ATV Midlands News

Last updated

ATV Midlands News
GenreRegional News
Country of origin United Kingdom
Production
Running time5–10 minutes approx.
Original release
Network ATV
Release7 May 1956 (1956-05-07) 
1969 (1969)
Related
ITV News Central

ATV Midlands News was a regional television news programme, produced by ATV, serving the English Midlands.

First broadcast on Monday 7 May 1956, ATV Midlands News was one of the first daily regional news services on British television, originally consisting of a short early evening summary of local headlines read by Patricia Cox (one of the first female newsreaders on British television) with stories often sourced directly from the Birmingham Evening Despatch, a local newspaper. [1]

Film footage of news and events was later introduced to the bulletins and shot by Birmingham Commercial Films, an independent company which specialised in providing newsreel and stock footage.

From 1958, the nightly Midlands News bulletins were supplemented by Midland Montage, a weekly topical magazine programme presented by Leslie Dunn and ATV continuity announcer Pat Astley. A year later, ATV set up its own news film unit for both programmes.

In October 1964, following pressure from the Independent Television Authority to improve regional coverage, ATV introduced a nightly news magazine programme, ATV Today , which supplemented and eventually superseded the Midlands News bulletins in 1969.

ATV Midlands continued providing regional news coverage within both ATV Today and shorter ATV News bulletins until 31 December 1981.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Associated Television</span> Former ITV service for London and the Midlands

Associated Television was the original name of the British broadcaster ATV, part of the Independent Television (ITV) network. It provided a service to London at weekends from 1955 to 1968, to the Midlands on weekdays from 1956 to 1968, and to the Midlands all week from 1968 to 1982. It was one of the "Big Four" until 1968, and the "Big Five" after 1968, that between them produced the majority of ITV networked programmes. In 1982, ATV was restructured and rebranded as Central Independent Television, under which name it continued to provide the service for the Midlands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ITV Central</span> Independent Television franchisee for the Midlands

ITV Central, previously known as Central Independent Television, Carlton Central, ITV1 for Central England and commonly referred to as simply Central, is the Independent Television franchisee for the Midlands. It was created following the restructuring of ATV and began broadcasting on 1 January 1982. The service is owned and operated by ITV plc under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited. Historically Central made a major contribution to the ITV network schedule – especially in entertainment and drama – but today its main responsibility is the regional news service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC West Midlands</span>

BBC Midlands is the BBC English Region producing local radio and web content for the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and parts of Gloucestershire. Although the region has been unofficially called BBC West Midlands since BBC East Midlands became a separate region in 1991, it retains the BBC Midlands name and brand, with its history dating from 1927, for public use.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC Birmingham</span>

BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC, located in Birmingham. It was the first region outside London to start broadcasting both the corporation's radio and television transmissions, the latter from the Sutton Coldfield television transmitter.

<i>BBC North West Tonight</i> BBC television news programme for North West England

BBC North West Tonight is the BBC's regional television news programme covering North West England and the Isle of Man. Produced by BBC North West, the programme broadcasts from the BBC's MediaCityUK studios at Salford Quays, with district newsrooms based in Liverpool, Blackburn and Chester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Owen</span> English television presenter and newsreader (born 1947)

Nicholas Corbishley Owen is an English television presenter and newsreader, best known for presenting the ITV breakfast programme Good Morning Britain and the BBC's local news show Midlands Today since 1997. He was also the chairman of Luton Town Football Club between 2008 and 2017.

<i>Granada Reports</i> TV series or program

ITV News Granada Reports is a British television news service broadcast and produced by ITV Granada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC North West</span> Region of the British Broadcasting Corporation

BBC North West is the BBC English Region serving Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cumbria and the Isle of Man.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC East Midlands</span>

BBC East Midlands is the BBC English Region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, South Kesteven in Lincolnshire and some northern parts of Northamptonshire.

Media Archive for Central England(MACE) is the public sector regional film archive that collects, preserves and provides access to film, television and other moving image materials that relate to the governmental regions of the East Midlands and West Midlands (region).

<i>Coast to Coast</i> (British TV programme) English TV series or programme

Coast to Coast was the flagship regional news programme produced by TVS, covering the south and southeast of England with separate news services for both parts of the dual-region between January 1982 and December 1992.

ATV Today was a regional television news and current affairs programme, produced by ATV, serving the English Midlands.

The city of Birmingham, England is home to an evolving media industry, including news and magazine publishers, radio and television networks, film production and specialist educational media training. The city's first newspaper was published in 1732.

LWT News was a regional news service provided by London Weekend Television, serving the Greater London area in various formats between January 1982 and 3 January 1993.

TalkBirmingham is a British local television station, serving Birmingham, the Black Country, Wolverhampton and Solihull in the West Midlands of England.

Tom Coyne was a British news broadcaster and television presenter who was known for being one of the earliest presenters of Top Gear.

This is a timeline of the history of the British broadcaster Central Independent Television. It has provided the ITV service for the Midlands since 1982.

This is a timeline of the history of the former British television broadcaster ATV. It provided the ITV service for London at weekends and the Midlands on weekdays from 1955 to 1968, and for the Midlands all week from 1968 to 1982.

This is a timeline of the history of ITV News on the British television network ITV.

This is a timeline of the history of regional news on the British television network ITV.

References

  1. ATV Today – A Midland Montage Archived October 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , transdiffusion.org