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Encyclopedia > Associated Television Network
The ATV colour logo, used from the start of the colour standard in 1969 until the company's demise in 1981.
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The ATV colour logo, used from the start of the colour standard in 1969 until the company's demise in 1981.

Associated Television Network Limited (ATV) was a British television company formed by Lew Grade's Associated Communications Corporation and ITC Entertainment. Grade originally called the company Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC), possibly in imitation of the US Network ABC, but Associated British Corporation successfully sued for prior ownership of the initials, and so he had to change it to ATV. The company's logo contains two eye symbols, which were almost certainly inspired by the CBS eye logo. ATV Colour logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... ATV Colour logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Lew Grade, Baron Grade (birth name Louis Winogradsky) (December 25, 1906 - December 13, 1998) was an influential showbusiness impresario and television company executive in the United Kingdom. ... The Incorporated Television Company (ITC) was founded by television mogul Lew Grade in 1954. ... The ABC Circle logo, designed by Paul Rand in 1962. ... ABC logo, 1960s ABC Television or ABC Weekend TV was the British Independent Television (ITV) (commercial television) contractor on Saturdays and Sundays in the Midlands and North of England between 1956 and 1968. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ...


In 1955 the company was granted a franchise to operate as the ITV programme provider for the Midlands region on Monday to Friday, and the London region on Saturday and Sunday. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... The midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... St. ...


A large new 'state of the art' television studio was built in the heart of Birmingham, alongside a 100 metre high tower block, Alpha Tower. This article is about the city in England. ... Alpha Tower now looks very outdated as it is surrounded by new developments in the redevelopment of Birmingham, UK. A prime example of architecture from the 1960s and 1970s which is now being widely disputed by the public and experts. ...


In 1968 ATV lost the London Weekend franchise to London Weekend Television but was granted a seven-day Midlands franchise. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Now known as ITV London (Weekends) London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ...


In 1981 the Independent Broadcasting Authority decided that ATV's lack of regional programming and production (it had a major studio centre at Elstree in London, well outside its Midlands franchise) was hampering the region, so it insisted that the new applicant for the franchise be more clearly based in the region and have separate facilities for East and West Midlands. ATV Midlands Limited, a sister company of ATV, applied successfully for the franchise. As a condition of its award, ACC was forced to divest itself of 49% of the company and rename the company. The new company name was registered as Central Independent Television plc and the new logo appeared on January 1, 1982. Later that year, ACC was forced to divest itself of the remainder of Central after being taken over by Australian Robert Holmes a Court. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Central TV logo, 1985-1998 Central Independent Television, or to give it its familiar name, Central Television or Central, is a British Independent Television company that took over from ATV on 1 January 1982. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Names used

Company names:

  • Associated Broadcasting Company Limited (1954-1955)
  • Associated TeleVision Limited (1955-1964)
  • Associated TeleVision Corporation (1964-1966)
  • Associated Communications Corporation (1966-1982) - parent company
  • ATV Network Limited (1966-1982)
  • ATV Midlands Limited (1981)

On-air names: 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • Associated Broadcasting Company (22 September 1955-October 1955)
  • Associated TeleVision (1955-1966)
  • ATV London (1964-1968)
  • ATV Midlands (1964-1969 but referred to in continuity until 1982)
  • ATV Network (1966-1982)

Initials used: September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Slogans used: September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • The Entertainment Network

Popular programmes

The majority of ITC programs were first broadcast on ATV. Stars from Crossroads Crossroads was a British television soap opera set in a motel near Birmingham. ... Sapphire & Steel was a British television science-fiction series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. ... Timeslip was a 1970s British childrens science-fiction television series about the adventures of two children, Simon Randall and Liz Skinner, through a time bubble that led to different time periods and alternate pasts and futures. ... Tiswas was an anarchic Saturday morning childrens British TV show which ran from 1974 to 1982. ... The Muppet Show opening. ...


External links

  • sub-TV (unofficial history site)
  • Animated Associated TeleVision logo, 1955, from 625.uk.com (requires Macromedia Flash 6 or later).
  • Animated ATV logo, 1959-1964, from 625.uk.com
  • Animated ATV In Colour logo, 1969-1981, from 625.uk.com


