XTV is the NaSTA award-winning student television station at the University of Exeter. It is part of the Xmedia group of societies at the university and affiliated with the Students' Guild. Most of the station's content can be found on the YouTube channel.
There were plans for a student TV stations in 1990, involving, Guy Gadney and Thom Yorke. They proposed to set up "The Banana Network", but the idea got turned down by the Guild for unknown reasons, but funding played a part. When Guy Gudney returned from his year abroad, he did convince the Guild to set up a student TV station, and XTV was founded in 1992.
Originally situated in Cornwall House on Streatham Campus, it moved back and forth to Devonshire House several times over its history and now shares the Media Suite with the university's student newspaper Exeposé. At the NaSTA conference in 2012, XTV was chosen as the next year's host. "NaSTA40", the ruby anniversary of the conference, was held in Exeter during 5–7 April 2013.
2017 - Best Freshers Coverage
2017 - Best Writing
2017 - Highly Commended Documentary
2017 - Highly Commended On-Screen Female
2017 - Highly Commended Post Production
2016 - Best Light Entertainment
2016 - Best News & Current Affairs
2016 - Highly Commended Best Broadcaster
2016 - Highly Commended Cinematography
2016 - Highly Commended Music
2016 - Highly Commended On-Screen Female
2016 - Highly Commended Station Marketing
2016 - Highly Commended Title Sequence
2015 - Best Video to Music
2015 - Best Writing
2015 - Best Marketing
2015 - Best Open
2015 - Tim Marshall Award for Special Recognition
2015 - Highly Commended Title Sequence
2015 - Highly Commended News and Current Affairs
2015 - Highly Commended Comedy
2014 - Best Cinematography
2014 - Highly Commended Light Entertainment
2013 - Best Title Sequence
2013 - Highly Commended Tim Marshall Award for Special Recognition
2013 - Highly Commended On-Screen Female (Fotini Papatheodorou)
2013 - Highly Commended Ident
2013 - Highly Commended Animation
2013 - Runner Up People’s Choice Award for People’s Station
2013 - Runner Up People’s Choice Award for Content Innovation
2012 - Best Factual
2012 - Highly Commended Documentary
2012 - Highly Commended Video to Music
2012 - Highly Commended On-Screen Female (Lindsey Harris)
2011 - Best Video to Music
2011 - Highly Commended Light Entertainment
2010 - Best Title Sequence
2010 - Best Light Entertainment
2010 - Highly Commended Video to Music
2010 - Highly Commended Factual
2010 - Highly Commended Documentary
2010 - Highly Commended Best Broadcaster
2009 - Best Drama
2009 - Highly Commended Best On-Screen Male (Richard Jones)
2008 - Best Title Sequence
2008 - Best Comedy Programme
2008 - Best Factual
2008 - Highly Commended Drama Programme
2008 - Highly Commended Video to Music
2007 - Best Music
2007 - Best Title Sequence
2007 - Highly Commended Factual
2006 - Highly Commended Ident
2006 - Highly Commended Title Sequence
2006 - Highly Commended Comedy
2003 - Best Drama
2001 - Highly Commended Video to Music
1999 - Best Video to Music
1995 - Best Light Entertainment
1995 - Runner Up News and Current Affairs
1994 - Live Broadcast Award
1994 - Light Entertainment Awards
Past members and contributors of XTV have been
Drew Pearce
Emma B
Matthew Sydney, Producer at The Travelshow
Tom Deacon
Paul Jackson
Adam Mason, producer of Ginx TV's flagship show The Blurp,