TV Times is a British television listings magazine. From 1955 until 1991, it was the only source of seven-day listings for ITV and, from 1982, Channel 4 (as well as S4C in Wales). The magazine did not circulate nationally until 1968 as some (usually smaller) regional stations opted to produce their own listings publications. Until the market was deregulated, its nearest rival was Radio Times – owned then by the BBC and at the time the only source of weekly BBC television and radio schedules. However the two magazines were very different in character, and viewers wanting the full listings for the coming week were required to purchase both publications. The TV Times branding was also used for several broadcast spin-offs on ITV, including the Miss TV Times and The TV Times Awards during the 1970s and 1980s.
Previously published by Independent Television Publications, owned by the participating ITV companies, the magazine was acquired by IPC Media in 1989, which became Time Inc. UK in 2014.[2] It was acquired by Future plc in 2020.
TV Times was launched on 22 September 1955, with the start of transmissions of the first ITV station, Associated-Rediffusion. Initially, the magazine was published only in the London area, carrying listings for Associated-Rediffusion (Rediffusion, London from 1964) on weekdays and ATV at weekends, but regional editions began to appear covering those ITV regional companies which did not opt to establish their own listings magazines. TV Times became a national magazine (except for the Channel Islands) from 21 September 1968.
The magazine was branded as TV Times Magazine from 3 October 1981 until 6 October 1984, the premise being it contained more than simply television listings. From November 1982 onwards, it carried listings for Channel 4 and its Welsh equivalent, S4C. On 7 October 1989, the programme schedule pages were finally printed in full colour for the first time. When the television listings were deregulated on 1 March 1991, TV Times began carrying listings for the BBC's television channels which, up to that point, had only been printed in the BBC's official listings magazine, Radio Times.[3] On 11 February 2006, the magazine was refreshed for a more modern look including the double-page highlights of programmes on all channels as well as radio and kids' television listings were scrapped, increasing the publication's emphasis on big-star interviews and soaps.
On 15 March 2022, the television listings were given a refreshed layout which is similar to Radio Times, TV & Satellite Week and What's on TV. The changes included a return of radio schedules to the magazine after a 16-year absence.
TV Times AwardsEdit
The awards were held annually to celebrate best in British television as nominations and winners are entirely chosen by its readers.[4]
Regional editionsEdit
Until 21 September 1968, several of the regional ITV companies produced their own listings magazines:
During the late 1950s until the early 1980s, TV Times suffered frequent printing disputes that often meant emergency or special combined editions.
On 1 March 1991, TV Times published BBC1 and BBC2 programme listings for the first time, which also mirrored the 11 regional editions generally referred to by the ITV company's name, rather than geographical area:
From 1956 to 1964, the Midlands originally had their own edition of TV Times listing ATV and ABC programmes. A separate listings magazine called TV World was published from 27 September 1964, with the innovative idea of splitting itself 50:50 with a second cover in the middle allowing for the magazine to be folded over to create both a weekend and a weekday section from one publication. TV Times went national (except for the Channel Islands) from 21 September 1968.
Channel Viewer / CTV TimesEdit
Channel Television published its own listings magazine Channel Viewer on 1 September 1962, followed by a relaunch as Channel Television Times in 1971 and then later shortened to CTV Times until 25 October 1991 as it was feared that the company might cease trading without the revenue from its own magazine.[5]
SbecEdit
S4C launched its own pull-out weekly listings supplement magazine Sbec on 1 November 1982, distributed free with the Wales edition of TV Times. It contained full details of schedules in both Welsh and English. Channel 4's programmes were also included.
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Not to be confused with TV Time or TV Times Australia TV Times is a British television listings magazine From 1955 until 1991 it was the only source of seven day listings for ITV and from 1982 Channel 4 as well as S4C in Wales The magazine did not circulate nationally until 1968 as some usually smaller regional stations opted to produce their own listings publications Until the market was deregulated its nearest rival was Radio Times owned then by the BBC and at the time the only source of weekly BBC television and radio schedules However the two magazines were very different in character and viewers wanting the full listings for the coming week were required to purchase both publications The TV Times branding was also used for several broadcast spin offs on ITV including the Miss TV Times and The TV Times Awards during the 1970s and 1980s TV TimesTV Times logo from 1999 to 2016EditorClaire RuckCategoriesTV listings magazineFrequencyWeeklyCirculation197 153 ABC Jan Jun 2016 1 Print and digital editions First issue22 September 1955CompanyAssociated Rediffusion 1955 1959 TV Publications Ltd 1959 1968 Independent Television Publications 1968 1989 TI Media formerly IPC Media and Time Inc UK 1989 2020 Future plc 2020 present CountryUnited KingdomBased inLondonLanguageBritish EnglishWebsitewww wbr whatsontv wbr co wbr uk wbr tv times wbr ISSN0962 1660Previously published by Independent Television Publications owned by the participating ITV companies the magazine was