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  Carlton Television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlton was also the ITV licencee for Central England and Westcountry, after successfully taking over Central Independent Television in 1994 and Westcountry Television in 1996.
Carlton Television was originally a company set up by Michael Green's Carlton Communications to bid for an ITV franchise.
Having failed to oust Thames Television from its London weekday slot in 1987, Carlton finally succeeded in the 1991/92 round for reasons that were seen as political.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carlton_Television   (924 words)

  
 ITV
Thames was awarded the London Weekday licence previously held by Rediffusion.\n*London Weekend Television was awarded the London Weekend licence, replacing ATV.\n*Most controversially, TWW lost its franchise for Wales and the West of England to Harlech Television, which soon became known as HTV.
Television South West lost the South West England franchise to Westcountry Television.\n*Thames Television lost the London Weekday franchise to Carlton Television.
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).
encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/i/it/itv.html   (1659 words)

  
 Carlton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlton Dramatic Society is an Amdram group in Wimbledon]], UK The Carlton Club is a members-only club in London
Carlton Coachbuilders, a car body manufacturer in Willesden, London, England between 1925 and 1939.
Carlton Cards is a subsidiary of American Greetings, the world's largest greeting card company.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carlton   (245 words)

  
 Carlton Television: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Carlton Television Limited is the United Kingdom[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] Channel 3 (ITV[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject]) licencee for London London quick summary:
Westcountry television is the itv franchise holder in the south west (of england), replacing its predecessor, tsw - television south west, on 1 january 1993....
Grampian television is the itv franchisee for the north of scotland, based in aberdeen....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/carlton_television.htm   (1524 words)

  
 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Satellite, cable and new terrestrial television services starting in the UK and Europe were equipping their facilities; existing broadcasters were investing in the latest technology and new independent facilities companies were entering the market to service the anticipated growth.
Carlton's market was global; its video and sound television products sold to 47 countries; it was Europe's leading video post-production facility; it was the world's largest processor of motion picture film and the world's largest producer of pre-recorded videocassettes.
Carlton Television and Central together made up the largest part of ITV network at the time, with approximately 30% of ITV net advertising revenue, equivalent to an estimated 22% of total UK television advertising revenue.
production.investis.com /carltoncomms/ccomm_history1   (1455 words)

  
 The Carltonisation of ITV - Editorial - 625.uk.com
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.
The television watchdog was interested in ensuring the continued regional commitment of the ITV companies in terms of programmes.
625.uk.com /editorial/carlton.htm   (1331 words)

  
 Carlton
Carlton replaced Westcountry Television as the ITV contractor for the South West in 1999.
The idents were used in all three Carlton regions and were the first in the ITV network to introduce dual branding, ie.
Carlton's idents were modified accordingly; the "ITV1" logo is sharper and larger than the previous "ITV" label.
web.ukonline.co.uk /johnluxton/carltonmain.html   (674 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | Carlton fined £2m for 'faked' documentary
The independent television company, Carlton, has been fined £2m for a documentary in which actors pretended to be drug traffickers.
The programme, The Connection, was made by independent producer Marc de Beaufort for Carlton's Central Television subsidiary and shown on the ITV network in October 1996.
ITC chairman Sir Robin Biggam said Carlton was guilty of a "wholesale breach of trust" with the viewers.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/237715.stm   (553 words)

  
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Regional Service London News Network (LNN), which is co-owned by Carlton and LWT, made every effort to improve the presentation and journalistic content of London Tonight to distinguish it from the national ITV news which followed at 6.30pm, whilst remaining relevant to the whole of the London region it serves.
Supply to the Network Carlton Television supplied 25 per cent more hours to the ITV network than in 1998 across a range of programme categories, although the combined amount supplied by the Carlton Group fell significantly (chiefly for reasons outside its control) and was at its lowest level since the merger with Central.
Two interventions were issued to Carlton for breaches of the taste and decency requirements of the Programme Code in three episodes of The Bill shown during November and December.
www.ofcom.org.uk /static/archive/itc/uploads/Carlton_APR_text.doc   (991 words)

  
 Carlton group: Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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)

  
 Carlton's Homeless Campaign 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Carlton would like to thank all of the actors, writers and artists who gave their services for free.
Carlton would also like to thank the Donmar Warehouse Theatre and Ambassador Theatre Group for their help in producing and staging this prestigious fundraising event.
The relationship between Carlton Television and the Donmar Warehouse goes back a long way, and the evening provided an exciting opportunity to bring together the medium of television and theatre with this staged adaptation of the televised dramas.
www.carlton.com /homelessness/events/wrong_side.html   (470 words)

  
 Newsweek Productions and Carlton Television Announce Co-Venture
Carlton Television is a major production company based in the United Kingdom that produces a wide range of programming for broadcast, cable and satellite channels.
Carlton's production credits include "Inspector Morse," a police drama series that has been running on Public Broadcasting Stations in the U.S. since the 1980s, and "World War II in Colour," which won the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award in 1999.
Carlton's latest move into the U.S. follows its recent acquisition of Hamdon Entertainment (renamed Carlton America), one of the largest worldwide co-producers, financiers and distributors of U.S. made-for-television movies, based in Los Angeles.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/10-02-2000/0001327511   (537 words)

  
 The Web on Television and Television on the Web.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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)

  
 Carlton, United News & Media end merger talks - Jul. 21, 2000
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.
At stake is control of Britain's most watched television channel, ITV - a terrestrial commercial network consisting of a number of regional franchises, most of them controlled by the three players.
money.cnn.com /2000/07/21/europe/carlton_united   (630 words)

