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Shortly after its launch, North East Tonight won the Royal Television Society's award for best regional news programme. You can hear Mike from 6am to 9am Sundays. While at Tyne Tees, he revived his regional chat show, The Mike Neville Show and presented occasional specials including Christmas Past and the station's 40th anniversary celebrations in 1999. Neville made the switch back to Tyne Tees, which coincided with a short-lived station rebrand from Tyne Tees to Channel 3 North East. [86] Long-running soap opera Coronation Street was briefly produced at Tyne Tees' City Road studios in 1963 while all of the studios at the show's home, Granada Television in Manchester, were occupied by a production of the opera Orpheus in the Underworld. In 2003, Neville received the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Tom Cordner North East Press Awards ceremony and two years later, Northumbria University conferred an honorary degree upon him. New contracts issued by the ITA in 1968 stipulated that all ITV companies publish their listings in the TV Times, which became a national magazine with regional variations for the listings. TYNE Tees TV presenters Jonathan Morrell and Philippa Tomson are being axed. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. [48], The new guidelines, published by the ITC in 1998, about the Channel 3 licence renewals signalled substantial cuts in the companies' payments to the Treasury. In 1955, he began two years of National Service in Cyprus where he rose to the rank of Corporal in the Wiltshire Regiment. [56] The changes would mean that aside from the merged Border-Tyne Tees regional news and political programmes, the station could broadcast only 25minutes of dedicated North East news every weekday. An opt-out was used from the main Northern Life bulletin was launched to provide localised news from each area. The first broadcast from their new base took place on 2 July 2005. [2] [15] After 498 editions,[16] the last issues of The Viewer was published in September 1968. Chairman and chief executive Clive Leach was sacked as a consequence. Amy replaces former longstanding presenter Pam Royle, whose final day on air was on Friday. Thanks folks - it's flown by! As part of major ITV regional news cuts, taking place from November 2008 to February 2009, around 50 staff were made redundant or accepted voluntary redundancy at ITV Tyne Tees. ITA considered the original name, "North East England", was imprecise. The new equipment required only a camera operator, who could also operate sound equipment, and a reporter. The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. [76] On-screen announcements said, "This is Tyne Tees Television, broadcasting on Channel 3 in the North-East. Granada Reports (TV Series 1992- ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb [3], Independent television was introduced to Britain in September 1955. ITV News Tyne Tees unveils Amy Lea as its new presenter At the end of 1993, the company revealed that it was heading for a pre-tax loss in the 199293 fiscal year instead of the expected profit. In 1998, it won a World Service Medal in New York for "Best News Magazine Programme". [33] From 1 January 1993, Yorkshire and Tyne Tees broadcast all regional programmes simultaneously, affecting programming that had been shown at different paces in different regions (such as Blockbusters and the Australian soap operas The Young Doctors and Prisoner: Cell Block H). List of ITV journalists and newsreaders - Infogalactic: the planetary Anna Botting, born and bred in Surrey, is now a Sky News presenter on Sky News at Nine and Ten, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. [81] Tyne Tees contributed game shows to the network, including Crosswits (198598) and Chain Letters (198797). [7] This consortium, was chosen from among eleven applicants because of its strong local links, commitment to local programming, concentrating on regional topical matters, and educational and children's programmes. [55] Politicians have expressed concern, however, that the merger would affect the quality of news for southern Scotland, in particular, would fail if it lost its customised bulletins. With his co-presenter George House, Neville strengthened the local flavour of Look North by lapsing into Geordie to highlight the gulf between the Tyneside dialect and standard English. The contract was awarded on 12 December 1957. ITV News Tyne Tees Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2 The full first night's programming was, In the 2006 documentary A History of Tyneside, veteran North East newsreader Mike Neville suggested that the launch of Tyne Tees enabled local people to be able to hear local accents and dialects on television, since early broadcasters, particularly those from the BBC, tended to speak in Received Pronunciation. You can hear Neil with Diane, 10am - 1pm weekdays and on Saturdays 9am - 11am, and 11am 12pm with Lisa. Pam will present ITV News Tyne Tees and Border for the final time on the evening of Friday, March 26, and has admitted she will find it hard to say goodbye. [93] Cameras bearing the Tyne Tees logo can be seen throughout the concert. Meacock started her career at the Chester Chronicle. We are keeping that under wraps until the night! The two stations were managed by Trident Television during the 1970s, and the two stations merged again in 1992 to form Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television. You can join Brigid and Harry for everything green, gardening and the great