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They watch your viewing

Published 7 January 2019

The Independent Television Authority took on new powers in 1964. The TVTimes in February 1965 explains what these are and how the ITA is structured

Factsheet 1966: ITA Engineering

Published 4 October 2018

An introduction to the ITV transmitter network in 1966

In an ITA transmitting station

Published 19 July 2018

A simplified guide to how the pictures get from the studio to the transmitter to your home from 1966

Battle for News at Ten

Published 19 December 2016

The chairman of the ITA details the fight to get ITN’s News at Ten to air on ITV

Where do we go from here?

Published 14 November 2016

Lord Hill of Luton’s statement about the 1964 franchise round

Guardian of taste

Published 21 March 2016

Charles Curran interviews Lord Hill of Luton about sex on ITV in 1966

Vital vulgarity

Published 1 January 2002

The Television Act 1954 didn’t create ITV – the genius of Sir Kenneth Clark did that

A member of the Transdiffusion Broadcasting System
Liverpool, Wednesday 6 December 2023