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    Associated-Rediffusion, later Rediffusion London, was the British ITV franchise holder for London and parts of the surrounding counties, on weekdays between...
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  • including Associated-Rediffusion, later known as Rediffusion London, the first ITV (commercial television) franchisee to go on air in the UK. Rediffusion also...
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  • Associated Newspapers joined forces with Taylorfilms and Rediffusion (the latter being an division of BET plc) into forming Associated-Rediffusion, winning...
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    parcelled out to different companies. Associated-Rediffusion (Rediffusion) won the London weekday service while Associated Television (ATV) operated weekends...
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    years of ITV and start-up costs. The London weekday contractor Associated-Rediffusion shouldered some of ATV's losses and further funding was achieved...
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  • of the British broadcaster Thames Television and its predecessor Associated-Rediffusion. Between them, they provided the ITV weekday service for London...
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    renegotiate the contract; Associated-Rediffusion refused, souring relations for many years. The deal was worth over £8m to Rediffusion. By the early 1960s Granada...
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  • Take Your Pick! (category Television shows produced by Associated-Rediffusion)
    first version of the television show was produced by Associated-Rediffusion (later Rediffusion London), while the revival was made by Thames Television...
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  • show Take Your Pick from 1955 to 1968, produced by Associated Rediffusion and later by Rediffusion London. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Miles left...
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    franchises, and Granada seemed to have a good working relationship with Associated-Rediffusion to show its programmes. ABC found itself in a head-to-head battle...
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  • needed] ABC Weekend TV (Associated British Cinemas (Television)): North and Midlands weekend franchise (1956–1968) Associated-Rediffusion: London weekday franchise...
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  • Redvers Kyle – long-serving continuity announcer, originally for Associated-Rediffusion, from 1956 until 1968: he then worked as Chief Announcer for Yorkshire...
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  • beginning, Associated Rediffusion lost money. By the end of 1956 Associated Newspapers sold 80% of its stake back to BET and Rediffusion at a severe...
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  • Crackerjack!. She was a presenter of children's programmes for Associated-Rediffusion and Rediffusion London between 1959 and 1968, working alongside Wally Whyton...
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    significantly Thunderbirds – produced for British ITV network companies Associated-Rediffusion, Granada, ABC and ATV. At its height, the company employed more...
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    Ministry. From 1955, the building was the headquarters of Associated-Rediffusion/Rediffusion London, Independent Television News (ITN), TV Times magazine...
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    appeared in commercial television's first live play The Geranium for Associated-Rediffusion. She made an uncredited appearance as June in Alive and Kicking...
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  • Opportunity Knocks (British TV series) (category Television shows produced by Associated-Rediffusion)
    was shown on ITV from 20 June 1956 to 29 August 1956, produced by Associated Rediffusion. A second run commenced on 11 July 1964 and lasted until 20 March...
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  • Kenneth Williams (Associated-Rediffusion/Sky Arts, 2018, Interviewee) Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter (Associated-Rediffusion/Channel 5, 2019...
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  • "Seven Year Hitch", BBC (1966) – Ernest 'Ern' Conway Mr Aitch, Associated-Rediffusion (1967), 14 episodes – Harry Aitch Christmas Night with the Stars...
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  • and found it in television journalism. Thorpe was employed by Associated-Rediffusion, at first as chairman of a science discussion programme, The Scientist...
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    interviewed by Peter Morley, a British documentary producer for Associated-Rediffusion, an ITV channel. The conversation was the only filmed interview...
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  • Peter Morley, a documentary producer for British television station Associated-Rediffusion. The resulting conversation was the only filmed interview she ever...
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  • Norman and David Heneker. At the launch of independent broadcaster Associated-Rediffusion, the married couple starred in soap opera Round the Redways, about...
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    as "ITV Studios". LWT's first studio base was the former home of Associated-Rediffusion, the previous London Weekday franchise holder in Wembley (see Fountain...
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    has presented television documentaries for Victor Lewis-Smith's Associated-Rediffusion Television Productions: Little Lady Fauntleroy (2004), which saw...
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  • trained as an actor but was best known as an ABC Weekend TV and Associated Rediffusion continuity announcer. John Edmunds was born in London on 3 April...
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  • Do Not Adjust Your Set (category Television shows produced by Associated-Rediffusion)
    Your Set (DNAYS) is a British television series produced originally by Rediffusion, London, then, by the fledgling Thames Television for British commercial...
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  • derived their names from Rediffusion: Rediffusion London, a UK TV broadcaster formerly known as Associated Rediffusion Rediffusion Television, a Hong Kong...
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    Ready Steady Go! (category Television shows produced by Associated-Rediffusion)
    Croft. The programme was produced by Associated-Rediffusion, the weekday ITV contractor for London, called Rediffusion-London after 1964. The live show was...
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