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The history of ITV, the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies "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 three large regions in 1955–1956, and gradually expanding to 17 stations in ...
Apr 2, 2024 · ITV, in the United Kingdom, television network consisting of a consortium of private companies in competition with the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is regulated by the Office of Communications. The ITV network was authorized by an act of Parliament in 1954, when the BBC’s monopoly over.
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itv.com. stv.tv. ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is branded as STV. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition and reduce the current monopoly to the then BBC ...
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31 August – ITV starts broadcasting in central Scotland – Scottish Television (STV) is the franchise holder. 1958. 14 January – Television Wales and the West (TWW) starts broadcasting to South Wales and the West of England. 30 August – Southern Television launches. 1959.
Oct 7, 2003 · Timeline: ITV 1955-today. The £4bn deal to create a single ITV is given the go-ahead by the government, heralding a new era in commercial television. ITV Digital goes bust with debts of more than ...
Mar 4, 2009 · ITV creates some memorable programmes, including Jewel in the Crown, Brideshead Revisited, World in Action, all from Granada: This Week and the Bill from Thames: First Tuesday, cutting edge ...
A BBC TV play called Party Matters, written by Val Gielgud poked fun at politicians and even implied (in satirical manner) that socialist MP's were taking backhanders for political favours. After transmission, Lord Simon, Chairman of the BBC, immediately called for the proposed second showing of the play to be scrapped.
