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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Defunct | 2 February 2004 |
| Fate | Acquired by Granada plc and merged to form ITV plc |
| Successor | ITV plc |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Michael P. Green (Chairman) |
| Products | Carlton Cinema Carlton Select Carlton World Carlton Kids Carlton Food Network |
| Divisions | Carlton Television Westcountry Television Central Independent Television HTV Carlton Home Entertainment Carlton America Carlton International Action Time Planet 24 |
| Subsidiaries | Carlton Screen Advertising Carlton Publishing Group ITV Digital (50%) London News Network (50%) GMTV (20%) ITN (18%) |
Carlton was a British media company. It was led by Michael P. Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it was bought by Granada plc in a corporate takeover to form ITV plc. Carlton shareholders gained approximately 32% of ITV plc.[1]
As well as being the parent company of Carlton Television Limited it was also involved in several other media and broadcasting businesses and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
- ^ "Merger of Granada and Carlton". Archived from the original on 1 June 1999. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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