"[27] The IBA imposed the condition that for the 1980 franchise round a company could only own one franchise, although it could earn up to 30percent of another. In a 43-year career with the BBC and ITV franchisee Tyne Tees Television. Under the direction of Gavin Taylor, The Tube filmed rock band Queen's 1986 Wembley concert for later broadcast and video and DVD release. After Tyne Tees began broadcasting in 1959, Neville made occasional appearances, generally playing a policeman. Tyne Tees operated two sub-regional news programmes from around 1983 until 2009, having been a commitment in the 1980 contract round. [8] The company opened its first Newcastle office at Bradburn House on Northumberland Street, and it was from there, on 3 January 1958, the company directors issued 300,000 ordinary shares at fours shillings each.[5]. Tees. Tyne Tees has contributed various programming to the ITV network and Channel 4, as well as its regional output. Tyne Tees offered him his own hour long news programme, North East Tonight with Mike Neville. One of the first attempts at reaching the teenage audience was Young at Heart, hosted by Jimmy Savile and Valerie Masters in 1960. In a staff memo, head of news Catherine Houlihan cited the ban was because of the large number of staff being made redundant at the station. Pam Royle has admitted it will be hard to say goodbye when she presents ITV News Tyne Tees and Border for the last time on Friday, Sign up for free to get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. Tyne Tees was the penultimate region to cease broadcasting in analogue, which occurred during September 2012. Mike Neville, who has died aged 80, was a towering figures in the heyday of British regional television, anchoring the nightly news programme for Tyne Tees Television, BBC North East and then Tyne Tees again for 43 years. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Presenters: ITV - Tynes Tees TV ITV - Tyne Tees TV presenters (1959 - present). [93] Cameras bearing the Tyne Tees logo can be seen throughout the concert. [31] Tyne Tees outbid their main competition by 10million; their main challenger was 'North East Television', which was backed by Granada, Border and local newspaper the Evening Chronicle. 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. [37], The annual cost of the franchise began to take its toll on the company. In 1989, Neville was caught by Noel Edmonds with a Gotcha on his BBC1 programme Noel's Saturday Roadshow. 16 March - Tyne Tees' presentation department is closed, with continuity transferred to Leeds. TV-am Presenters 1985 The TV-am team in the atrium, 1985. For the first time, one company owned two distinct and separate ITV franchises although the new company was dominated by the larger, stronger Yorkshire whose shareholders owned 71.5percent of the new company. You can join Ged for his memories of the nightclubs of Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire every Sunday from 9pm to midnight. However, despite the new logo, the new logo wasn't applied to the generic idents. Local non-news programming was also broadcast on early Sunday evenings and various late slots following News at Ten on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The decision was taken to close the City Road studios and relocate to a smaller purpose-built complex housing a newsroom and studio, resulting in the loss of up to 30 jobs. 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 Viewer was published by News Chronicle, a company with connections to the station through the Black brothers. On 5 October 1992 this was replaced by Tyne Tees Today (and from 31 March 1993 a sub-regional service would be known as Network North for South of the region only). The 15-minute programmes each endorsed about 12 products. BBC Tyne, Broadcasting Centre, Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 1RN phone: 0191 232 4141 | e-mail: tyne@bbc.co.uk Amy replaces former longstanding presenter Pam Royle, whose final day on air was on Friday. 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. However, dual branding with the "ITV" name was introduced a year later, as part of the 1999 generic look. Meacock started her career at the Chester Chronicle. I was worried about falling in and getting wet - or setting off in the wrong direction and drifting away from the group! There were tears and cheers as we all watched.Kayaking on the Tyne! Rachel Bullock Industry Correspondent, ITV News Tyne Tees Follow @RBullockITV Rachel is based on Teesside, and holds the industry specialism brief as well as covering general news across. [5][6] A few months later, Neville made his television debut, playing a policeman in Tyne Tees' children's programme Happy Go Lucky. [49] Licences awarded in 1991 were due to expire in January 2001. These companies bid so high that the