NEW PODCAST EPISODE London Weekend Television was meant to transform ITV, but strikes, poor ratings and David Frost’s highbrow vision quickly pushed it towards collapse. How did it go so wrong? LISTEN NOW: podfollow.com/tv-live-podc...

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Sara Cox has been named as the new host of the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Journalists and technical staff at STV are set to walk out next month on the night votes are counted for the Scottish Parliament election, in a move that could disrupt the broadcaster’s planned results coverage.

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Leicester City fancing relegation tonight...

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A MASTERCLASS IN MISSING THE POINT The story of the launch of London Weekend Television. Available to download Friday at 5.15pm.

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Desmond Morris, producer/presenter of Granada's Zoo Time, Thames' The Human Race and the BBC's The Human Animal, has died at 98.

FROM 1986: In his 84 years, William Paley has been hailed as a media pioneer, a business tycoon, a prominent art collector and bon vivant. He is one of America’s richest and most influential figures.

🟦 CLEAN FEED | News | BBC Northern Ireland politics programme moves to multi-platform studio. >> ARTICLE/VIDEO: cleanfeed.thetvroom.com/23983/news/b...

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NEW PODCAST EPISODE A MASTERCLASS IN MISSING THE POINT The story of the launch of London Weekend Television. Available to download Friday at 5.15pm.

Planning now underway for the next two episodes of the TV Live Podcast. Both of them feature Sir David Frost. podfollow.com/tv-live-podc...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: The BBC: At What Cost? The BBC plans to cut up to one in ten jobs to save £500m. Is this a necessary reset or a slow decline? With big decisions ahead under Matt Brittin, what will be left when the cuts are done? LISTEN NOW: pod.fo/e/3ffbb2

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: The BBC: At What Cost? The BBC plans to cut up to one in ten jobs to save £500m. Is this a necessary reset or a slow decline? With big decisions ahead under Matt Brittin, what will be left when the cuts are done? LISTEN NOW: podfollow.com/tv-live-podc...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: The BBC: At What Cost? The BBC plans to cut up to one in ten jobs to save £500m. Is this a necessary reset or a slow decline? With big decisions ahead under Matt Brittin, what will be left when the cuts are done? LISTEN NOW: podfollow.com/tv-live-podc...

Today, we've launched @tvlivenews.co.uk - bringing you the latest television presentation news as it happens.

In 1982, ITN exclusively broke the news of the discovery of Barnsley.

5 News underwent a makeover on Monday 13th April 2026.

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: A BID TOO FAR In this episode of the TV Live Podcast, Rob Francis takes a look at the fall of TVS - the company that bid the most money, had the experience… and still lost its licence. Was it really pushed out by a broken system? LINKS TO DOWNLOAD: www.tvlive.site/podcast

ITV News West Country launched a new studio design on Sunday April 12th 2026.

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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: A BID TOO FAR In this episode of the TV Live Podcast, Rob Francis takes a look at the fall of TVS - the company that bid the most money, had the experience… and still lost its licence. Was it really pushed out by a broken system? LINKS TO DOWNLOAD: www.tvlive.site/podcast

ITV News West Country unveiled a new studio design last night, which is expected to be rolled out across the regions over the coming months.

The next episode of the TV Live Podcast, "A Bid Too Far" goes live at 9am tomorrow morning. Subscribe to hear previous episodes NOW: SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/show/0BL3EDr... APPLE MUSIC: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The next episode of the TV Live Podcast, "A Bid Too Far" goes live at 9am tomorrow morning. Subscribe to hear previous episodes NOW: SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/show/0BL3EDr... APPLE MUSIC: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Paedophile and ex-BBC and HTV presenter Peter Rowell sent back to prison www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Eamonn Holmes recovering in hospital after stroke www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New @tvlive.site podcast episode coming on Monday, focusing on the fall of TVS.

Two months after launch, Westcountry Television - much maligned for usupring TSW, goes head to head with...The Viewers Association Against Westcountry Television. @tvlive.site @transdiffusion.org @thetvroom.com @whydontyoutube.bsky.social @ukpres1.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypwq...

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And a glimpse at Christmas Day on UTV in 1993 (with very sparkly Gillian Porter) @colmincambs.bsky.social @thetvroom.com @ukpres1.bsky.social @tvlive.site www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB-I...

@thetvroom.com @ukpres1.bsky.social @tvlive.site A young Frank Mitchell reading a brief Ulster News bulletin in 1987. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUSy...

Memories of 2W in a Lucy Owen’s new archive show for BBC Wales. Features at least five seconds of Pub Quiz with Frank Hovis. Yes, this went out at tea time. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @mattrosser.bsky.social @aldupres.bsky.social @tvlive.site @ukpres1.bsky.social

From 1997: Channel 5 is the first commercial terrestrial TV channel to be launched for 15 years, and it will broadcast for the first time at 6pm on Sunday March 30. More than 30 channels are available on satellite and cable, and there are dozens more on their way.

Scott Mills has been sacked by the BBC over 'personal conduct' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Five years ago, I launched TV Live Forum, at a time when something quite important to a lot of people had just disappeared.

5 years ago today, we launched TV Live Forum, a replacement for the popular TV Forum. Sadly, it only lasted 16 months, but it's still online in archive form at www.tvliveforum.com Conversation now continues at the excellent Pres Cafe (www.pres.cafe)

Former Google executive Matt Brittin has been confirmed as the BBC's new director general. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dame Jenni Murray, who presented Woman’s Hour for over 30 years, has died aged 75.

Dave was also a former head of presentation at Central, overseeing the much loved 'Cake' brand and the slick image-driven continuity operation. @tvlive.site @thetvroom.com @transdiffusion.org tvark.org/inside-the-g...

A quiet night in Weymouth turns into a broadcasting head-scratcher when ITV1 HD serves up the wrong regional news entirely...

At last - the full version of the Mike Neville Gotcha. Or as it was originally known, the Gotcha Oscar until the Academy took issue (hence the curious blurring out) @tvlive.site @ukpres1.bsky.social @whydontyoutube.bsky.social @davidfurness.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj9e...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: ZOOM OUT This is the story of how one of ITV’s founding giants lost its way, why the Midlands demanded something better, and how Central emerged from the ashes of ATV with a promise to finally put the region first. open.spotify.com/episode/05Je...