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2375:(network)
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2041:Companies
2018:The Store
1873:(network)
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650:4 June –
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2264:ITV News
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1988:ITV Play
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2631:Carlton
2595:Granada
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2498:Granada
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2069:Former
1961:Former
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298:Seamus
3081:Quibi
2977:Other
2967:Ofcom
2887:Other
2853:TV-am
2641:ITSWW
2624:Other
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2235:Other
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1930:ITVBe
1741:Tweet
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1006:2010s
921:2008.
901:Kelly
789:2000s
594:1990s
477:TV-am
427:1980s
354:West.
266:1970s
135:base.
97:1960s
56:Divis
36:1950s
3044:ITV2
2894:ITV
2412:GMTV
2358:u.tv
2286:ITVX
2242:CITV
2023:UTV2
2013:STV2
1968:CITV
1925:ITV4
1920:ITV3
1915:ITV2
1882:ITV1
1871:ITV
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1558:2012
1362:2011
1299:ITV1
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2823:LWT
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2600:LWT
2585:ATV
2580:ABC
2518:UTV
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2372:ITV
2269:ITN
1897:UTV
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