Meridian Broadcasting
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| name = Meridian | image = Image:ITVMeridian.gif | based = Whiteley | area = South and South East England | airdate = 1 January 1993 | oldlogo = Image:Meridian Broadcasting.png
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}} Meridian is the ITV station for the South and South East England. It has been broadcasting since 1 January 1993. The main headquarters were situated in Northam, Southampton, but have recently moved to Whiteley.
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Sub-regions
Meridian operates 3 sub-regions:
- Meridian South East (Kent, Medway, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove)
- Meridian South (West Sussex, South Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and eastern Dorset)
- Meridian Thames Valley (northern Hampshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire).
Each has their own version of Meridian News, including the flagship show Meridian Tonight at 6pm, and shows local advertisements - otherwise, programmes across the Meridian region are identical.
Identity
Meridian's original ident featured an exploding mix of orange, yellow and blue, which then came together to form the familiar sun/face logo.
Under several different formups and backgrounds, the logo was in use until 2002 when the station was re-branded as 'ITV1 Meridian'. The original logo was last seen at the start of the late-night weather forecast on 5 December 2004, and on 1 February 2005 it was replaced with a banner simply saying 'ITV1 Meridian'.
Ownership
Soon after gaining the ITV franchise from Television South, Meridian was bought by MAI, who were themselves later acquired by United News and Media, and then in 2000 by Granada. In 2004 Granada merged with Carlton to form ITV plc, which ended Meridian's existence as a separate brand.
Productions
Some of Meridian's notable contributions to the national television network include:
ITV Local
The Meridian Region was the trail region for ITV Local, a new local broadband service from ITV providing regional news and events 24 hours a day.
External links
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