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	Carlton Communications - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		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 Communications plc, previously a private limited company by shares, was floated on the LSE in 1983.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carlton_Communications (703 words)

	Carlton Television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carlton Television Limited is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licencee for London and the surrounding areas, Monday 9:25am, to Friday, 5:15pm.
		Carlton Television was originally a company set up by Michael Green's Carlton Communications to bid for an ITV franchise.
		Carlton has released much of this material on video and DVD via its own label in the UK, and via A and E Home Video, MGM Home Entertainment, and Lions Gate Home Entertaiment in the USA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carlton_Television (856 words)

	Carlton Communications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Carlton Communications is to dispose of its 25,000 sq ft Knightsbridge headquarters in London, and staff may be relocated to its office in St Martins Lane.
		Carlton Communications is to acquire HTV, the Welsh ITV franchise, from Granada Media, in exchange for £181m and Carlton's 20% stake in the Meridian licence.
		Carlton Communications and Granada are said to be in discussions to acquire a stake in Video Networks, in preparation for the nationwide launch of its interactive TV services later this year.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /cas21281.htm (1864 words)

	: : : : : MEDIApro : : : : :
		Carlton Communications is our partner in this venture and it brings to the partnership a proven track record of success in the development of fiction series in the British TV market.
		Carlton Communications is one of Europe's leading media companies, present in production and distribution sectors in both the free-to-air and subscription TV markets.
		Carlton has a 40% stake in the leading free-to-air TV station in the United Kingdom and markets some of the most successful series in British television history such as "The Saint", "The Persuaders" and "The Thunderbirds".
	www.mediapro.es /eng/mediacarlton.htm (226 words)

	Carlton Communications Inc.
		Carlton Communications was hired to create a theme and program for the December 2004 groundbreaking of the $26 million transformation of the Parham Campus of Henrico Doctors' Hospital.
		Carlton Communications assisted in the planning and promotion of the fl-tie dinner dance for the opening of the Richmond Canal Walk.
		Carlton Communications was responsible for all public relations, educational coordination and event planning -- including working with caterers, security, staging specialists, audio-visual companies, valet parking, musicians and other talent and numerous additional groups.
	carltoncom.com /SpecialEvents.asp (766 words)

	CNN.com - Carlton, Granada call off merger - Feb. 27, 2002
		Carlton, part owner of Britain's largest commercial TV network ITV, and Granada are experiencing the worst advertising slump in a decade and are under pressure from a plethora of new channels and pay-television networks.
		Carlton has been the centre of persistent speculation that it could be a takeover target for Germany's Bertelsmann.
		Carlton (CCM) declined 2.2 percent to 222.4 pence, while Granada (GAA) rose 3.3 percent in early London trading on Wednesday.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/02/27/carlton (326 words)

	Old in Ascendant 4/4/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The big picture at Carlton Communications, number two to Granada in the UK television market, is one of sector consolidation, investment in new media and continued pruning of non-core assets.
		Carlton plans to renew its Midlands TV licence next April, which will mean all four licences will have been renewed.
		Some of Carlton's reputation for dreadful TV still clings to it, but acquisitions like Planet 24 and ownership of high profile successes such as the Thunderbirds TV series mean Carlton is pegging its name to a new generation of programmes.
	www.hemscott.com /hstoday/focus/carltoncomms_0512.htm (763 words)

	CNN.com - Carlton blames ad slump for profit drop - Dec. 4, 2001
		Carlton (CCM), part owner of Britain's largest commercial TV network ITV, reported a 39-percent fall in annual profits on Tuesday.
		Carlton Chief Executive Gerry Murphy said 100 jobs would be cut this year, in addition to the 300 jobs slashed in the financial year just ended, bringing the total workforce down to about 3,200.
		Carlton is the latest advertising and media company to blame the global economy for poor profits.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/12/04/carlton (399 words)

	Carlton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Carlton became a publicly quoted company on the London stock market in 1983, having initially been established as a private concern by Green and his brother, David.
		The proposed Carlton/ United merger is expected to herald a final consolidation of ITV ownership, leaving one company in overall control.
		Carlton insiders report that the Media division's different departments, which are housed in different central London locations, tend to operate fairly independently and have different internal cultures.
	www.justpeople.com /ContentNew/Companies/FullReports/carlton.asp (1814 words)

	AAR: Publication: Focus: Sports Media
		While Carlton and Granada were not parties to the June contract, ITV Network became a party on 11 August 2000 as recipient of a sub-licence of the free-to-air television rights.
		Carlton and Granada were substantial shareholders in ITV Network, but they were not the only shareholders.
		Carlton and Granada argued that the alleged guarantee fell foul of the Statute of Frauds because the requisite contract (that is, the June contract):
	www.aar.com.au /pubs/cmt/fospsep02.htm (1384 words)

