1991 ITV Franchise Round
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Following the changes laid out in the Broadcasting Act 1990, a franchise round was announced by the ITC on 16 October 1991 for licences beginning 1 January 1993. A number of companies bid for the licences including:[1]
Results
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| Franchise | Incumbent and bid | Competition and bid | Results | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borders and Isle of Man | Border (£52,000) | Border (£52,000) | unopposed | unopposed | Border (by default) |
| Central Scotland | Scottish (£2,000) | Scottish (£2,000) | |||
| Channel Islands | Channel TV (£1,000) | Channel TV (£1,000) | |||
| East of England | Anglia (£17,800,000) | Three East (£14,100,000) CPV-TV (£10,100,000) |
Three East highest bidder. CPV-TV failed on quality grounds.[2] |
Anglia (highest bidder) | |
| London (weekday) | Thames (£32,700,000) | CPV-TV (£45,319,000)</ref> Carlton (£43,200,000) |
CPV-TV failed on quality grounds. | Carlton (highest qualified bidder) | |
| London (weekend) | LWT (£7,590,000) | London Independent Broadcasting (£35,400,000) | London Independent Broadcasting failed on quality grounds. | LWT (by default) | |
| Midlands | Central (£2,000) | unopposed | unopposed | Central (by default) | |
| Northern Scotland | Grampian (£720,000) | North of Scotland TV (£2,710,000) C3 Caledonia (£1,130,000) |
North of Scotland TV and C3 Caledonia both failed on quality grounds. | Grampian (by default) | |
| North East England | Tyne Tees (£15,100,000)[e] | North East TV[f] (£5,010,000) | Tyne Tees highest bidder. | Tyne Tees (highest bidder) | |
| North West England | Granada (£9,000,000) | North West TV[g] (£35,000,000) | North West TV failed on quality grounds. | Granada (by default) | |
| Northern Ireland | Ulster (£1,010,000) | TVNI (£3,100,000) Lagan (£2,710,000) |
TVNI failed for business plan. Lagan failed on quality grounds. |
Ulster (by default) | |
| South of England and South East England | TVS (£59,800,000) | Meridian (£36,500,000) CPV-TV (£22,100,000) Carlton (£18,100,100) |
TVS failed for business plan. CPV-TV failed on quality grounds. |
Meridian (highest qualified bidder) | |
| West of England & South West England | Westward (£3,974,100) | Westcountry (£12,820,000) TeleWest (£7,270,000) |
Westcountry failed for business plan. TeleWest failed on quality grounds. |
Westward (by default) | |
| Wales | HTV (£20,500,000)[k] | Merlin (£19,400,000) C3 Wales & West (£18,300,000) C3W (£17,800,000) |
HTV failed for business plan. C3 Wales & West failed on quality grounds. |
Merlin (highest bidder) | |
| Yorkshire | Yorkshire (£37,700,000)[l] [3] | Viking (£30,100,000) White Rose (£17,400,000) |
Viking highest bidder. White Rose failed on quality grounds. |
Yorkshire (highest bidder) | |
| National Breakfast Service | TV-am (£14,100,000) | Sunrise (£34,600,000) Daybreak (£33,200,000) |
Sunrise highest bidder. | Sunrise, later Daybreak (highest bidder) |
References
- ↑ ITC, quoted in Encouraging Bidding In The Single Licence National Lottery Framework report, UK National Lottery Commission, 19 November 2004
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsites.google.com - ↑ Cherry, Simon ITV: The People's Channel Richmond, UK: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd 2005, pp204–207