outdoors from 11am to 2pm Sundays. [4], The arrival of colour to ITV in 1969 led the companies to re-evaluate their on-screen identities. ITV News Tyne Tees has unveiled its new presenter - Amy Lea! Running times of all short bulletins were reduced. Late in life, he said his one regret was not having remained on the stage. Nicholas Owen, a former Look North reporter who moved onto ITN, described Neville as his mentor in a 2004 newspaper article, remarking that, He is a Geordie legend and has a towering reputation, in a way that no-one in national television does. The main 6pm programme was now fronted by a single presenter instead of two. From the late 1970s, it produced series such as The Paper Lads, Quest of Eagles, Barriers and Andy Robson. Despite achieving national fame, he turned down offers to move to London, preferring to stay in the North East of England.[1]. [58], On 23 July 2013, proposals to reintroduce fully separate regional news services for the ITV Tyne Tees and ITV Border regions were approved by OFCOM. Tributes have flooded in for the Pam - who has become one of the most familiar faces on North East TV screens - since it was announced she was leaving her role. Born as James Armstrong Briggs in Willington Quay, North Tyneside on 17 October 1936[1][2] to James Briggs, a labourer, and Mary[3] he attended the Addison Potter Infant and Junior School in Willington Quay and Stephenson Memorial Secondary School in Howdon. Granada Television, the franchise holder for North West England, had long thought that the North of England should consolidate to "counter the potential dominance of the south east". TYNE TEES - PRESENTER THE TUBE., DATE - 11 NOVEMBER 1984. His likeness appeared on a mural on the Tyne and Wear Metro, and in model form for a Millennium parade. You can hear John on-air between 5am and 10am weekdays, and on Saturdays 6pm - 9pm. The main anchors were announced as Ian Payne and Pam Royle.[7]. [22] By November 1981, Trident had sold all but residual stakes in the two companies (15% and 20% respectively). [45]) Tyne Tees Television was rebranded as ITV1 Tyne Tees on 28 October 2002. 15 March 1995. p27, Queen The DVD Collection: Live At Wembley Stadium (Two Disc Set) [1986], dir. It was in the middle of heatwave and my cameraman had to change into his shorts to start the filming. [40], Bruce Gyngell, the former chairman of breakfast station TV-am, became YTT's managing director on 15 May 1995. On 23 November 2020, it was announced the main 6pm programme would return to two presenters from that night, with a slightly modified studio to allow for social distancing.[12]. However, despite the new logo, the new logo wasn't applied to the generic idents. The pair went on to compere the annual Geordierama shows at the Newcastle Festival, later televised locally by BBC North East and broadcast nationally on BBC Radio 4. In 2001 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal Television Society to mark his becoming Britains longest serving presenter. November - Tyne Tees Today and Network North are renamed Tyne Tees News although the separate news services for the North and South of the region continue as before. Popular ITV News presenter Pam Royle will bid farewell to viewers later this week in her final broadcast of a career spanning nearly 40 years. Bill Steel played Bernard McKenna in Coronation Street in 1997 and was a presenter for Tyne Tees Television before becoming an announcer. Pam will present ITV News Tyne Tees and Border for . Neville, Mike Posted 8th October 2018 Pitts, Valerie Posted 4th October 2018 Bower, Colin Posted 1st January 2018 Steel, Bill Posted 1st January 2018 Shoesmith, Peter Posted 1st January 2018 Manners, Lesley Posted 1st January 2018 Royle, Pam Posted 1st January 2018 I have been a journalistfor over 15 yearsnow - working across theNorth East and North Yorkshire, as well as short spells in London and the Channel Islands too.At ITV Tyne Tees and Border, I think I have almost done every shift in the office - from producing our morning and late bulletins, to presenting them too! In 1996, Neville was approached by Tyne Tees Television and offered a chance to return to the commercial station. Tyne-Tees Regiment, formed in 1999. [42] As Bob Conlon, regional executive with the Independent Television Commission, said: "People never really grasped the name it didn't exactly trip off the tongue and it was still referred to as Tyne Tees Television, because it has been there for years. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. [26], Yorkshire and Tyne Tees applied separately for renewal of the franchises in 1980, and each won. [90] In 1979, Tyne Tees launched two national series, Alright Now and Check it Out, the latter a mix of rock music and segments on youth-oriented social issues; among performances by established acts, the two shows offered early exposure to bands linked to the North East, notably Dire Straits and The Police. From 6 September 1976, Tyne Tees' longest running news programme Northern Life aired with notable presenters including Paul Frost and Pam Royle. [43] The Broadcasting Act 1990 had made Channel 3 the 'official' name for ITV,[44] and "3" was the preset used by most television sets and videocassette recorders (VCRs) for ITV. Presenters: ITV - Tynes Tees TV Archives - Showreel Pam joined Tyne Tees in 1983 as a weather presenter and, after spending time working for London Weekend Television and TV-am in London, she returned to her home region in 1989 to become a main presenter for Tyne Tees.
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