Ryean

Ryean is the regional franchise holder for the South West of England, Network Six region. It is owned by EG Media. Ryean is broadcast in standard-definition on all platforms held by Network Six, including Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media.

History
EG Media originally bid for the South West franchise during the 2009 franchise round with SWT, at the end of voting SWT had received 35.71% of the vote, losing out to Western with 42.86%.

In 2010, no bid for the South West was launched by EG Media, instead concentrating on its current franchises; NWR and ES.

In 2011, EG Media announced that it would again bid for the South West franchise with SWT, however the company announced that the SWT name was not well received and so changed to the current name before submitting a bid. At the start of voting only one other company had made a bid for the South West; Armada owned Tamar Broadcasting. At the end of voting Ryean had received 60% of the vote compared to Tamar's 40%, securing Ryean's bid.

Ryean took over the franchise from Western on 1 March 2011 at 12 am.

Sub-regions
Ryean broadcasts two different services including two separate editions of Ryean Reports and advertising for the East and West of the franchise;
 * Plymouth based: Redruth and Caradon Hill (serving: Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and East Devon)
 * A Cornish language news service will broadcast within the main Ryean Reports, with its own sport and weather forcast.


 * Exeter based: Beacon Hill, Huntshaw Cross and Stockland Hill (serving: North and South Devon, South-west Somerset and parts of west Dorset)