	Carlton Communications Plc / Granada Plc
		Carlton Communications Plc / Granada Plc: A report on the proposed merger.
		On 16 October 2002, Carlton Communications Plc (Carlton) and Granada plc (Granada) announced an agreed merger, which they believed would pave the way for a fully consolidated ITV and create a company that would be one of the leading commercial broadcasters in Europe.
		We concluded that, unless the other licensees could continue to sell their airtime through the merged entity’s sales house on terms similar to those that they currently enjoyed, the proposed merger would have an adverse effect on them, and so might be expected to operate against the public interest.
	www.competition-commission.org.uk /rep_pub/reports/2003/482carlton.htm (1954 words)

	CNN.com - UK's Carlton posts profit drop - May 23, 2001
		Carlton said earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortization in the six months to March 31 fell to £139.3 million ($200 million) from £176.9 million in the same period of 2000.
		Carlton said first-half pretax profits in the six months fell 32 percent to £65.8 million from a comparable £97 million.
		Carlton (CCM) shares fell 2.9 percent to 400 pence in London trading.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/05/23/carlton (343 words)

	Old in Ascendant 4/4/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Carlton, the second-biggest ITV group, has inevitably been affected by the slowdown in advertising, particularly from the internet, consumer goods and telecommunications sectors.
		Carlton says the downturn is cyclical, not "structural" - in other words, the business will return some day.
		It was in anticipation of this expected relaxation of the rules that prompted Carlton's attempted merger with United News and Media last year.
	www.hemscott.com /hstoday/focus/Carlton_comms_2305_2001.htm (757 words)

	The Carltonisation of ITV - Editorial - 625.uk.com
		Carlton decided to use the ITV re-brand as an opportunity to kill off the identities of two of the companies it now owned...
		Had Carlton consulted I don't believe viewers would have mentioned being confused nor would they have decided that their interests would be better served by the Carlton name rather than the existing company.
		Carlton Television was today accused of 'sucking jobs out of the Midlands' as it axed staff at its Birmingham studios.
	625.uk.com /editorial/carlton.htm (1331 words)

	J Sainsbury plc : Media : Company news : Company news : 2000
		Carlton Communications Plc is a media company with businesses in free television, pay television, programme production and the internet.
		Carlton is a leading commercial broadcaster with 40 per cent of ITV advertising revenue.
		Carlton is a media rights owner and distributor for a range of broadcasters and independent producers.
	www.j-sainsbury.co.uk /index.asp?PageID=424&subsection=&Year=2000&NewsID=167 (605 words)

	The Interactive Mediums - Digital, Interactive and Web TV - Players - Content Providers - Independent Television ...
		From the original 17 separate ITV franchises, ITV is now dominated by Granada Media (6 franchises) and Carlton Communications (with 4 franchises) who between them cover the whole of England.
		Whilst Carlton is a major investor in ITV Digital (investment rose from £27m in first half of 1999 to £69m in the same half of 2000) it is also investing heavily in content.
		Carlton did own Technicolor but in December 2000 sold the company to Thompson Multimedia, the worlds 4th largest consumer electronics maker, for £1.43bn (£515m immediate cash payment; £415m plus interest in 4 years; and a 5.5% stake).
	www.managingchange.com /mediums/inter-tv/independ.htm (2915 words)

	Thomson Multimedia To Acquire Technicolor, the Leading Worldwide Media Service Provider in Film, Video, CD's and DVD's
		In the field of interactive television, Thomson believes that Carlton shares its vision of the importance of interactivity on television and other consumer devices, which is expected to reshape the television experience of millions of consumers around the world, and presents significant opportunities for both content and technology companies.
		Thomson would issue to Carlton 15.5 million non interest bearing bonds redeemable in shares which would convert mandatorily in 15.5 million ordinary shares on the first anniversary of the closing, representing approximately 5.5% of the outstanding shares of Thomson.
		Carlton would transfer to Thomson 100% of the share capital of Technicolor, a world leader in media services to the content industries.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-11-2000/0001383778&EDATE= (1109 words)

	Carlton plans major online push - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		UK media giant Carlton Communications has inked a series of partnerships to develop new websites and has created a 250m euro (£154m) web investment fund with four other major European broadcasters.
		Carlton's immediate plans are to create a food and drink website with UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's and bring a top US internet radio netcaster to Europe.
		This deal is seen as the first of many involving Carlton, following the creation of a 250m euro fund to invest in leading entertainment dotcom sites and interactive TV following the group's entry into an alliance with four other European broadcasters.
	www.vnunet.com /vnunet/news/2112507/carlton-plans-major-online-push (618 words)

