ATV Network Limited, originally Associated TeleVision (ATV), was a British broadcaster, part of the ITV (Independent Television) network. It provided a service to London at weekends from 1955 to 1968, to the Midlands on weekdays from 1956 to 1968, and subsequently to the Midlands all week from 1968 to 1982.

This is a timeline of the former British television broadcaster Associated Television (ATV). It provided the ITV service for London at weekends and the Midlands on weekdays from 1955 to 1968, and for the Midlands all week from 1968 to 1982.

Originally formed as "ABC" (not to be confused with the American, Australian or Associated "ABC") by impresario Lew Grade, Associated Television Ltd. was the second-ever ITV franchisee to go on air on September 24, 1955, serving for London on the weekends. Their more famous outing, serving weekdays (later full-time starting in 1968) in the ...

Associated Television was the original name of the British broadcaster ATV. ATV was a part of the ITV network. They served London on weekends from 1955 until 1968 and the Midlands on weekdays from 1956 to 1968. After 1968 they would serve only the Midlands every day of the week until 1982.

ATV was initially launched as ABC (Associated Broadcasting Company) as a weekend franchise in the London area, but a lawsuit filed by ABPC, who owned the ABC Cinema chain (and its film studios, later renamed Elstree Studios) and also had the weekend Midlands/North franchise called ABC Weekend Television, led to the original ABC changing its ...

2025年4月3日 · Crossroads, produced by ATV, ran on ITV for nearly 25 years and at its peak commanded viewing figures of 18 million. Productions we’ve assisted with concerning ATV facts and information include programmes aired on BBC One, BBC Radio 2, ITV and ITV3.

ATV Zooms, Frontcaps and Other Great Stuff. Your port of call for one of the most famous idents on UK television, and for videos of the ATV Oxford transmitter promo and the opening sequence to the ATV Thursday Picture Show, with a cartoon bloke smashing the ATV logo.

2025年4月3日 · ATV Network is one of the most fondly remembered bands of Independent Television when the network was an ensemble of regional production companies. ATV Network Limited was originally launched in 1966, part of the ATV Corporation which owned not only ATV Network but also ITC Entertainment.

2025年4月4日 · From the fifties to the eighties ATV made some of the best-known programmes to air on ITV. Sister company ITC also distributed many of them to countries around the globe. Here is a look at some of the notable contributions to British Television.

Initially known as the Associated Broadcasting Company, ATV was granted the weekend broadcasting franchise for London and its surrounding areas, starting on September 24, 1955. Due to legal threats from another entity already using the ABC name, the company rebranded itself as Associated TeleVision (ATV) just three weeks later.