Carlton Television

Based in	London
Broadcast area	London later Midlands and South West England
Launched	1 January 1993
Closed	lost on-air identity 25 October 2002 (verbally known as ITV1 London before regional programming only - no visual local identity)
Replaced	Thames Television also Central Independent Television and Westcountry Television
Replaced by	ITV London also ITV Central and ITV Westcountry
Website	itvregions.com/london
Owned by	ITV plc

Carlton Television was the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday (and for legal formalities, still is). The company is now part of ITV plc and managed with London Weekend Television as a single entity, ITV London. Major programmes include London Tonight, The London Programme and London Soccer Night. Image File history File links London_TV.gif Summary It came from ITV.com Licensing This is a logo of a television station, network, corporation, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... In general, the midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Thames Television was an British television production company, and between 1968 and 1992, it was the weekday ITV company serving London. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on 1 January 1993. ... ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... Central TV logo, 1985-1998 Central Independent Television, commonly referred to as Central, is the Independent Television company that succeeded ATV on 1 January 1982. ... Westcountry TV logo, 1993 Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West (of England), replacing its predecessor, TSW - Television South West, on 1 January 1993. ... ITV plc is a British media company which operates the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The phrase Home Counties is used to designate the group of English counties which border or surround London. ... ITV plc is a British media company which operates the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... London Weekend Television (LWT) was (and for legal formalities still is; see below) the ITV contractor for London and the South East, Friday 7:00pm (1968-1982)/5:15pm (1982-2002) to Monday, 5:59am. ... ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... London Tonight is the flagship news programme in the ITV London region. ...

Carlton also gained the Central England and Westcountry franchises, after successfully taking over Central Independent Television in 1994 and Westcountry Television in 1996. The regional identities of the two regions continued as normal until 1999, when Carlton controversially rebranded both of them as simply Carlton, however the official names of the franchises remained as Carlton Central and Carlton Westcountry respectively. Prior to the 1999 rebrand, Carlton axed Central's 'cake' idents, which had been in use since 1985, and replaced them with the Carlton London idents of the time, albeit cleverly replacing the word "Carlton" with "Central". In general, the midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... The term Westcountry could to refer one of two things: The South West England ITV franchise holder: Westcountry Television. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on 1 January 1993. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

History

Carlton Television was originally a company set up by Michael Green's Carlton Communications to bid for an ITV franchise. Having failed to buy into Thames Television in 1987, Carlton finally succeeded in ousting that broadcaster in the 1991/92 franchise round, for reasons that were seen as political. 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. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the... Thames Television was an British television production company, and between 1968 and 1992, it was the weekday ITV company serving London. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Rather than acquiring its own studio complex, Carlton hired space from London Weekend Television and took over from Thames at midnight on January 1, 1993. Unlike Thames (which was both a production company and a broadcaster, and following a merger, continues to produce programmes as talkbackTHAMES), Carlton has always commissioned most of its programming from independent production companies. Its contract to hold the ITV franchise license disallows the company to commission all programming, therefore it was compulsory for Carlton to produce a minimal amount of programming for the network, such includes Police, Camera, Action. London Weekend Television (LWT) was (and for legal formalities still is; see below) the ITV contractor for London and the South East, Friday 7:00pm (1968-1982)/5:15pm (1982-2002) to Monday, 5:59am. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... talkbackTHAMES is a British television production company, a division of FremantleMedia (part of the RTL Group). ...

Carlton found itself at the centre of a major controversy about truthfulness in broadcast journalism in May 1998, when The Guardian carried a series of articles alleging the wholesale fabrication of a much-garlanded 1996 Carlton documentary, The Connection, which had purported to film the route by which heroin was smuggled into the United Kingdom from Colombia. An internal inquiry at Carlton found that The Guardian's allegations were in large part correct and the then industry regulator, the ITC, punished Carlton with a record £2-million fine[1] for multiple breaches of the UK's broadcasting codes. The scandal led to an impassioned debate about the accuracy of documentary production.[2] [3] Look up Controversy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 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. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In recent years, changes in rules concerning media ownership enabled Carlton to buy out many of the other ITV stations, including Central Independent Television, Westcountry, and it also acquired HTV (via Granada), as well as the rights to the archives of ITC Entertainment and its former sister company ATV, and the Rank film archive. HTV was the only region owned by Carlton not to be subject to a Carlton re-brand. Both "HTV West" and "HTV Wales" stayed with their then-current idents; however upon Carlton's purchase, the animated introduction and music to the idents were replaced by the sequences and audio in use with Carlton's graphical package. The logo and endboard of the ident remained unchanged however, using the generic hearts look of 1999. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on 1 January 1993. ... HTV Group plc is a television company, the ITV contractor of Wales and the West of England, owned by ITV plc. ... Granada Television was the British ITV (commercial television) contractor for the North of England weekday franchise from 1954 (broadcasting began on May 3, 1956) until 1968, and for the Northwest England all-week franchise from 1968. ... -1... Associated TeleVision Limited, later ATV Network and best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981. ...

