Carlton Communications plc was a former British media company, which was founded by Michael Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it merged with Granada plc, to form ITV plc. It is most well known as the former parent of Carlton Television Limited, but was involved in several other media and broadcasting businesses also. There are several people called Michael Green, including: Michael Green (cricketer) Michael Green (field hockey) - Field hockey player from Germany Michael Green (humorist) - humorous author Michael Green (physicist) - involved with string theory Michael Green (political expert) - Asia expert on the National Security Council; see NK news article Michael Green (runner... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Granada plc (previously called Granada Group plc and Granada Media plc) is a former British media and previously catering conglomarate, best known as the former parent of Granada Television Limited. ... ITV plc is a British media company which operates the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... Carlton logo in cinemas Carlton Television Limited is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licencee for London and the surrounding areas, Monday 9:25am, to Friday, 5:15pm. ...

Businesses

At the time of its floatation in 1983, Carlton was a television facilties and production company; however, it was through its award of the licence for the ITV London franchise in 1991 that it entered the general public eyes. Carlton later acquired Central Independent Television, Westcountry Television, and HTV. Current ITV logo. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... This article is about the British regional broadcaster. ... Westcountry TV logo, 1993 Current ITV Westcountry logo Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West (of England), replacing its predecessor, TSW - Television South West, on 1 January 1993. ... Current ITV Wales logo Current ITV West logo HTV Group plc is a television company, the ITV contractor of Wales and the West of England, owned by ITV plc. ...

At the time of its merger with Granada plc, Carlton broadcast in four ITV franchises, owned the biggest cinema advertising business in the UK and Ireland (Carlton Screen Advertising), and was also involved in publishing. Granada plc (previously called Granada Group plc and Granada Media plc) is a former British media and previously catering conglomarate, best known as the former parent of Granada Television Limited. ... Current ITV logo. ... Carlton Screen Advertising logo Carlton Screen Advertising is a company which sells screen advertising time on behalf of cinemas in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... This article is concerned with the production of books, magazines, and other literary material (whether in printed or electronic formats). ...

From 1988 to 2001, Carlton was the parent company of Technicolour. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Alternate use: Technicolor (physics) Technicolor is a three-strip color film process pioneered in the 1930s by the Technicolor Corporation, a company created by the husband-and-wife team of Herbert and Natalie Kalmus. ...

History

Carlton Communications plc, previously a private limited company by shares, was floated on the LSE in 1983. In its early years, it concentrated mainly on the facilities side of broadcasting. It only acquired its first stake in television through its acquisiton of 20% of Central in 1987. That year, it also acquired Zenith Productions, followed in 1988 by Technicolour. In English Law and in many Commonwealth countries, a limited company by shares (limited or Ltd. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Its most major and controversial move was to outbid Thames Television for the UK Channel 3 licence for London weekdays. Carlton Television had a policy of being a 'publisher-broadcaster', not producing any programmes of its own. Even news was outsourced from London News Network. The classic Thames Television logo (1969 - 1989), featuring a geographically incorrect montage of London landmarks. ... Current ITV logo. ... London News Network (or LNN) was a television news organization in London. ...

In 1994, it acquired the remainder of Central, and in 1996 added Westcountry Television to its portfolio. The acquisition of Central made Carlton one of the largest television producers in the UK. As well as Central, Action Time and Planet 24 were added to Green's empire. Meanwhile, it expanded its non-TV interests by acquiring Rank Screen Advertising, renaming it Carlton Screen Advertising. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Westcountry TV logo, 1993 Current ITV Westcountry logo 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 Rank Organisation, a British entertainment company formed in 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group Plc. ... Carlton Screen Advertising logo Carlton Screen Advertising is a company which sells screen advertising time on behalf of cinemas in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ...

In 1997, along with Granada and British Sky Broadcasting, Carlton bid successfully for the UK national digital terrestrial television licence. Sky was excluded from the eventual company, ONdigital for competition reasons. This began Granada and Carlton's working more closely together. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the community of Andalusia, Spain. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television plc and British Satellite Broadcasting) is a company that operates Sky Digital, the most popular subscription television service in the UK and Ireland. ... Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels (SDTV) and/or better quality of picture (EDTV, HDTV) and sound (AC3, Dolby Digital) through a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ... ITV Digital logo Initial ONdigital logo ITV Digital used to be the sole British terrestrial digital television broadcaster. ...

September 1999 saw the much-maligned 'Carltonisation' - the on-air rebranding of Central and Westcountry Television to the Carlton brand. Many critics saw this as the destruction of the regional identities of these stations. This later paved the way for the eventual downgrading of all of ITV's regional identities, though the Central and Westcountry names never fully went away (Central News and Westcountry Live continued), and eventually returned to the air (albeit as ITV1 Central and ITV1 Westcountry) in 2004. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

In 2000, Carlton proposed a merger with United News and Media. However, the company was outbid by Granada, who took over only the television interests of UNM (the rest of the company remains in existence). HTV was sold to Carlton for competition reasons, the company's final major acquisiton. This article is about the year 2000. ... UBM Logo United Business Media provides business information services principally to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive and financial services industries. ... Current ITV Wales logo Current ITV West logo HTV Group plc is a television company, the ITV contractor of Wales and the West of England, owned by ITV plc. ...

Technicolour was sold in 2001 and in 2002 ITV Digital (the renamed ONdigital) collapsed. From here on, Carlton and Granada began to work even more closely, and speculation centred on when, not if, they would merge, and what form the transaction would take. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...

In late 2003 Carlton and Granada finally agreed to merge. While described as a merger, it was in reality a take-over by Granada - the Granada shareholders would own two thirds of the new company, Charles Allen would remain as Chief Executive, and Michael Green would depart the company he built. After the merger, the Granada brand would remain as the name of the North-west ITV franchise and of the Granada production brand. In contrast, the Carlton franchises dropped the Carlton brand for local programming from the day of the merger, 2 February 2004, with the Carlton network production brand disappearing from 1 November 2004. Even the London weekday franchise started trading as ITV1 London, and was operationally (though not legally) merged with London Weekend Television. The Carlton brand remains only for Carlton Screen Advertising. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current ITV Granada logo A Granada TV logo from the black and white era. ... Granada is the network production business of ITV plc, created on 2nd February 2004. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Now known as ITV1 London (Weekends) London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television logo, 1996-2004 London Weekend Television (LWT) was the ITV contractor for London and the South East, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... Carlton Screen Advertising logo Carlton Screen Advertising is a company which sells screen advertising time on behalf of cinemas in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ...

External link

• History of Carlton Communications