TVS, or even Television South, was a ITV franchise holder in the South of England which replaced its predecessor, Southern Television on the morning of 1 January 1982 (the 1st indicate — Bring in the Recently — was hosted by Khalid Aziz). TVS won a franchise from either either a Independent Broadcasting Authority in a hardest fought battle of the 1980 franchise spherical, getting faced competition from the officeholder, Southern, & sextuplet farther consortia. A company president was Lord Boston of Faversham, & Anna Residence & Michael Rodd were among a easily-known personalities associated by using a winning bid. Rodd bestowed networked science programmes for TVS inside its early years, notably The Real life.

A company operated until midnight in 31 December 1992, the previous indicate — Au revoir To Tons That — existence presented by Fred Dinenage and Fern Britton. At midnight, TVS was successively replaced by Meridian Broadcasting. TVS (& Meridian) experienced a slightly large coverage vicinity than Southern because on the day of its launch the Bluebell Hill & Chatham Town transmitters in northerly Kent were switched from a London ITV vicinity south of England region.

A company operated from either deuce independent web sites: genetic studios within Southampton, and — when the brief interregnum at Southern's old Dover studios — a newly facility built around Vinters Park, Maidstone. Rather its predecessor a company mass produced numerous contributions to the network in the areas of children's television, drama and light entertainment.

Too when a independent studios, TVS got an professional in London & many little agents around a region. It as well converted a Plaza Cinema within Gillingham into a TVS Television Theatre, it was on text that the UK inserts for Fraggle Rock were made. In a early times TVS operated the plane, which flew between the independent Television studios. Late a plane was replaced per TVS chopper.

TVS' regional news magazine programme was known as Coast to Coast transmitted at 6pm inside weekdays from either its studios in Southampton & Maidstone. In a late 1980s there was an opt-out for the northward of the Southampton area (the Thames Valley) from either either Reading, from 1993 this area would benefit its have to the full length regional magazine programme.

In the late 1980s, buoyed by increasing profits, TVS purchased a U.s. media company MTM. Nonetheless, once TVS's licence to broadcast come higher for renewal inside 1991, the company was suffering good fiscal problems, & it got to bid high to assure an extension to its contract. A bid was deemed excessive & unviable, & a contract was handed to Meridian.

A studios within Southampton were sold to the newcomer. Meanwhile TVS retained a Maidstone places, intending to be an independent programme producer however TVS was bought by U.s. company, Personal Channel inside early 1993.

Notable programmes by TVS include; Catchphrase, Ultra Quiz, Summertime Special & A Ruth Rendell Mysteries (Inspector Wexford). Art Attack, a Kids's art indicate was originally a TVS production & continues to exist as produced (at the Maidstone Studios) to this day.