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Carlton Television (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties from 9.25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday. [1] The company is now managed with London Weekend Television as a single entity ( ITV London ), but the two companies are still separately licensed.
Carlton Communications. Carlton was a British media company. It was led by Michael P. Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it was bought by Granada plc in a corporate takeover to form ITV plc. Carlton shareholders gained approximately 32% of ITV plc. [1]
This is a timeline of the history of Carlton Television (now known as ITV London), and of its former owner Carlton Communications. Carlton Television has provided the ITV service for London on weekdays since 1993, and Carlton Communications took over the services for the Midlands, South West England, the West of England and Wales before merging with Granada plc to form ITV plc .
Mar 7, 2015 · Some highlights from 'A Carlton New Year', broadcast at midnight on new years day 1993. This was Carlton TV's launch programme, a variety show featuring musi...
Jul 18, 2007 · Last few seconds of 1992 and the first few seconds of 1993 saw, amongst other things, the end of Thames Television's service to London and the start of Carlt...
Carlton Television first went to air on January 1st 1993, replacing previous holder Thames Television. Long seen as the biggest sign of the 'new' ITV of the 90s, the new station was a much smaller affair with barely any inhouse production compared to the mammoth Thames it was replacing. However during the franchise auction, it had been able to ...
Founded by Michael Green in 1983, Carlton Communications established its television division, Carlton Television, two years later. Although their initial takeover bid for Thames Television in 1985 was unsuccessful, they found success in 1991 by securing the London Weekday franchise, effective from 1993. Despite a rocky beginning and frequent ...
