TVS Television Limited

Just in case you didn't know (I didn't) TVS has been reborn as TVS Television Limited and appears to be a small production company based in Leeds. The logo etc. are all being reused and have been copyrighted. Check out the website at http://tvstelevision.co.uk

Interesting info, all the best to them, just hope they can make some good programmes

Depending their reputation upon using an old name and reputation of someone else, and with a website which is the pits? Looks like a great start to me... Am I the only one to think it's usually a better idea to get the company together rather than just the name?

They appear to be a one man and woman band but already have good contracts with the BBC and with YTV for Calendar. The name is always a subjective issue, but as it use to be owned by Flextech, I guess they have no need for it.

WHY TVS for a north location?

Well seeing as it's an indie production company they can make programmes for where ever they want I suppose.

The days of local production companies for local areas have since long gone, afterall Thames still produces nationwide programmes

As I suspected, they got the inspiration from the renaissance of TV-am - and the new copyright holder of TVS Television is a friend of the present copyright holder of TV-am.

I wonder if they'll do any projects with Fred Dinenage?

I'm not sure what Keith plans to do with the website on the whole but I have been in touch with him about the possibility of getting some nostalgic content onto the website (I used to have a website all about TVS once upon a time) - right now though I am trying to work out how that could work without making it seem like one company taking credit for another's work.

Yeah, I don't like the idea of that! Coming from the former TVS region myself that is.

Anyway, all the best to them.

*snort* lets buy the names Tyne Tees, Yorkshire, Meridian and LWT. It's not as if ITV have any use for them any more is it?

there are still all owned by ITV

Another interesting(?) link is that the copywright holder of TV-AM (Ian White) works on Look North, as did Khalid Aziz, before fronting "Coast to Coast", the news prog on TVS.

Sorry..slow news day!