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* That's Lancashire – based at Preston, also covering Blackpool, Chorley, Leyland and Lancaster |
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* That's North Yorkshire - based at Scarborough, also covering Filey and Whitby |
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* That's Oxfordshire – based at Witney |
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* That's Salisbury – based at Salisbury |
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Revision as of 14:05, 3 August 2017
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | The Flint Glass Works, 64 Jersey Street, Manchester |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | That's Media |
That's TV is a local television network in the United Kingdom, licensed to operate services in several conurbations. That's Television Ltd is owned by That's Media Ltd, which is based at The Flint Glass Works in the Ancoats suburb of Manchester.[1][2]
Services
As of June 2017, seven services are operating under the "That's" brand, and the company holds licences in a further four areas.[2][3][4]
Operating
- That's Cambridge
- That's Hampshire – based at Basingstoke, north Hampshire
- That's Lancashire – based at Preston, also covering Blackpool, Chorley, Leyland and Lancaster
- That's Manchester – covering Greater Manchester
- That's North Yorkshire - based at Scarborough, also covering Filey and Whitby
- That's Oxfordshire – based at Witney
- That's Salisbury – based at Salisbury
- That's Solent – based at Portsmouth, also covering Southampton, Winchester and the Isle of Wight
- That's Thames Valley – based at Reading
- That's York – covering York
- That's Cumbria (was That's Carlisle) – based in Carlisle.
Licensed but inactive
- Surrey (Guildford area)
History
In September 2012, the broadcast regulator Ofcom announced That's TV had been awarded a licence to broadcast a local TV service for Oxfordshire.[5] Two months later, the company won a second licence for the Southampton and Portsmouth areas, in conjunction with newspaper publishers Newsquest and Johnston Press.[6] That's Solent began broadcasting on 26 November 2014 while a soft launch of That's Oxford took place on 17 April 2015.
Prior to the launch of the Solent station, That's TV gained a further three licences in the south of England in June 2014 for the Guildford, Reading and Salisbury areas,[7] followed a month later by a Basingstoke licence.[8] In June 2015, a ninth licence was gained to serve the Carlisle area, in partnership with the CN Group.[9]
The local TV licences for the Manchester and Preston/Blackpool areas were initially awarded to YourTV in February 2013, but both services failed to launch within the two-year timeframe permitted by the regulator.[10] That's TV took a controlling stake in YourTV in March 2015[11] with the licences subsequently reawarded.[12] A soft launch of That's Manchester took place on 31 May 2015, followed by That's Lancashire on 24 August.
The founder of That's TV, Esther Rantzen, became the group's Vice President when it opened its first station in Portsmouth and was lined up to present a weekly magazine programme. In May 2015, Rantzen resigned from the company along with former Meridian Broadcasting executive Mary McAnally.[13]
In March 2016, OFCOM placed three of the stations – Manchester, Oxford and Solent – on notice over persistent technical issues.[14]
In October 2016, it was announced That's TV had brought the licence for the York local TV service, formerly held by 'Hello York'.[15] The group has also brought out another station, Cambridge TV.
Programming
Each That's TV station produces its own output, mostly consisting of studio-based talk programming and local news bulletins.
References
- ^ Audience data for Local TV channels across England, Wales & N. Ireland are measured and reported together, as "Local TV Macro Network".
- ^ "THAT'S MEDIA LIMITED – Overview". Companies House. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b "That's Television". media.info. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Local TV broadcasters". Ofcom. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Local Stations". www.thats.tv. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Ofcom awards local TV licences for Birmingham and Oxford, Local TV, 19 September 2012
- ^ Ofcom awards local TV licence to Southampton company backed by Johnston Press and Newsquest, Press Gazette, 26 August 2012
- ^ Ofcom awards three more local TV licences to That's TV in Guildford, Reading and Salisbury, Press Gazette, 25 June 2014
- ^ Ofcom awards Maidstone and Basingstoke local TV licences, OFCOM, 30 July 2014
- ^ Ofcom confirms third That’s TV licence in the North West, Prolific North, 18 June 2015
- ^ YourTV Manchester in discussions with Ofcom, Prolific North, 5 February 2015
- ^ Exclusive: Local TV licences in Manchester and Blackpool & Preston to be rebranded as That’s TV takes control, Prolific North, 5 March 2015
- ^ OFCOM grants Manchester local TV licence, a516digital.com, 7 May 2015
- ^ That's strife as Esther quits Solent TV, Daily Echo, 22 May 2015
- ^ OFCOM Broadcast Bulletin – issue 301
- ^ Liverpool local TV service prepares for re-launch, a516digital.com, 3 October 2016