ITV Granada

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ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and the Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968, it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire on weekdays only, because ABC Weekend Television was its weekend counterpart. Granada's parent company, Granada plc, later bought several other regional ITV stations and, in 2004, merged with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. Granada Television was particularly noted by critics for the distinctive northern and "social realism" character of many of its network programmes, as well as the high quality of its drama and documentaries. In its prime as an independent franchisee, prior to its parent company merging with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc, it was the largest Independent Television producer in the UK, accounting for 25% of the total broadcasting output of the ITV network. Granada Television was founded by Sidney Bernstein at Granada Studios on Quay Street in Manchester and is the...

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