ITV Franchises
ITV plc currently owns the following ITV franchises in the UK:
Former Granada-owned franchises:
- Anglia Television: East of England franchise
- Border Television: Scottish/English Border and Isle of Man franchise
- Granada Television: North West England franchise
- London Weekend Television: London weekend franchise
- Meridian Broadcasting: South and South East England franchise
- Tyne Tees Television: North East England franchise
- Yorkshire Television: Yorkshire/Lincolnshire franchise
Former Carlton-owned franchises:
- Carlton Television: London weekday franchise
- Central Independent Television: Midlands franchise
- HTV: Wales and West of England franchise
- Westcountry Television: South West England franchise
Former independently-owned franchises:
- Channel Television: Channel Islands franchise
Both Carlton Television and London Weekend Television are now exclusively known as ITV London although both still remain in legal existence. The combined Wales and West franchise also operates as separate entities (ITV Wales, ITV West), although legally they both form part of the single franchise previously held by ITV Wales & West Group.
ITV plc is also the sole owner of the ITV national breakfast television franchise GMTV which is now known as ITV Breakfast and on screen it is now known as Daybreak and Lorraine. On 18 October 2011, ITV plc agreed to buy Channel Television from Yattendon Group plc for an undisclosed amount, the transaction was completed on 23 November 2011.
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