  
 Carlton Television   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Since 26th 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).
The ITC archive is particularly lucrative since it includes such favourite shows as Thunderbirds, The Prisoner, The Saint[?] and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)[?] (original version), and Carlton has released all of these programmes on video and DVD, as well as many Rank Organisation[?] movies.
Rumours of a merger with Granada Television, which would effectively transform ITV into a single company, have been circulating for several years.
www.factbase.info /ca/carlton-television.html   (277 words)

  
 BBC News | BUSINESS | Is Carlton United a winning team?
Officially, the merger of Carlton Communications and United News and Media is good news for viewers - even though the companies expect it will lead to some 250 job losses and savings of £40m a year.
Carlton and United are clearly hoping the limits will be relaxed, something advertisers won't like.
Carlton already owns half of the digital TV company Ondigital, which competes directly with BSkyB's Sky Digital service.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/538388.stm   (588 words)

  
 NOVELL: Cool Solutions: Carlton Television Chooses Novell GroupWise over Microsoft Exchange
Carlton Television chooses Novell technology over Microsoft to link its disparate satellite offices and deliver reliable television services to its audience of 5.7 million viewers.
Carlton needed to seamlessly integrate and standardize its multiple IT systems and processes, as a result of the merger, without disrupting day-to-day business.
In addition, Carlton wanted to synchronize its two disparate e-mail systems into one efficient collaboration tool, offering employees e-mail, scheduling and calendaring functionality-anytime, anywhere-whether in the office, at home or on the road.
www.novell.com /coolsolutions/feature/9570.html   (359 words)

  
 Employers' Forum on Disability: Broadcasting and Creative Industries Disability Network (BCIDN) – Manifesto ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Carlton Broadcasting is one of the founder members of the Broadcasting Disability Network which was formed five years ago.
Carlton is well aware that whereas real progress has been made by the broadcasting industry on the issues of race and gender there is still much to be achieved both behind and in front of the camera in the area of disability.
Extend Carlton's Diversity Steering Group, chaired by Clive Jones, Chief Executive of Carlton Channels and comprising key executives from across business divisions, to include disability, to develop and drive Carlton's 4-Point Plan.
www.employers-forum.co.uk /www/guests/bdn/manifesto/carlton.htm   (553 words)

  
 Television News @ nationalgeographic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The announcement was made by the joint venture’s Editorial Board, co-chairs Paul Cleary, Head of Documentaries at Carlton Television, and Keenan Smart, Head of the Natural History Unit at NGT.
Carlton International Media Ltd. is now the largest distributor of classic British films and the leading sales house for British television programs outside of the BBC.
Carlton Television is the largest commercial terrestrial broadcaster in the UK, reaching over 22 million people.
www.nationalgeographic.com /tv/press/981005_2.html   (768 words)

  
 Carlton Television "The Big Story" - 13 July 1995   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Carlton Television last night broadcast a half-hour 'Big Story' documentary entitled "INSIDE THE CULT' Reporter Ali Davis was first trained to fool the E-Meter sec-checks "Are you a journalist"?
She went to the South coast town of Poole, which is a focus for their activity these days, and was soon accosted in the street by a young man doing a "survey", then invited into the "org".
City of London magistrates dismissed private prosecutions for theft brought by the Scientologists against Braund, producer Claudia Milne and Twenty Twenty Television as an abuse of process.
www.whyaretheydead.net /others/ctv9507013.html   (1134 words)

  
 Granada eyes 'spoiler' bid in TV sector - Jan. 7, 2000
Carlton and United are each valued at around 4 billion pounds ($6.4 billion), while Granada has a market capitalization of almost 12 billion pounds.
    Carlton owns the license for commercial terrestrial television in the London area, while United owns three regional TV licenses, as well as several national newspaper interests.
    Carlton officials did not return phone calls Friday, but a United spokeswoman said the company "noted Granada's action," but continued to regard a merger with Carlton as the most attractive option.
money.cnn.com /2000/01/07/europe/granada   (595 words)

  
 Carlton Television | Ident
From this it was plain that (a) Carlton planned to “revolutionise television” - programmes and presentation - just like very other new company promised and that (b) they had decided - 3D man apart - to avoid a symbol and go for their name as their ident.
Thus, before launch, Carlton was to junk the 3D man and the serif print for the familiar - if somewhat ridiculous - ‘Carlon’ identity.
Of course, even then they had to be ‘revolutionary’, using pictures of “ordinary Londoners”; as part of the idents in order to create the regional identity they were already being accused of not having.
www.transdiffusion.org /emc/ident/nevermind/carlton.php   (327 words)

  
 ITV CHRONOLOGY
Commercial television, ITV, Carlton, Anglia, whatever you call it, ITV has been around since the mid 1950’s and has experienced lots of changes and events in British broadcasting over the years.
33) Winston Churchill’s funeral is televised by ITN — 1965
92) The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales is televised by ITN — 1997
www.webspawner.com /users/televisionnostalgia/202tv.html   (1349 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/ITV
The ITV companies were required by the terms of their licences from the ITA to provide a local television service for their particular region, including a daily local news bulletin and regular local documentaries.
London Weekend Television was awarded the London Weekend licence, replacing ATV in London.
Before the changes were implemented, Harold Wilson made the surprise move of sending Lord Hill to the chairmanship of the BBC Board of Governors and replacing him with Herbert Bowden, the Secretary of State for the Commonwealth Office, who was elevated to the peerage under the title Lord Aylestone.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/ITV   (3400 words)

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