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British service station operator to move away from fancy dining and instead offer a basic but quicker service. Soon, all the other operators took on this idea. Granada's hospitality arm was at its strongest in the 1990s under
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Microcomputer Services were set up to supply computer hardware to businesses. These services were originally marketed as shops but later became "business centres". This business was sold in
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recorder cost £680 in 1978, equivalent to £4,900 in 2023. In the 1980s, the rental of satellite TV reception equipment became another opportunity for the company to supplement its declining income.
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2092:
2090:
2086:
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2083:
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2081:(2010–present)
2076:
2070:
2063:
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2054:
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2029:
2028:
2025:
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1911:
1910:
1899:
1897:
1893:
1892:
1890:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
1864:
1859:
1857:Mammoth Screen
1854:
1849:
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1833:
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1822:
1815:
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1686:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1634:ITV Box Office
1631:
1625:
1623:
1619:
1618:
1615:
1614:
1612:
1611:
1605:
1603:
1597:
1596:
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1491:
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1464:
1463:External links
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1458:
1457:
1443:
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1417:
1391:
1365:
1341:
1327:
1301:
1288:MeasuringWorth
1268:
1263:news.bbc.co.uk
1250:
1230:
1204:
1186:
1166:
1146:
1121:
1110:. 1 April 1996
1095:
1062:
1047:
1035:
1029:The Bookseller
1011:
999:
970:
941:
940:
938:
935:
934:
933:
924:
918:
910:
907:
873:Men and Motors
832:
829:
804:
801:
800:
799:
792:
788:
785:
782:
781:
780:
761:
747:
726:
709:
708:Other ventures
706:
659:Gerry Robinson
645:
642:
593:
590:
584:in 2001, from
513:Sky Television
456:David Robinson
419:
418:Media business
416:
414:
411:
407:FTSE 100 Index
363:
362:
360:
359:
354:
344:
339:
334:
329:
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314:
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234:
232:
231:
226:
221:
216:
214:Granada Breeze
210:
208:
204:
203:
201:
200:
190:
183:
181:
178:
175:
174:
164:
160:
159:
157:
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151:
145:
143:
139:
138:
128:
124:
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110:
106:
105:
92:
88:
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65:
60:
57:
56:
51:
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46:
43:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2838:
2827:
2826:Compass Group
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2807:
2804:
2802:
2799:
2797:
2794:
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2779:
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2761:
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2725:
2723:
2720:
2718:
2715:
2713:
2710:
2706:
2703:
2702:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2688:
2686:
2685:Night Network
2683:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2669:
2666:
2665:
2664:
2663:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2643:
2642:
2640:
2636:
2629:
2626:
2623:
2620:
2617:
2614:
2611:
2608:
2607:
2605:
2601:
2591:
2588:
2584:
2583:Regional news
2581:
2579:
2576:
2575:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2558:
2553:
2552:
2550:
2546:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2505:
2502:
2500:
2497:
2495:
2492:
2490:
2487:
2485:
2482:
2480:
2477:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2462:
2460:
2457:
2455:
2452:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2435:
2432:
2430:
2427:
2426:
2424:
2418:
2415:
2411:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:
2388:
2385:
2382:
2378:Non-franchise
2376:
2370:
2367:
2365:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2356:
2354:
2348:
2338:
2335:
2333:
2330:
2328:
2325:
2323:
2320:
2318:
2315:
2313:
2310:
2308:
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2300:
2298:
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2277:
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2272:
2269:
2267:
2264:
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2259:
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2247:
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2242:
2239:
2238:
2236:
2232:
2229:
2221:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2202:
2200:
2196:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2131:
2129:
2125:
2122:
2114:
2103:
2102:Teletext Ltd.
