Seedy of ChuckyThursday, September 22nd, 1955: ITV, Indipendent Television, launches in London and surrounding areas as Associated Rediffusion. ITV's launch followed the passing of the Independent Television Act of 1954, a measure born out of the desire to put an end to the broadcasting monopoly the BBC had had since 1936. The launch also marked the beginning of commercialised television in the UK. In 1964, Associated Rediffusion was rebranded to Rediffusion London, emphasising the region which it was serving. #ITV #AssociatedRediffusion #Rediffusion #RediffusionLondon #IndependentTelevision #UKTelevision #UKTV #OnThisDay
Monday, July 29th, 1968: Associated Rediffusion, the ITV weekday franchise holder for London and the surrounding areas, goes off air after agreeing to merge with ABC Television following the Independent Television Authority (ITA) franchise review of 1967. Rediffusion's weekday slot would be taken over by Thames Television, while LWT (London Weekend Television) would fill the weekend slot.
Associated Rediffusion launched on September 22nd, 1955 as the very first commercial TV channel in Britain, following the passing of the Independent Television Act of 1954 in order to combat the monopoly held by the BBC since 1936. Associated Rediffusion would rebrand to Rediffusion London in 1964.
R.I.P. Rediffusion. Your name shall forever live on through @seediffusion.
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