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Central was ranked third among the nation's independent television (ITV) broadcasters when it received a £760 million (US$1.1 billion) takeover bid from number-two Carlton. The combination of these two companies' operations formed Britain's largest independent broadcaster, with the ability to reach more than one-third of the nation's population and a 30 percent share of the ITV segment's ...
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, eliminating what had been the monopoly of BBC Television ...
Nov 30, 1993 · If the merger goes through, the media company, which owns 90 per cent of Carlton Television, the holder of the London weekday franchise, will pay pounds 624m in cash and shares for the 80 per cent ...
ITV Central, previously known as Central Independent Television, Carlton Central, ITV1 for Central England and commonly referred to as simply Central, is the Independent Television franchisee for the Midlands. [ 1 ] It was created following the restructuring of ATV and began broadcasting on 1 January 1982. The service is owned and operated by ...
Aug 15, 2024 · Central Independent Television (more commonly known as Central, and nowadays known as ITV Central) was founded in 1980 after Associated Television re-branded itself to be more focused on its regional programming, as well as serving a separate East and West service for the Midlands. It officially launched in place of ATV on 1 January 1982, though it was pan-regional until 1983 due to a strike.
Jan 1, 2022 · Andy Bevan looks back at 40 years of Central - which got off to a rather bumpy start. Central Independent Television took over from ATV on January 1st 1982, with a rebrand and a relaunch.
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Im asking who owns central and it back catalogue along with programmes, Themes, tunes, idents and any theme music used: Is it Carlton, ITV, or someone else? Central Independent Television is owned by what could be described as the Carlton TV arm of ITV Plc.
