Granada plc
Former British mass media company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Granada plc (previously called Granada Ltd, Granada Group plc, and Granada Media plc) was a British conglomerate best known as the parent from 1954 to 2004 of the Manchester-based Granada Television.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Conglomerate (primarily media) |
Founded | 1930; 94 years ago (1930) |
Defunct | 2 February 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-02) |
Fate | Acquired Carlton, rebrands itself as ITV plc |
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Headquarters | London and Manchester, UK |
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The company agreed a corporate takeover of Carlton Communications in 2004 and Granada plc subsequently became ITV plc on 2 February 2004. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.