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- In 2004, Granada purchased Carlton and renamed itself ITV plc, a single company for all ITV franchises in England and Wales.
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Independent Television began as a network of independently-owned regional companies that were both broadcasters and programme makers, beginning with four companies operating six stations in three large regions in 1955–1956, and gradually expanding to 17 stations in 14 regions by 1962.
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In 2004, Granada purchased Carlton and renamed itself ITV plc, a single company for all ITV franchises in England and Wales. [9] One of the consequences of the merger was (according to the company) an over-capacity of studio facilities and production units around the country, which had previously been rivals, but were now all part of the same ...
Independent Television (ITV) launched on 22 September 1955, under control of the Independent Television Authority (ITA), to provide direct competition to BBC Television, which had been established in 1932.
Nov 27, 2017 · ITV started showing schools programmes as early as 13 May 1957, when Associated-Rediffusion (managed by the forward-thinking Paul Adorian) established the first regular schools broadcasting in the UK; the BBC following suit by September, initially showing one programme each afternoon.
The history of ITV, the United Kingdom "Independent Television" commercial network, goes back to 1955. Independent Television began as a network of independently-owned regional companies that were both broadcasters and programme makers, beginning with four companies operating six stations in...
A new company, Telefusion Yorkshire Limited, later renamed Yorkshire Television, was given the licence to broadcast in the newly created Yorkshire region. They then set about building Europe's first purpose-built colour television studios in Leeds (which was completed in 14 months).