acquired by IPC Media in 1989 which became Time Inc UK in 2014 2 It was acquired by Future plc in 2020 Contents 1 Publication 1 1 TV Times Awards 2 Regional editions 2 1 TV World 2 2 Channel Viewer CTV Times 2 3 Sbec 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPublication EditTV Times was launched on 22 September 1955 with the start of transmissions of the first ITV station Associated Rediffusion Initially the magazine was published only in the London area carrying listings for Associated Rediffusion Rediffusion London from 1964 on weekdays and ATV at weekends but regional editions began to appear covering those ITV regional companies which did not opt to establish their own listings magazines TV Times became a national magazine except for the Channel Islands from 21 September 1968 The magazine was branded as TV Times Magazine from 3 October 1981 until 6 October 1984 the premise being it contained more than simply television listings From November 1982 onwards it carried listings for Channel 4 and its Welsh equivalent S4C On 7 October 1989 the programme schedule pages were finally printed in full colour for the first time When the television listings were deregulated on 1 March 1991 TV Times began carrying listings for the BBC s television channels which up to that point had only been printed in the BBC s official listings magazine Radio Times 3 On 11 February 2006 the magazine was refreshed for a more modern look including the double page highlights of programmes on all channels as well as radio and kids television listings were scrapped increasing the publication s emphasis on big star interviews and soaps On 15 March 2022 the television listings were given a refreshed layout which is similar to Radio Times TV amp Satellite Week and What s on TV The changes included a return of radio schedules to the magazine after a 16 year absence TV Times Awards Edit The awards were held annually to celebrate best in British television as nominations and winners are entirely chosen by its readers 4 Regional editions EditUntil 21 September 1968 several of the regional ITV companies produced their own listings magazines Magazine name ITV regionTV Times Associated Rediffusion ATV London until 1968 ABC North Granada until 1968 Southern Anglia Border Grampian STV from September 1965 Granada from 29 July 1968 Yorkshire from 29 July 1968 Thames LWT from 30 July 1968 TV Guide STV until 13 May 1962 Television Weekly TWW until 1964 TWW Teledu Cymru 1964 1968 ITSWW 4 March 19 May 1968 Harlech from 20 May 1968 Wales TV English Teledu Cymru Welsh Wales West and North Television 14 September 1962 26 January 1964 TV World 27 September 1964 20 September 1968 ATV Midlands ABC Midlands until 1968 ATV from 29 July 1968 The Viewer Tyne Tees STV 13 May 1962 September 1965 TV Post Ulster TelevisionLook Westward Westward TelevisionChannel Viewer Channel TelevisionDuring the late 1950s until the early 1980s TV Times suffered frequent printing disputes that often meant emergency or special combined editions On 1 March 1991 TV Times published BBC1 and BBC2 programme listings for the first time which also mirrored the 11 regional editions generally referred to by the ITV company s name rather than geographical area BBC region ITV regionBBC Northern Ireland UlsterBBC Scotland STV GrampianBBC North East Tyne Tees BorderBBC North YorkshireBBC North West GranadaBBC Wales BBC West HTVBBC West Midlands BBC East Midlands CentralBBC East AngliaBBC South East Thames LWT until 31 December 1992 Carlton LWT from 1 January 1993 BBC South TVS Channel TV until 31 December 1992 Meridian Channel TV from 1 January 1993 BBC South West TSW until 31 December 1992 Westcountry from 1 January 1993 Every local ITV station originally had its own version but since 2006 as they have been only four editions Regional area ChannelsEngland All 13 BBC and 10 ITV regions in England the Isle of Man and the Channel IslandsScotland BBC Scotland STV with two regions ITV BorderWales BBC Cymru Wales ITV Cymru Wales S4CNorthern Ireland BBC Northern Ireland UTV RTE1 RTE2 Virgin Media One formerly TV3 TV World Edit From 1956 to 1964 the Midlands originally had their own edition of TV Times listing ATV and ABC programmes A separate listings magazine called TV World was published from 27 September 1964 with the innovative idea of splitting itself 50 50 with a second cover in the middle allowing for the magazine to be folded over to create both a weekend and a weekday section from one publication TV Times went national except for the Channel Islands from 21 September 1968 Channel Viewer CTV Times Edit Channel Television published its own listings magazine Channel Viewer on 1 September 1962 followed by a relaunch as Channel Television Times in 1971 and then later shortened to CTV Times until 25 October 1991 as it was feared that the company might cease trading without the revenue from its own magazine 5 Sbec Edit S4C launched its own pull out weekly listings supplement magazine Sbec on 1 November 1982 distributed free with the Wales edition of TV Times It contained full details of schedules in both Welsh and English Channel 4 s programmes were also included See also EditLook inReferences Edit ABC Certificates and Reports TV Times Audit Bureau of Circulations Retrieved 6 January 2015 Devitt Maureen Scottish Television profit 21 brighter Herald Scotland Retrieved 23 August 2014 The TV Listings Market The Duopoly Strikes Back The Economist 2 February 1991 p 53 TV TIMES Awards 2022 Birminghamworld 15 October 2022 Not the TVTimes Schedules Transdiffusion Broadcasting System External links EditOfficial website TV Times Index Project TVTip Database of TV Times listings 1955 1985Portals nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Television nbsp Media Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TVTimes amp oldid 1169824177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