2100:
2097:
2094:
2093:
2091:
2087:
2080:
2079:ITV Breakfast
2077:
2074:
2071:
2068:
2065:
2064:
2062:
2058:
2055:
2049:
2046:
2044:
2037:
2030:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1986:
1984:
1980:
1970:
1967:
1965:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1953:
1950:
1949:
1948:
1945:
1943:
1940:
1936:
1933:
1931:
1928:
1927:
1926:
1923:
1921:
1918:
1916:
1913:
1909:
1906:
1905:
1904:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1894:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1877:So Television
1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1855:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1835:
1834:
1832:
1830:
1826:
1823:
1819:
1816:
1808:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1792:UTV Media plc
1790:
1788:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1734:
1732:
1728:
1722:
1721:STV Group plc
1719:
1717:
1714:
1713:
1711:
1707:
1704:
1700:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1626:
1624:
1620:
1610:
1607:
1606:
1604:
1602:
1598:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1573:
1571:
1569:
1565:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1540:
1538:
1536:
1535:
1529:
1526:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1513:
1504:
1499:
1497:
1492:
1490:
1485:
1484:
1481:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1466:
1462:
1453:
1447:
1444:
1431:
1427:
1421:
1418:
1405:
1401:
1395:
1392:
1380:
1379:The Telegraph
1376:
1369:
1366:
1361:
1357:
1356:
1351:
1345:
1342:
1337:
1331:
1328:
1316:
1312:
1305:
1302:
1290:
1289:
1284:
1278:
1272:
1269:
1264:
1260:
1254:
1251:
1246:
1245:
1240:
1234:
1231:
1219:
1215:
1208:
1205:
1200:
1196:
1190:
1187:
1182:
1181:
1176:
1170:
1167:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1150:
1147:
1135:
1132:
1125:
1122:
1109:
1105:
1099:
1096:
1084:
1080:
1076:
1072:
1066:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1051:
1048:
1044:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1015:
1012:
1008:
1003:
1000:
995:
991:
985:
983:
981:
979:
977:
975:
971:
963:
959:
952:
946:
943:
936:
932:
931:Seven Network
928:
925:
922:
919:
916:
913:
912:
908:
906:
904:
900:
899:Charles Allen
896:
894:
890:
886:
882:
878:
874:
870:
866:
862:
858:
854:
850:
846:
842:
838:
830:
828:
826:
822:
817:
815:
810:
802:
797:
793:
789:
786:
783:
778:
774:
770:
769:Skytrak Total
766:
762:
759:
755:
751:
748:
745:
741:
737:
734:
733:
731:
727:
724:
720:
716:
712:
711:
707:
705:
703:
699:
695:
691:
690:Compass Group
686:
684:
680:
676:
672:
668:
667:Welcome Break
664:
660:
655:
651:
643:
641:
637:
635:
631:
625:
622:
619:
615:
610:
608:
604:
603:Radio Rentals
599:
591:
589:
587:
583:
579:
575:
571:
567:
562:
560:
556:
552:
547:
545:
540:
538:
534:
530:
526:
522:
518:
514:
510:
507:
502:
500:
499:Grafton Books
496:
492:
488:
484:
480:
476:
472:
471:Paladin Books
468:
467:Panther Books
464:
459:
457:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
417:
412:
410:
408:
404:
400:
395:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
358:
355:
352:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
302:
300:
298:
294:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
275:
272:
270:
267:
266:
264:
262:
258:
251:
249:
248:Compass Group
245:
244:
242:
236:
230:
227:
225:
222:
220:
217:
215:
212:
211:
209:
205:
198:
194:
193:Charles Allen
191:
188:
185:
184:
182:
176:
172:
168:
165:
161:
155:
152:
150:
147:
146:
144:
140:
137:
133:
129:
125:
111:
107:
93:
89:
85:
80:
77:
73:
69:
66:
63:
58:
55:
52:
48:
41:
36:
30:
19:
18:Granada Group
2680:ITV Telethon
2661:
2556:
2479:ITV in Wales
2350:Unsuccessful
2184:West Country
2035:
1746:
1533:
1446:
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1429:
1420:
1408:. Retrieved
1403:
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1368:
1360:the original
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1318:. Retrieved
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1262:
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1178:
1169:
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1074:
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1038:
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1025:
1021:
1014:
1002:
993:
962:the original
957:
945:
897:
877:Granada Plus
839:companies –
834:
818:
806:
697:
693:
692:plc to form
687:
647:
638:
626:
611:
597:
595:
563:
548:
541:
536:
528:
503:
490:
460:
439:
427:
421:
396:
384:conglomerate
379:
375:
371:
367:
366:
297:Subsidiaries
252:4,700 (2002)
219:Granada Plus
163:Headquarters
79:Conglomerate
50:Company type
29:
2737:3SixtyMedia
2624:(1991–2003)
2534:Westcountry
2422:and regions
2266:Rediffusion
2234:"Big 4 / 5"
2205:STV Central
2154:Cymru Wales
2104:(1993–2010)
2098:(1974–1992)
2075:(1993–2010)
2069:(1983–1992)
2014:ITV Schools
1999:ITV Digital
1969:STV Studios
1935:ITV Weather
1915:ITV Daytime
1829:ITV Studios
1747:Granada plc
1689:UTV Ireland
1601:ITV Studios
921:ITV Studios
915:ITV Granada
895:, Ireland.
