Licences/ESS

The following states the licence information for the ess service.

Licence information
Name: ess Broadcast area: North East England, Midlands & Highlands Licence type: Overnight syndication service

Licence automatically given in compliance with Network rules and regulations

Licencee information
Contracted to: ERC Media Ltd

Contract period: To end of operational contract

Regional quotas: n/a

Parent company: Emoa Group plc / Caledonia Media plc

Broadcasting as: Network Six North East / Network Six Highlands & Islands / Network Six Mercia

Brief: ERC Media's generic overnight service provides impacting late-night viewing, including a variety of late-night films, signed repeats of hit Six programming and educational / cultural programming. In addition, it provides 30 minutes of regional programming within its three regions (NETV North, NETV South, GTV, Mercia). All services are played out from Cheviot Studios, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, and the content for the local jobfinder programmes are collated by the respective regional companies, and then compiled into the programme by ERC Media in Newcastle. The service is branded as Six from 00.40 to 06.25. Regional programmes are preceded by pre-recorded regional announcements.

Satellite & Cable Sky Digital (Astra), Virgin Media (ex-NTL and ex-Telewest), TalkTalk TV

Digital Terrestrial Coverage: DTT: Multiplex 3 (Operated by Network Six); North East England, Central England & North West Scotland franchises

Note: This service is complemented by ess (Extension)