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Granada plc (previously called Granada Ltd, Granada Group plc, and Granada Media plc) was a British conglomerate best known as the parent from 1954 to 2004 of the Manchester-based Granada Television. The company agreed a corporate takeover of Carlton Communications in 2004 and Granada plc subsequently became ITV plc on 2 February 2004.
ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire on weekdays only, as ABC Weekend Television was its weekend counterpart.
Granada Group PLC. Address: Stornoway House. 13 Cleveland Row. London SW1A 1GG. United Kingdom. Telephone: (0171) 451-3000. Fax: (0171) 451-3023. http://www.granada.co.uk. Statistics: Public Company. Incorporated: 1934 as Granada Theatres Limited. Employees: 70,538. Sales: £4.09 billion (US $6.61 billion) (1997) Stock Exchanges: London.
Granada plc (previously called Granada Ltd, Granada Group plc, and Granada Media plc) was a British conglomerate best known as the parent from 1954 to 2004 of the Manchester -based Granada Television.
This is a timeline of the history of Granada Television (now known as ITV Granada), and of the television interests of its former owner Granada plc. Granada Television has provided the ITV service for North West England since 1968, and previously provided the service for the North of England on weekdays from 1956 to 1968.
Get the latest ITV News from Manchester, North West England and the Isle of Man from the Granada ITV News Team.
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Affectionately known as ‘Granadaland’, Granada Television debuted in the North West on May 3, 1956, and expanded to Yorkshire six months later. Named after the Spanish city of Granada, the company was founded by brothers Cecil and Sidney Bernstein.
