MERIDIAN BROADCASTING LTD

Description: Meridian took over the ITV franchise of the South and South East of England from Television South in 1993. The franchise holder before Television South was Southern Television. The collection includes many of the regional programmes made by Television South between 1982 and 1992, and the news/magazine programmes back to 1970. See also entry for UTN:The Stockshot Agency, which is also operated by Meridan Broadcasting Ltd. In late 2004 ITV Meridian moved out of its Southampton premises to a new regional production centre at Whiteley, equipped with the latest digital technology.
Website: http://www.itvlocal.com/meridian/
Keywords: Newsfilm; South East England; Landscapes; Crime; Sailing, sport
Access: Access available. By arrangement only.
Facilities: Viewing on premises.
Charges: Charges for research for broadcast productions. Charges for facilities and handling. A price list is available upon request.
Copyright: Copyright held. Copyright advice available.

Video/Film: Video: 10,000 reels/cassettes. Documentary, news and current affairs, stock shot rushes.
Video components: Hi-Band U-Matic, lo-band U-Matic, Beta/Beta-SP, 1-inch Video.
Film: 1,000 cans. 98% colour film, 2% black and white film. Documentary, news and current affairs.
Film components: 16mm, positive film, negative film, effects mix, final mix.

Conservation policy: To keep all material transmitted as well as stock shot footage.

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