Franchise round 2006

There was no formal 2006 franchise round; the most recent round was the 6-Net 2005 franchise round. However though the transition between 6-Net and Network Six, franchises over the year did see significant changes from the allotted 2005 pattern.

Changes
The below are the changes in franchises which occured between January and December 2006. This was not an official franchise round; franchises were merely "filled up" from gaps left due to 6-Net companies leaving in transition.

Franchise area 2005 operator Bids recieved Awarded to Borders (no operator) Emoa Television Emoa; later sold to TVB Central Scotland Clydern Television No change No change Channel Islands CI/TV6 Ci6 Ci6 <td width="22%">Midlands Weekday <td width="18%">Spectrum Television <td width="20%">No change <td width="20%">No change <td width="22%">Midlands Weekend <td width="18%">Mercia Weekend Television <td width="20%">No change <td width="20%">Spectrum Television (by regulation) <td width="22%">East of England <td width="18%">TVEast <td width="20%">No change <td width="20%">No change <td width="22%">London Weekdays <td width="18%">Oracle Television <td width="20%">Capital Television <td width="20%">Capital Television <td width="22%">London Weekends <td width="18%">EWT (TotalAccess) <td width="20%">EWT (dMGw), Tower Television <td width="20%">EWT <td width="22%">North West Scotland <td width="18%">No operator <td width="20%">GTV <td width="20%">GTV <td width="22%">North East Scotland <td width="18%">No operator <td width="20%">ScoTV <td width="20%">ScoTV <td width="22%">North East England <td width="18%">No operator <td width="20%">Emoa Television <td width="20%">Emoa Television <td width="22%">North West England <td width="18%">Venture Television <td width="20%">Northern, fourtsntv, Northcountry Television <td width="20%">Northern <td width="22%">Northern Ireland <td width="18%">SBC <td width="20%">No change <td width="20%">No change <td width="22%">South and South East England <td width="18%">TeleSouth <td width="20%">No change <td width="20%">No change <td width="22%">South West England <td width="18%">No operator <td width="20%">Western Television <td width="20%">Western Television <td width="22%">Wales <td width="18%">Vision Television <td width="20%">No change <td width="20%">No change <td width="22%">West of England <td width="18%">No operator <td width="20%">Western Television <td width="20%">Western Television <td width="22%">Yorkshire &amp; Lincolnshire <td width="18%">No operator <td width="20%">White Rose Television <td width="20%">White Rose Television <td width="22%">Republic of Ireland <td width="18%">No operator <td width="20%">TeleÉire, tvéire <td width="20%">TeleÉire <td width="22%">National News and Breakfast <td width="18%">ANN, 6:am <td width="20%">Taff Media News / Metro TV   <td width="20%">Taff Media / Metro TV