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26th Anniversary of the biggest shake up in ITV

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MK
Mr Kite
Whataday posted:
Yes I believe it was pretty much Meridian in all but name by that stage. (the farewell show was pre-recorded).


Which is why I've never really bought the 'disgruntled TVS employees interfering with the picture' myth. Besides, I'm pretty sure Meridian took most of the TVS staff on anyway. It was probably a single shift with the same workers, only legally becoming Meridian employees once midnight arrived.
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RI
Richard
Blake Connolly posted:

Talking of the LWT handovers, growing up in London I used to think (and somewhere in the back of my mind I still do) that 5:15pm on a Friday is the 'official' start of the weekend, it never occurred to me at the time that it was just a telly thing.

If I look at a clock at 9:25am I always, without fail, think of the GMTV handover.
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RI
Richard
buster posted:
Aren't TVS/Meridian using a different shot too? To be honest in those days when there was no big London/river firework display to speak of you could easily have used a recording. It amazes me given the ceremony that surrounds the whole thing now how ITN spend forever showing highlights of the year and miss the first chimes completely, only going in for the bongs themselves, then Carlton cut them off just after they've started and they're still going when they go back to Chris Tarrant!


Did other regions (who kept their franchise) get a proper close to the news after the bongs had finished?
VM
VMPhil
Richard posted:
Blake Connolly posted:

Talking of the LWT handovers, growing up in London I used to think (and somewhere in the back of my mind I still do) that 5:15pm on a Friday is the 'official' start of the weekend, it never occurred to me at the time that it was just a telly thing.

If I look at a clock at 9:25am I always, without fail, think of the GMTV handover.

When I see 9:25, I always think of the greatest Saturday morning TV show…


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A former member
Mr Kite posted:
Whataday posted:
Yes I believe it was pretty much Meridian in all but name by that stage. (the farewell show was pre-recorded).


Which is why I've never really bought the 'disgruntled TVS employees interfering with the picture' myth. Besides, I'm pretty sure Meridian took most of the TVS staff on anyway. It was probably a single shift with the same workers, only legally becoming Meridian employers once midnight arrived.


Is it possible some misunderstood the link and though Meridian first programme would be on the first bong?

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MK
Mr Kite
Richard posted:
If I look at a clock at 9:25am I always, without fail, think of the GMTV handover.


See you tomorrow.
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VM
VMPhil
Mr Kite posted:
Richard posted:
If I look at a clock at 9:25am I always, without fail, think of the GMTV handover.


See you tomorrow.

I assume I'm not the only one of a certain generation that has this handover drilled into their brain? GMTV jingle > CiTV spider ident jingle > Sponsor > SMTV theme

MK
Mr Kite
Ah yes. Feels like yesterday.
MA
Markymark
Mr Kite posted:
Whataday posted:
Yes I believe it was pretty much Meridian in all but name by that stage. (the farewell show was pre-recorded).


Which is why I've never really bought the 'disgruntled TVS employees interfering with the picture' myth. Besides, I'm pretty sure Meridian took most of the TVS staff on anyway. It was probably a single shift with the same workers, only legally becoming Meridian employees once midnight arrived.



I'm not sure. Certainly Southern to TVS, everybody (who wanted to stay) was TUPE'd across, I seem to recall that wasn't the case with TVS to Mer ? Although it would have made sense to have had the same shift working for TVS up until midnight, as for Mer after.
JB
JasonB
VMPhil posted:
Richard posted:
Blake Connolly posted:

Talking of the LWT handovers, growing up in London I used to think (and somewhere in the back of my mind I still do) that 5:15pm on a Friday is the 'official' start of the weekend, it never occurred to me at the time that it was just a telly thing.

If I look at a clock at 9:25am I always, without fail, think of the GMTV handover.

When I see 9:25, I always think of the greatest Saturday morning TV show…


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SW
Steve Williams
Whataday posted:
His history is riddled with misfires and errors of judgement.


Oh, is it? Never mind inventing alternative comedy and producing some of the most acclaimed programmes in television history. You don't spend over thirty years in television if you're no good.

Pray tell, what are these "misfires"?
WH
Whataday Founding member
Wow two observations from that clip.

1. Only just noticed you can see the tape covering the Sony logo on the clock.
2. The fun fair ride in the Ambrosia sting is the same as in the ITV Hearts funfair ident.

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