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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.
Company History: Granada Group PLC is a leading U.K. player in media and hospitality. The company's media operations include broadcast licenses in London and northern England for the Independent Television Network; a television production unit that is the largest commercial television production company in the United Kingdom (the state-owned ...
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's parent company Granada plc later bought several other regional ITV stations ...
Granada's parent company Granada plc later bought several other regional ITV stations and, in 2004, merged with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. ITV1 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc.
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]
Charlotte Worthington ready to dazzle after rocky road to Paris Olympics. 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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Between 1994 and 2000, Granada expanded its reach by acquiring various ITV franchises. By the year 2000, the company owned LWT, Meridian, Anglia, Tyne Tees, Yorkshire, and Border, and had partial ownership of HTV and GMTV. In 2004, Granada merged with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. Granada. 1956 - 1968. Granada. 1968. Granada. 1968 ...
