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In theory yes but I don't remember many big new successful new shows filling the weekday evening slots that Thames used to. In fact gradually extra episodes of soaps ended up filling those hours.
Thames would have had to have instigated massive cuts post 1993 too, and become even more streamlined as time went on and ITVs output changed.
As for its studios but Teddington had already been spun off and Euston was bought back by its landlords for redevelopment a few years after Thames went off air. Even if that hadn't have happened they'd have wanted somewhere smaller and more modern eventually.
I've no doubt they'd have entered into some sort of facilities sharing like Carlton and LWT did. That's just sensible, especially the next time both needed a tech refresh
Thames would have had to have instigated massive cuts post 1993 too, and become even more streamlined as time went on and ITVs output changed.
As for its studios but Teddington had already been spun off and Euston was bought back by its landlords for redevelopment a few years after Thames went off air. Even if that hadn't have happened they'd have wanted somewhere smaller and more modern eventually.
I've no doubt they'd have entered into some sort of facilities sharing like Carlton and LWT did. That's just sensible, especially the next time both needed a tech refresh
Yorkshire and Tyne Tees re-merged post Broadcasting act. Was "Network North" their answer to the tricky York/North Yorks overlap?
Wasn't network north a pre-merger attempt to grab more of N Yorkshire from, er Yorkshire?
In part, Network North was an answer to YTV's decision to scrap plans for a 10:30 edition of Northern Life, which was in Tyne Tees's bid for the area (and something which is never mentioned in relation to the programme). This resulted in a significant reduction in regional hours against commitment, and YTV essentially turned to North East TV's bid for inspiration (which had promised much of what YTV ended up doing with the NE franchise, including centralised management outside the area and a separate news programme for the Bilsdale area, along with a smaller studio complex in Newcastle -- which was nixed by the ITC when YTV proposed it).
It was initially intended as an effective land-grab by YTV as reported (with some YTV relays carrying NN instead of Calendar and the centre effectively run from Leeds) but this was part of the objections raised by the ITC and by the time the programme launched it was mostly a Tyne Tees product, with the graphics/theme music aligned with Tyne Tees Today and no YTV relays taking the programme in spite of what TV listings said.
But no, Tyne Tees did not have any plans for it before the takeover.