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CPV-TV (from Chrysalis, Paradine and Virgin) was a company which had bid for three ITV franchises at the 1991 ITV franchise auction. [1]It was a consortium led by Sir David Frost and Richard Branson with further backing from the Chrysalis Group media business and had bid for the East of England, London Weekday and the South and South East England franchises which were then held by Anglia ...
Central Independent Television is the name chosen for the new dual-region Midlands franchise. 1982. 1 January – At 9:25am, Central Independent Television goes on the air. [2] 1983. 1 February – ITV's breakfast television service TV-am launches. Consequently, Central's broadcast day now begins at 9:25am.
Victor & Hugo was Cosgrove Hall's second cel-animated production to be assisted by the Spanish animation studio Alfonso Productions, [3] as well as their last cel-animated project before the collapse of Thames Television (who lost the 1991 ITV regional franchise round to Carlton Television as a result of bidding too low a month after it ...
1991. Meridian Broadcasting is formed to apply for the South of England region in the forthcoming ITV franchise round. Intended as a publisher broadcaster, the majority of programmes would be commissioned from independent producers rather than produced in-house. 16 October – The ITC announces that Meridian had been awarded the licence.
However, in 2000, United News & Media's television assets were bought by Granada plc, which in 2004 merged with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc, a new company owning all the ITV franchises in England, Wales and South Scotland. This also left the new company with at least thirteen studio complexes: the production centres of all of the ...
The 1974 franchise round sees no changes in ITV's contractors as it is felt that the huge cost in switching to colour television would have made the companies unable to compete against rivals in a franchise battle. 1975. No events. 1976. No events. 1977. No events. 1978. 10 April – Granada opens a news base in Liverpool. 1979
The history of ITV, the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies "Independent Television" commercial network, goes back to 1955. [1]Independent Television began as a network of independently-owned regional companies that were both broadcasters and programme makers, beginning with four companies operating six stations in three large regions in 1955–1956, and gradually expanding to 17 stations in ...
3 October–2 November – ITV shows full live coverage of the 1991 Rugby World Cup, beginning a relationship with the tournament which lasts to this day. 16 October – The (ITC) announces the results of the franchise round.