The ITC archive is particularly lucrative since it includes such popular shows as Thunderbirds, The Prisoner, The Saint and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (original version), as well as feature films that include The Return Of The Pink Panther, On Golden Pond, and Capricorn One. Many Rank Organisation films are also part of the Carlton library. Carlton has released much of this material on video and DVD via its own label in the UK, and via A & E Home Video, Acorn Media, MGM Home Entertainment, and Lions Gate Home Entertaiment in the USA. A large number of these films were shown on Carlton's digital movie channel, Carlton Cinema, however it closed in 2003. Brains Thunderbirds is a mid-1960s Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television show which used a form of puppetry called Supermarionation. Cast, crew, and production notes Thunderbirds was the fourth and by far the most successful of the childrens series made by AP Films (APF) for the British television company... The Prisoner was a 1967 UK science fiction television series, starring Patrick McGoohan. ... The Saint was a long-running British action adventure television series, made by ITC Entertainment, that aired on ITV stations between 1962 and 1969, and on American television as a syndicated show (1962-1967) and on NBC (1967-69). ... Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) was a late-1960s British TV show about two private detectives. ... The Return of the Pink Panther is the fourth film in the Pink Panther series, released in North America by United Artists and in Europe by ITC Entertainment in 1975. ... On Golden Pond (1981) was a successful Broadway play written by playwright Ernest Thompson which was turned into a successful and popular movie starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. ... Capricorn One is a horror/thriller/science fiction movie about a Mars landing hoax. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Biography is one of A&Es longest-running and most popular programs. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Lions Gate redirects here. ... Carlton Cinema was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, dedicated to showing films. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In September 2002, Carlton and Granada, having now acquired all the franchises in England and Wales, made the controversial decision to remove all regional idents, continuity and branding, and replace them with the single brand, ITV1. English regional idents were to only precede regional programming, and regional announcements were pre-recorded from London (Wales gets on-screen recognition prior to all programming, see ITV1 Wales). Unlike Granada-owned regions, Carlton used dual-branding on its regional idents with the Carlton logo, so the Carlton Westcountry and Carlton Central regions were simply known as ITV1 Carlton. Granada-owned franchises preferred simply to place text of the region name under the ITV1 logo. This went on until 2003, when Carlton dropped the practice, resulting in changing the brands from "Carlton Central" to "ITV1 for Central England", from "Carlton Westcountry" to "ITV1 for the Westcountry". The HTV regions were re-branded "ITV1 Wales" and "ITV1 West" in 2002. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd... ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... HTV Group plc is a television company, the ITV contractor of Wales and the West of England, owned by ITV plc. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 2 February 2004, Carlton Communications plc merged with Granada plc, creating ITV plc, which now owns all of the ITV franchises in England and Wales under the "ITV1" brand (Wales still uses its own on-screen identity as ITV1 Wales, but now also uses English ITV1 continuity). In addition, Carlton Video became part of Granada Ventures, and two of the Carlton ITV regions were reverted back to their previous names. "ITV1 for Central England" again became "ITV1 Central" and "ITV1 for the Westcountry" became "ITV1 Westcountry", prior to regional programming in their respective areas. February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Granada Television was the British ITV (commercial television) contractor for the North of England weekday franchise from 1954 (broadcasting began on May 3, 1956) until 1968, and for the Northwest England all-week franchise from 1968. ... ITV plc is a British media company which operates the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd... HTV Group plc is a television company, the ITV contractor of Wales and the West of England, owned by ITV plc. ...

ITV London

Main article: ITV London

Since 28 October 2002, Carlton Television (in common with all the other ITV companies, except Scottish Television, Grampian Television and Ulster Television) has been known on air simply as ITV1 (London Weekdays). Unlike London Weekend Television, Carlton Television did not note the last day (25/10/02) of its regional identity on-air. However, the Carlton brand continued to be seen on production captions until 2004. Since Carlton and London Weekend Television now use identical presentation and logos, the division between the London weekday and weekend franchises is now invisible, although the old LWT - now ITV1 (London Weekends) - does have London Weekend Weather, which is sponsored by a different company to that of London Weekdays. ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Scottish Television is Scotlands largest independent television franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. ... Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland, based in Aberdeen. ... For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation) Ulster Television plc (UTV) is a media company based in Northern Ireland. ... London Weekend Television (LWT) was (and for legal formalities still is; see below) the ITV contractor for London and the South East, Friday 7:00pm (1968-1982)/5:15pm (1982-2002) to Monday, 5:59am. ...

