Carlton Communications

Carlton Communications plc
Company typePublic
IndustryTelevision
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
Defunct2 February 2004 (2004-02-02)
FateAcquired by Granada plc and merged to form ITV plc
SuccessorITV plc
Headquarters,
United Kingdom
Key people
Michael P. Green (chairman)
ProductsCarlton Cinema
Carlton Select
Carlton World
Carlton Kids
Carlton Food Network
DivisionsCarlton Television
Westcountry Television
Central Independent Television
HTV
Carlton Home Entertainment
Carlton America
Carlton International
Action Time
Planet 24
SubsidiariesCarlton Screen Advertising
Carlton Publishing Group
ITV Digital (50%)
London News Network (50%)
GMTV (20%)
ITN (18%)

Carlton Communications plc was a British media company. It was led by Michael P. Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it was bought by Granada plc in a corporate takeover to form ITV plc. Carlton shareholders gained approximately 32% of ITV plc.[1]

As well as being the parent company of Carlton Television Limited it was also involved in several other media and broadcasting businesses and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

  1. ^ "Merger of Granada and Carlton". Archived from the original on 1 June 1999. Retrieved 3 March 2013.