The first ITV service to launch was London's Associated-Rediffusion on 22 September 1955, [2] with the Midlands and North services launching in February 1956 and May 1956 respectively. Following these launches, the ITA awarded more franchises until the whole country was covered by fourteen regional stations, all launched by 1962.

Independent Television began as a network of independently-owned regional companies that were both broadcasters and programme makers, beginning with four companies operating six stations in three large regions in 1955–1956, and gradually expanding to 17 stations in …

2014年9月22日 · On this day in 1955 at 7.15pm, Associated-Rediffusion made ITV's first television broadcast, followed an hour later by Britain's first TV advert.

2005年9月15日 · 22 September, 1955: ITV begins broadcasting. The new commercial channel opened at 7.15pm with former BBC presenter Leslie Mitchell announcing for the first time "This is London." An excerpt of...

1955. January – A consortium of the initial four Independent Television broadcasting companies launch ITN, which will provide ITV with its news service. 22 September – ITV is launched when the first contractor, Associated-Rediffusion, goes on air, broadcasting to London on weekdays.

ITV history 1955-1968 When ITV was created there was a flurry of activity as in large towns up and down the country, studios were constructed or converted from buildings such as cinemas to enable the new programmes to be made and broadcast.

With only 24 hours to go before Independent Television opened on the night of September 22, 1955, they faced disaster. At Television House, Kingsway and in the studios at Wembley where they crouched behind the computer-like machines which control the transmission of programmes, they stared white-faced at the monitor screens in front of them.

2006年11月25日 · ITV started broadcasting to the London area on the 22nd of September 1955. The first programme was an outside broadcast from London’s Guildhall of a dinner to celebrate ITV’s launch. Prior to the start of regular programmes, a trailer had been shown to give viewers an idea of what the new service would be like.

2017年11月27日 · From 1936 to 1955 there was only one television channel in the UK (and nothing at all during World War 2), then the ITV (Independent Television) network came along which unlike the BBC was funded entirely using revenue …

2016年9月22日 · On Saturday 27 August 1955, the Daytona Beach Morning Journal carried a report from Edwin Shanke of the Associated Press about the forthcoming ITV service.