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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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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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286:Subsidiaries
241:4,700 (2002)
208:Granada Plus
152:Headquarters
68:Conglomerate
39:Company type
18:
2726:3SixtyMedia
2613:(1991–2003)
2523:Westcountry
2411:and regions
2255:Rediffusion
2223:"Big 4 / 5"
2194:STV Central
2143:Cymru Wales
2093:(1993–2010)
2087:(1974–1992)
2064:(1993–2010)
2058:(1983–1992)
2003:ITV Schools
1988:ITV Digital
1958:STV Studios
1924:ITV Weather
1904:ITV Daytime
1818:ITV Studios
1736:Granada plc
1678:UTV Ireland
1590:ITV Studios
910:ITV Studios
904:ITV Granada
884:, Ireland.
814:ITV Studios
766:ITV Digital
719:theme parks
687:Granada Ltd
672:Le Méridien
664:Happy Eater
660:Little Chef
652:Forte Group
607:JVC HR-3300
596:Rediffusion
464:Sonny Mehta
458:(including
429:Granada Ltd
361:Granada Ltd
357:Granada plc
71:(primarily
22:Granada plc
2764:Categories
2689:Programmes
2592:Regulators
2409:Franchises
2216:franchises
2138:Channel TV
2109:franchises
2042:franchises
2028:franchises
1953:STV Player
1801:brands and
1799:Divisions,
1643:ITV Select
1628:ITV Encore
1598:ITV Choice
1425:23 January
1399:23 January
983:itvplc.com
926:References
820:Operations
712:Gala Bingo
668:Travelodge
377:Manchester
168:Key people
160:Manchester
108:2004-02-02
2651:(network)
2607:(1972–90)
2601:(1954–72)
2579:ITV Sport
2546:(network)
2528:Yorkshire
2513:Tyne Tees
2402:Timelines
2265:Yorkshire
2199:STV North
2187:STV Group
2178:Yorkshire
2163:Tyne Tees
2049:Breakfast
2025:(network)
1993:ITV Local
1931:ITV Sport
1691:Companies
1668:The Store
1523:(network)
1169:Billboard
1149:Billboard
1072:0362-4331
916:Red Heart
747:log flume
623:Boxclever
548:ONdigital
338:(sold to
250:Divisions
178:(Founder)
131:Successor
119:Acquired
51:Traded as
2749:Category
2644:Freeview
2562:ITV News
2488:Southern
2483:Scottish
2478:Meridian
2463:HTV West
2453:Grampian
2321:Westward
2301:Southern
2214:regional
2158:Meridian
2107:regional
2078:Teletext
2040:National
1998:ITV Play
1914:ITV News
1909:ITV Food
1897:LittleBe
1803:services
1638:ITV Play
1505:Channels
898:See also
872:and the
743:Ilkeston
733:jousting
643:motorway
302:Telerent
196:Products
64:Industry
2721:Ginx TV
2639:Freesat
2458:Granada
2448:Channel
2443:Central
2438:Carlton
2369:regions
2281:Carlton
2245:Granada
2240:Central
2148:Granada
2133:Central
2116:ITV plc
2105:Current
2032:regions
1983:ITV Day
1948:BritBox
1941:itv.com
1871:Twofour
1831:12 Yard
1810:Current
1705:ITV plc
1698:Current
1537:ITV1 HD
1513:Current
1128:16 July
1123:Variety
1103:16 July
1077:16 July
892:ITV plc
803:ITV plc
798:Carlton
725:Camelot
619:Bedford
402:History
392:ITV plc
379:-based
340:Carlton
138:ITV plc
125:ITV plc
121:Carlton
106: (
98:Defunct
88: (
80:Founded
2716:ITV 50
2657:Idents
2634:Freely
2433:Border
2423:Anglia
2348:CPV-TV
2260:Thames
2212:Former
2153:London
2128:Border
2123:Anglia
2085:ORACLE
1971:Former
1861:Potato
1719:Former
1611:Former
1373:8 June
1309:26 May
1212:26 May
1070:
979:"2017"
421:cinema
367:, and
156:London
43:Public
2731:Quibi
2627:Other
2617:Ofcom
2537:Other
2503:TV-am
2291:ITSWW
2274:Other
2056:TV-am
1885:Other
1653:Merit
1580:ITVBe
1283:7 May
954:(PDF)
943:(PDF)
780:1987.
704:bingo
425:Dover
73:media
59:: GAA
2694:ITV2
2544:ITV
2062:GMTV
2008:u.tv
1936:ITVX
1892:CITV
1673:UTV2
1663:STV2
1618:CITV
1575:ITV4
1570:ITV3
1565:ITV2
1532:ITV1
1521:ITV
1427:2022
1401:2022
1375:2017
1311:2018
1285:2024
1214:2018
1130:2022
1105:2022
1079:2022
1068:ISSN
870:ITV2
864:and
852:and
752:The
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