825:ITV Studios
777:ITV Digital
730:theme parks
698:Granada Ltd
683:Le Méridien
675:Happy Eater
671:Little Chef
663:Forte Group
618:JVC HR-3300
607:Rediffusion
475:Sonny Mehta
469:(including
440:Granada Ltd
372:Granada Ltd
368:Granada plc
82:(primarily
33:Granada plc
2775:Categories
2700:Programmes
2603:Regulators
2420:Franchises
2227:franchises
2149:Channel TV
2120:franchises
2053:franchises
2039:franchises
1964:STV Player
1812:brands and
1810:Divisions,
1654:ITV Select
1639:ITV Encore
1609:ITV Choice
1436:23 January
1410:23 January
994:itvplc.com
937:References
831:Operations
723:Gala Bingo
679:Travelodge
388:Manchester
179:Key people
171:Manchester
119:2004-02-02
2662:(network)
2618:(1972–90)
2612:(1954–72)
2590:ITV Sport
2557:(network)
2539:Yorkshire
2524:Tyne Tees
2413:Timelines
2276:Yorkshire
2210:STV North
2198:STV Group
2189:Yorkshire
2174:Tyne Tees
2060:Breakfast
2036:(network)
2004:ITV Local
1942:ITV Sport
1702:Companies
1679:The Store
1534:(network)
1180:Billboard
1160:Billboard
1083:0362-4331
927:Red Heart
758:log flume
634:Boxclever
559:ONdigital
349:(sold to
261:Divisions
189:(Founder)
142:Successor
130:Acquired
62:Traded as
2760:Category
2655:Freeview
2573:ITV News
2499:Southern
2494:Scottish
2489:Meridian
2474:HTV West
2464:Grampian
2332:Westward
2312:Southern
2225:regional
2169:Meridian
2118:regional
2089:Teletext
2051:National
2009:ITV Play
1925:ITV News
1920:ITV Food
1908:LittleBe
1814:services
1649:ITV Play
1516:Channels
909:See also
883:and the
754:Ilkeston
744:jousting
654:motorway
313:Telerent
207:Products
75:Industry
2732:Ginx TV
2650:Freesat
2469:Granada
2459:Channel
2454:Central
2449:Carlton
2380:regions
2292:Carlton
2256:Granada
2251:Central
2159:Granada
2144:Central
2127:ITV plc
2116:Current
2043:regions
1994:ITV Day
1959:BritBox
1952:itv.com
1882:Twofour
1842:12 Yard
1821:Current
1716:ITV plc
1709:Current
1548:ITV1 HD
1524:Current
1139:16 July
1134:Variety
1114:16 July
1088:16 July
903:ITV plc
814:ITV plc
809:Carlton
736:Camelot
630:Bedford
413:History
403:ITV plc
390:-based
351:Carlton
149:ITV plc
136:ITV plc
132:Carlton
117: (
109:Defunct
99: (
91:Founded
2727:ITV 50
2668:Idents
2645:Freely
2444:Border
2434:Anglia
2359:CPV-TV
2271:Thames
2223:Former
2164:London
2139:Border
2134:Anglia
2096:ORACLE
1982:Former
1872:Potato
1730:Former
1622:Former
1384:8 June
1320:26 May
1223:26 May
1081:
990:"2017"
432:cinema
378:, and
167:London
54:Public
2742:Quibi
2638:Other
2628:Ofcom
2548:Other
2514:TV-am
2302:ITSWW
2285:Other
2067:TV-am
1896:Other
1664:Merit
1591:ITVBe
1294:7 May
965:(PDF)
954:(PDF)
791:1987.
715:bingo
436:Dover
84:media
70:: GAA
2705:ITV2
2555:ITV
2073:GMTV
2019:u.tv
1947:ITVX
1903:CITV
1684:UTV2
1674:STV2
1629:CITV
1586:ITV4
1581:ITV3
1576:ITV2
1543:ITV1
1532:ITV
1438:2022
1412:2022
1386:2017
1322:2018
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