ITV Meridian (previously
Meridian Broadcasting) is the holder of the
ITV franchise for the
South East of England and parts of the
South West of England. The station was launched on 1 January 1993, replacing previous broadcaster
Television South, and is owned and operated by
ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited. Meridian Broadcasting Ltd was one of several (but not all) ITV plc-owned regional companies to have its legal name changed on 29 December 2006, when it became ITV Meridian Ltd. This company is, along with most other regional companies owned by ITV plc, listed on www.companieshouse.gov.uk as a "
Dormant company".