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Since 28 October 2002, Carlton Television (in common with all the other ITV companies, except Scottish Television, Grampian Television, Ulster Television and Channel Television) has been known on air simply as ITV1 (London Weekdays).
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]
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.
Jun 15, 2024 · Carlton Television began broadcasting on January 1, 1993, as the third holder of the ITV franchise for London weekdays, after outbidding Thames Television, for which it had previously made two unsuccessful takeover attempts, in the auction-style 1991 franchise round.
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.
Mar 7, 2015 · This was Carlton TV's launch programme, a variety show featuring music, comedy and hypnotist Paul Mckenna in an early TV appearance. ...more. Some highlights from 'A Carlton New Year',...
Jul 18, 2007 · The birth of Carlton - Television for London. 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...