With the merger of Carlton and Granada, Carlton Television and LWT are now run as a single entity (ITV London), with a single management team appointed to both companies. Both continue to have a separate legal existence however, and still have separate licences, although this is now just a formality. ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ...

Upon merger, Carlton lost recognition to programmes made by their companies, which became branded as "Granada" and the relevant area, for example, all programmes made in London became branded as "Granada London". From January 16, 2006, all programmes produced by any ITV plc owned region are branded by ITV Productions. This means that there is no distinction between which programmes are made by Carlton, LWT or any other ITV company. January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Granada (production company) be merged into this article or section. ...

Multi-Channel Carlton

Between 1997 and 2003, Carlton owned a number of extra channels, carried initially on analogue cable, but later their flagship platform, ONdigital, and some even made it to Sky Digital. The first channels to close were in 2000, and all five were closed by 2003. Most were closed due to cost, and lack of viewing figures. They all time-shared on three EPG positions. Carlton Food Network and Carlton Select shared a channel, and Carlton Kids, Carlton World and another channel named 'RAW!' shared the second. Carlton Cinema had a slot of its own on all platforms. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ITV Digital used to be the sole British terrestrial digital television broadcaster. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In economics, business, and accounting, a cost is the value of inputs that have been used up to produce something, and hence are not available for use anymore. ... An electronic program (or programme) guide, or EPG, is a program schedule, typically broadcast alongside digital television or radio signals. ... Carlton Food Network was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, it shows food programmes It launched on 15 November 1998 on the OnDigital platform, as part of a group of five Carlton owned channels (the others being Carlton Select, Carlton World, Carlton Kids, and Carlton Cinema The channel... Carlton Select was the oldest Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 34, and was the only one that also broadcasted in Africa source. ... Carlton Kids was a childrens channel provided by Carlton Television, and started broadcasting in 1997 and closed in the year 2000. ... Carlton World was an early Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 43. ... Carlton Cinema was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, dedicated to showing films. ...

• Carlton Cinema

Main article: Carlton Cinema

Carlton Cinema was the Carlton channel which showed classic movies, but also cartoons unusually; this ceased transmission in 2003. Carlton Cinema was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, dedicated to showing films. ... Image File history File links Carltoncinema. ... A classic is an item that has become a ubiquitous and unique symbol or icon of a time gone by, mainly because of its inherent quality or its representative status. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... Cartoons started in the 1930s and 40s. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Carlton Select

Main article: Carlton Select

Carlton Select was the main entertainment channel from Carlton, and broadcast both in the UK and Africa. It time-shared with the Carlton Food Network, and ceased transmission in 2000. Carlton Select was the oldest Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 34, and was the only one that also broadcasted in Africa source. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Recreation. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

• Carlton World

Main article: Carlton World

Carlton World was a general entertainment channel broadcast in the evenings, with sister Carlton Kids broadcast in the daytime. This ceased transmission in 2000. Carlton World was an early Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 43. ... Image File history File links Carltonworld. ... Carlton Kids was a childrens channel provided by Carlton Television, and started broadcasting in 1997 and closed in the year 2000. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

• Carlton Kids

Main article: Carlton Kids

Carlton Kids was a children's channel and showed most of all of Carlton's children's imports, and programming from Carlton's regions. Time-shared with Carlton World, it ceased transmission in 2000. Carlton Kids was a childrens channel provided by Carlton Television, and started broadcasting in 1997 and closed in the year 2000. ... Image File history File links Carltonkids. ... Carlton World was an early Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 43. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

• Carlton Food Network

Main article: Carlton Food Network

Carlton Food Network was the Carlton channel devoted to cookery, and time-shared with Carlton Select. It was later re-branded 'Taste CFN', and ceased transmission in late 2001. Carlton Food Network was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, it shows food programmes It launched on 15 November 1998 on the OnDigital platform, as part of a group of five Carlton owned channels (the others being Carlton Select, Carlton World, Carlton Kids, and Carlton Cinema The channel... Cooking is the act of preparing food for consumption. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

External links

• itv.com - ITV London
• itv.com - ITV plc - the company currently merged with Carlton
• Carlton Screen Advertising
• Carlton Television at TV Ark (London)
• Carlton Television at TV Ark (Westcountry)
• Carlton Television at TV Ark (Central)