Sound TV

Sound TV

Infobox TV channel
dummy parameter=
name= Sound TV
logofile=soundtv.jpg
logoalt=Sound TV's logo
launch= 26 February 2005
closed date=Autumn 2005
former names= The Great British Television Channel (pre-launch)
availability note=
At time of closure
sat serv 1=Sky Digital
sat chan 1=Channel 277

Sound TV was a free-to-air television channel following the tradition of the variety show, which has not been popular in Britain since the 1980s. It aspired to give television exposure to acts (young and old) unable to acquire airtime on other channels.

The managing director of the channel was comedian and folk singer Richard Digance, a talent popular on variety shows such as the Sunday evening "Live from... (Her Majesty's/the Piccadilly/the Palladium)" series (produced by LWT for ITV) and also on "Summertime Special", a moderately popular variety showcase of the 1980s.

Chris Tarrant and Mike Osman were executives and associates and Cornish comedian Jethro was a director.

The channel was managed by Information TV, a factual channel which broadcasts on the same frequency between midnight and 16:00. Sound TV's launch was delayed several times under its working title of "The Great British Television Channel."

Opening night

19:00 Mike Osman, Richard Digance and Jethro discussed the vision for the new channel, such as an opportunity to give television exposure and breaks to new talent. Digance commented that they could not financially compete with ITV, and therefore could not afford lavish productions such as "Live at Her Majesty's". They contrasted themselves to other television executives: if the turn didn't turn up, they said, then they themselves could do the gig.
19:30 "Golden Moments"
20:00 "The New Variety Show" — From Jethro's club in Devon
22:00 "Inside the Comedy Mind" — Alan King meets Robin Williams
23:00 "Classice Concert" — Johnny Dickinson

Closure

Richard Digance resigned from the board of directors in August following creative differences and the station went off air soon after (because of cashflow problems).

Administrators Portland Business Solutions were called in on October 3 2005. [http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/10749/variety-channel-sound-tv-off-air-within-year] Much of its slot is occupied by quiz programming, under the channel name of Information TV. However, some Sound TV programming remains in the schedules.

The company is expected to reform as a production company.

External links

* [http://www.soundtv.co.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.wotsat.com/arnov1-2004.html Full launch release, with list of involved stars]
* cite news
url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/feature.php/7855
publisher=The Stage
title= Rejuvenating variety with Sound TV
date=19 May 2005

* cite news
url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/10749/variety-channel-sound-tv-off-air-within-year
publisher=The Stage
title= Variety channel Sound TV off air within year of launch
date=6 December 2005


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