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The first advert to be shown on ITV in the UK was an advert for S.R. Toothpaste on 22 September 1955. [24] On 1 July 2000, TV broadcasters began requiring commercials to be delivered to them in widescreen, an event referred to as C-Day in industry promotion of the change.
The show first began in 1982, hosted by the Australian television critic and satirist Clive James.The series showed funny and bizarre clips from TV shows and adverts from around the world, most notably from the Far Eastern countries of Japan and Korea.
BBC2 was the first European broadcaster to show colour programmes from 1 July 1967, ahead of ITV and BBC1, who both began broadcasting in colour from 15 November 1969. This list includes shows that were recorded in colour but whose first UK broadcast was in black-and-white; most of these shows were sold to US networks who were already ...
At first, the minimum value for the first two rounds was £10 and £20 in each round thereafter. After the second episode, the minimum value reduced to £5 until 1994. The maximum value started at £50 in round one and increased £50 for each round thereafter. During the first five series, the maximum value remained at £150 from round three ...
1 January Carlton Television takes over the weekday ITV franchise in London at midnight, replacing Thames after 24 years on the air. Meridian takes over the South of England franchise from TVS, Westcountry takes over the South West England franchise from TSW, Good Morning Television, GMTV takes over the national breakfast television franchise from TV-am at 6am and Teletext Ltd takes over the ...
Also, the first colour television advert, on ATV (Midlands), is for Birds Eye Peas, who paid £23 for the 30-second advert. [9] 16 November – The first episode of Clangers, a stop-motion animated programme for children, is broadcast on BBC1. 19 November – A new series of The Benny Hill Show premieres on ITV.
The broadcaster said it notched up a record June performance thanks to the Euro 2020 tournament and easing of coronavirus restrictions.
The first episode of the third and final series of Catchphrase to feature Nick Weir as presenter is aired on ITV1. The 21-episode series is scattered all over the schedules and takes nearly two-and-a-half years to complete its broadcast. ITV broadcasts the first episode of a three part version of the 1957 novel Doctor Zhivago.