Independent Television Commission seriously considered rejecting the business plans of each in turn and disqualifying them. Meet Amy Lea - your new ITV News Tyne Tees presenter I've covered flooding, a pandemic, several general elections, the Brexit referendum and big criminal trials.People let me into their lives at their most vulnerabletime, the worsttime of their lives, the times they are most proud of and the times they want to celebrate, challenge, change - and there are always those stories that stay with you.I have been so lucky and so privileged, and now it's time to take on a new role and bring to you each night the talent, commitmentand work of our incredible team - to share in the good times and the bad times - together. BBC - Tees - BBC Tees Presenters The 1997 soap opera Quayside was axed after 17 episodes after competing with the BBC's EastEnders. [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. On 30 March 1964, it begun airing nightly with the modified name North East Newsview. As a result of the merger, ITV plc had (according to the company) an over-capacity of studio facilities and production units around the country, which had previously been rivals, but were now all part of the same group. [5] At a national level in the mid-1960s, he presented Come Dancing and the annual Miss United Kingdom contest. Pam said: "My colleagues have been looking through the archives and have found some great footage from the past. [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. He was easily able to adapt to the situation and stay professional, and was the only local anchorman in the UK to ever receive a Gotcha. He also compred Tyne Tees 40th anniversary celebrations. [15] After 498 editions,[16] the last issues of The Viewer was published in September 1968. Despite achieving national fame, he turned down offers to move to London, preferring to stay in the North East of England.[1]. 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. The version of the logo included the word 'COLOUR', boasting the new technology. Of his myriad interviews, perhaps the most memorable was the one Neville conducted with Catherine Cookson to mark her 90th birthday. The company also pioneered non-news programming for the two sub-regions, including the nightly Epilogues, which ended a 29-year run in September 1988 when Tyne Tees commenced 24-hour broadcasting, although Tyne Tees had run an on-screen Jobfinder teletext service throughout the night since November 1987. Find Tyne Tees Tv stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. The licence is currently held by ITV Broadcasting Ltd and the original Tyne Tees Television Ltd was dissolved on 28 March 2017. Its been a busy day.. A news reader for ITV's flagship local news programme Tyne Tees News (which began as Northern Life), between 1979 and 1994, there will be many who . The look consisted of the top left corner of the logo being inserted into the 'V' segment of the ITV logo, with the station name placed underneath the Tyne Tees ITV logo. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. 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. Notable current on air staff [ edit] See also: List of ITV News on air staff See also: List of ITV Weather on air staff Ian says: "I'm thrilled to be joined by Amy - she's a great talent, full of energy and enthusiasm.". The main 6pm programme was now fronted by a single presenter instead of two. The ITA agreed that Tyne Tees and Yorkshire could be considered as one company for the purposes of selling airtime, while expressing their individual identities in their programming output. On Monday 2 September 1996 following the defection of the popular Mike Neville to Tyne Tees from the BBC's Look North after 32 years, North East Tonight was launched, replacing two separate news services and a lifestyle programme. ", TV Review Regional TV: Life Through a Local Lens, Category 14: Mike Neville 80th Birthday Award, "Mike Neville: 'Legendary' north-east broadcaster dies", Former Tyne Tees presenter Mike Neville MBE has died, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Neville_(newsreader)&oldid=1132967363, This page was last edited on 11 January 2023, at 15:35. [29] When the new licences started in January 1982, Trident sold all but 30percent of Yorkshire, and 25percent of Tyne Tees.[22]. [57] Between December 2008 and February 2009, around 50 staff at the station were made redundant or accepted voluntary redundancy, including presenters, journalists and production staff. [71][74], The generic ident were replaced with ones produced by Tyne Tees, featuring a large reflective block which the viewpoint rotated around, before panning up to reveal it is the Tyne Tees logo. I am beyond thrilled about being the new presenter at ITV Tyne Tees. 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