ITV (TV network)
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ITV 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
Granada Studios was built in 1954 to house the broadcaster Granada Television. Granada Television opened in 1956 and is the only franchisee to remain an ITV contractor since the creation of the network. The Granada studios closed in 2013.
The Leeds Studios, used by ITV Yorkshire. Each ITV region originally had its own studios, however the rise of publisher-broadcasters like Carlton Television and the takeover of regions caused several studios to be closed.
HQ and studios of STV in Glasgow
Thames Television
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Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night
ITV (TV network)
…network's history goes back to 1955, many regional franchisees changed over the years. Some of the most important names in the network's past—notably Thames, ABC and ATV—have no connection with the modern network. The origins of ITV lie in the passing of the Television Act 1954, designed to break the monopoly…
Thames "London Skyline" ident, featuring London landmarks
Thames's main studio complex at Teddington
A Thames TV camera (a Marconi Mark 3) at the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
The start of Thames ITV generic ident