NEW ITV COMPANIES FROM 1968

Central Television 1982-

Central TV  inherited the two colour units from ATV. It then formed 021 to handle its OBs.

HTV 1968-

Photo Jeff Longbottom

LWT 1968-

Photo Martin Hawkins - original Unit 1

Photo Graeme McAlpine Unit 2 Southend

A Very Comprehensive Description of the LWT Fleet  -Written By Phil Nott of the BECG  - is Available By Pressing the Link Below

LWT Link

THAMES TELEVISION

Unit 1

UNIT 2

UNIT 3

UNIT 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 7 photo Dicky Howett

A Very Comprehensive Description of the Thames TV  OB Fleet  -Written By Phil Nott of the BECG  - is Available By Pressing the Link Below

THAMES OB LINK

TSW 1982-1992

TSW operated a small OB unit based on a Stonefield chassis equipped with Sony 330 cameras

TVS 1982-1992

The TVS OB was built 1980/81.  Construction was very similar to the Ulster vehicle however there was no generator so the internal layout was mirrored to allow full height engineering racks at the rear. This unit was intended to be based at their Maidstone Studios however as the facility was still under construction it was initially used to make programmes at a theatre in Dartford.

Cameras were 4 x Sony BVP-330P complete with CCU-330P and OCP-300 panels
VTRs were a Sony BVH-1100P 1-inch C-format complete with BVT-2000P Timebase Corrector and a drawer mounted Sony BVH-500P portable 1-inch C-format VTR.
Vision Mixer was a Grass Valley 1600-1AP
Sound Desk was a Neve 5315
VDAs were Avitel
Talkback was Drake

Words and Pictures. David Polgaze

Photo Andrew Brown

Photo Andrew Brown

YTV 1968-

  YTV recived two  camera colour OB units from Marconi in 1967 each equipped with 4 Marconi Mk VII cameras - All Picture of YTV OB units are by Doug Kipling

Carlton Television 1993-

Meridien Television 1993-

Westcountry Television 1993-