	Carlton chief won't top ITV network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		LONDON -- Carlton Communications on Tuesday gave in to pressure from shareholders and accepted that Michael Green, its chairman and founder, will not be chairman of commercial network ITV following Carlton's expected merger with Granada.
		The board of Carlton Communications issued a statement saying that it would give an undertaking to shareholders, including U.S. fund manager Fidelity, accepting their request that an independent non-executive chairman from outside Carlton and Granada should be appointed chairman designate on completion of the merger expected early in 2004.
		Carlton acquiesced after Granada issued a statement early Tuesday in support of shareholders who wanted Green to go, saying that it had given careful consideration to the views of shareholders and decided that their interests were best served by the appointment of a new chairman from outside.
	hollywoodreporter.com /thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2006990 (542 words)

	Carlton group: Overview
		Carlton began by supplying technical services to film and video program producers and has moved up the production chain, swallowing service providers, film libraries, CD and videocassette manufacturers, broadcasters, book publishers and other businesses as it went.
		Carlton expanded through acquisition of television post-production units in the US and UK, such as The Moving Picture Company and Complete Post, at one stage buying and selling off the United Engineering Industries conglomerate that encompassed racing cars and pixellation software.
		Carlton was reported as wanting to float some of the equity in the disappointing (and now moribund) ITV Digital.
	www.ketupa.net /carlton.htm (884 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/ITV
		Carlton and Granada attempted to merge twice in the 1990s, creating a new company that would own all the Channel 3 licences in England and Wales (and the English-Scottish Border).
		Granada and Carlton have also been criticised in the past for using the ITV name to brand their failed pay television service, ITV Digital, and the ITV Sports Channel.
		In recognition of this fact, the ITV network (in the Carlton and Granada owned areas) was rebranded ITV1 in 2001.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/ITV (3400 words)

	British Satellite Broadcasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The consortium changed around this time; Virgin and Amstrad withdrew and were replaced by Carlton Communications and Australian businessman Alan Bond.
		BSB was forced by the conditions of its licence to pay for the construction and launch of two satellites, named Marcopolo 1 and 2 after Marco Polo, jointly capable of broadcasting five channels that could be received on 30cm (12") diameter dishes.
		The satellites were high powered versions of Hughes Space and Communications' HS376 satellites.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Satellite_Broadcasting (1054 words)

	Carlton, United News & Media end merger talks - Jul. 21, 2000
		LONDON (CNNfn) - British television companies Carlton Communications PLC and United News and Media PLC called off their planned $7.8 billion ($12.6 billion) merger Friday, after the U.K. antitrust regulator last week said it would approve the deal only if United sold one of its most prized TV franchises.
		Meridian is a regional TV station with a license to broadcast to the prosperous south coast of England.
		Carlton (CCM) shares fell 1.3 percent to 809 pence and Granada dropped 3.8 percent to 585 pence in London Friday, while United (UNS) rose 2.7 percent to 969.75.
	money.cnn.com /2000/07/21/europe/carlton_united (630 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| ITV Digital hits Carlton profits
		The collapse of ITV Digital and a slump in advertising have pushed Carlton Communications into the red.
		Carlton's shares have been rising recently on rumours that it might merge with rival broadcaster Granada.
		Carlton Communications' more traditional broadcast operations made a small profit of £2.8m during the first six months of the year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/business/2011888.stm (554 words)

	Carlton enters US cinemas via $93m takeover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		CARLTON Communications pledged to drag American cinema advertising into the 21st century yesterday, as the media company unveiled its $93m (£58m) takeover of US advertising company Screenvision.
		Carlton claims that, although 1.5 billion cinema-goers churn through America's box offices every year, cinema screen adverts account for just 0.1pc of all display advertising, compared with 1.2pc in the UK.
		American cinema advertising remains dominated by old-fashioned publicity "stills", but Carlton is banking on advertisers, especially global multinationals, realising the potential to target the youth market with more sophisticated adverts.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/05/23/cncar23.html (225 words)

	The Web on Television and Television on the Web. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Carlton Online is a new company established by Carlton Communications Plc, the UK screen-based media company, to create a number of businesses based around the Internet and to capitalise on the creative and commercial opportunities presented by interactive television.
		Carlton Sales is one of the UK’s leading advertising sales houses and Carlton Television is a major producer, distributor and merchandiser of original television programmes and films.
		Carlton Online hope to use the workshop to add to its understanding of all the aspects and issues relating to the convergence of television and the web and the problems and possibilities this convergence presents to broadcasters, programme makers, advertisers, content providers and interface/content designers.
	www.w3.org /Architecture/1998/06/Workshop/paper41 (238 words)

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