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Scotland: Grampian, Scottish Television, Border | North and Northwest: ABC, Granada
Northeast: Tyne Tees | Yorkshire: Yorkshire | Northern Ireland: UTV | Wales: TWW, WWN, ITSWW, HTV
Midlands: ATV, Central | East: Anglia | London: Rediffusion, ATV, Thames, LWT, Carlton
South: Southern, TVS, Meridian | Southwest: Westward, TSW, Westcountry | Channel Islands: Channel TV British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ... // National Analogue Terrestrial Stations The channels are available via an antenna with an analogue TV set. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... Grampian Television logo, late 1990s. ... Scottish Television is Scotlands largest independent television station, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 1957. ... Border Television is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland, and also the Crown Dependency of Isle of Man. ... ABC logo, 1960s ABC Television or ABC Weekend TV was the British Independent Television (ITV) (commercial television) contractor on Saturdays and Sundays in the Midlands and North of England between 1956 and 1968. ... Granada TV logo, used from 1956 to 1968. ... Tyne Tees Television, City Road Tyne Tees Television Limited is the ITV television contractor for the North East of England. ... Yorkshire Television Limited is the ITV contractor for Yorkshire, England, and the surrounding areas. ... Ulster Television plc (UTV) is a media company based in Northern Ireland. ... TWW Logo Television Wales and the West (TWW) was the British Independent Television (commercial television) contractor for the South Wales and West of England franchise area 1956-1968 (franchise awarded October 26, 1956, started transmissions on January 14, 1958). ... Teledu Cymru -- Wales (West and North) Television - WWN was the British Independent Television (commercial television) contractor awarded the North and West Wales franchise area for 1962-1968 (franchise awarded June 6, 1961, started transmissions on September 14, 1962, ceased transmissions through financial failure January 26, 1964 when the franchise area... Independent Television Service for Wales and the West or ITSWW is a remarkably unusual entity. ... HTV logo, 1990s HTV Group plc is a television company, the ITV contractor of Wales and the West of England, owned by ITV plc. ... The ATV colour logo, used from the start of the colour standard in 1969 until the companys demise in 1981. ... Central TV logo, 1985-1998 Central Independent Television, or to give it its familiar name, Central Television or Central, is a British Independent Television company that took over from ATV on 1 January 1982. ... Anglia Television is the ITV station for East Anglia. ... Associated-Rediffusion was the British Independent Television (commercial television) contractor for London, on weekdays between 1954 (transmissions started on September 22, 1955) and 1968. ... The classic Thames Television logo (1969 - 1989), featuring a geographically incorrect montage of London landmarks. ... Now known as ITV London (Weekends) London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... Carlton logo in cinemas Carlton Television Limited is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licencee for London, Monday 9:25am, to Friday, 5:15pm. ... Southern Television colour logo, 1969-1981 Southern Television was one of the original ITV companies, serving the south and south-east of England from August 30, 1958 until 12:45 AM on January 1, 1982. ... TVS, or Television South, was the ITV franchise holder in the South of England which replaced its predecessor, Southern Television on the morning of 1 January 1982 (The first show was hosted by Khalid Aziz), and operated until midnight on 31 December 1992, when it was in turn replaced by... Meridian is the ITV station for the South and South East of England. ... Westward Television was the ITV franchise holder for the South West of England from April 1961 until December 1981. ... Categories: Television stubs | ITV ... Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West (of England), replacing its predecessor, TSW - Television South West, on 1 January 1993. ... The current Channel TV ident Channel Television (CTV) is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television (ITV), contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962. ...

Breakfast: TV-am, GMTV | Teletext: ORACLE, Teletext Ltd | News: ITN TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1992. ... Good Morning Television (GMTV) is the national breakfast franchise of the British ITV network. ... ORACLE (Optional Reception of Announcements by Coded Line Electronics) was a commercial teletext service broadcast on ITV and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1992. ... Teletext Ltd is the provider of Teletext services for ITV, Channel 4 and Five in the United Kingdom. ... Corporate logo of Independent Television News Ltd Independent Television News (ITN) is the main supplier of news broadcasts to two British broadcasting networks: ITV and Channel 4. ...

ITA | IBA | ITC | Ofcom
ITV plc | ITV1 | ITV2 | ITV3 | ITV4 | ITV News Channel | Men & Motors | ITV Digital The Independent Television Authority (ITA) was a body created by the Television Act 1954 to supervise the creation of Independent Television (ITV), the first commercial television network in the United Kingdom. ... The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television (ITV and Channel 4 - cable and satellite television were the responsibility of the Cable Authority) and radio broadcasts. ... The ITC has been superseded as the British commercial television regulator by Ofcom (the Office of Communications). ... The Office of Communications, usually known as Ofcom, is the UKs communications regulator. ... ITV plc is the company formed from the merger of Carlton Communications and Granada plc, which began trading on 2 February 2004. ... ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV2 is an entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... ITV3 is an entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... ITV4 is a UK television station which will launch on November 1, 2005. ... The ITV News Channel is a 24 hour television news channel in the United Kingdom available on Sky Digital, cable and Freeview, presenting the latest national and international news stories plus regular business, sport, entertainment and weather summaries. ... Men & Motors is a mens lifestyle television channel in the UK. It is the last remaining station operated by Granada Sky Broadcasting, a joint venture set up by Granada Television (now part of ITV plc) and British Sky Broadcasting in 1996. ... ITV Digital used to be the sole British terrestrial digital television broadcaster. ...


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