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Published 29 March 2021
TSW’s new identity is coming together, thanks to 80 similar suggestions for a logo
Published 23 September 2020
What do Northern Ireland Independent Television have that Ulster Television don’t? The IBA in 1980 would have to decide
Published 27 June 2019
Reading’s Evening Post rushes out a front page splash to announce that Southern TV has lost its franchise in 1980
Published 18 October 2018
Ructions at City Road as Tyne Tees wins its franchise in 1980 but is ordered to restructure
Published 18 June 2018
Has the IBA managed to bring peace to the Westward board room? And even if so, will they force Westward to merge with a rival bidder? Peter Fiddick of The Guardian speculates in October 1980
Published 14 February 2017
A tongue-in-cheek list of simple dos and don’ts of applying for an ITV contract from the IBA
Published 29 February 2016
Daniel Farson interviews Kevin Goldstein-Jackson about the new TSW in 1981
Published 28 December 2014
The Observer in 1980 has an exclusive on what would happen in the next franchise round
Published 18 August 2014
In 1980, the Daily Telegraph reports on a challenger for Granada