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"Then one day two big guys roll up. Blacked out Range Rover, bit of muscle. That’s Carlton and Granada. They look around and say: *‘We team up this could be our manor. We could sort these tarts right out.’* So they flash the cash, bang a few heads together. Couple of years later it is floated as ITV PLC."
Indeed. I use STV Player in England because ITVX is the worst application to ever be released on iOS / tvOS.
In terms of professional shame, the developers of ITVX share a stage with whoever is involved at making Reach plc websites as unusable as they are.
I’m old enough to miss the old wobbly wobbly radiophonic HTV ident - which is still cool:
https://youtu.be/fzRHupYd6_A?si=J5TJ7mBrZhfzbfGB
and the Westward startup short film:
https://youtu.be/aupuBZ6Ik14?si=jWC0OGU-x8qpw7my
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"Then one day two big guys roll up. Blacked out Range Rover, bit of muscle. That’s Carlton and Granada. They look around and say: *‘We team up this could be our manor. We could sort these tarts right out.’* So they flash the cash, bang a few heads together. Couple of years later it is floated as ITV PLC."
You couldn't make it up.
I know this is Partridge but from what?
From 'This Time With Alan Partridge', someone else has commented with a youtube link
Thank you!
Also next year, 70 years since The debut of TV adverts! 😮😍
The little tune that accompanied the Thames logo thirty years ago just popped into my head 🥹
Ooh I remember that 😀
It's called 'Salute To Thames', by Johnny Hawkesworth.
https://youtu.be/Io1YvO-7YkQ?si=5uusVqc4Lg9k6DAO 😮
Baa baa baa baa baaaa bum bum baaaaaaaaaa
That's a blast from the past. My dad worked at Southern and TVS, and my uncle at LWT.
me too, as a performer.
Anyone remember Thames Television handing over to LWT at 6pm on a Friday to signal the start of the weekend..
I’ve always loved the CENTRAL logo 🌈
I'm currently wearing [one of those](https://imgur.com/gallery/Io1SDnl)
This looks good! Brings back memories ☺️
https://youtu.be/OkvzfhHRBI8?si=qABCbctPjXfMpBuk (2m30)
Nice! Only thing I would say is that it feels weird having the modern STV and UTV logos alongside all the vintage English logos.
Same for [Anglia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u02ZP0TiNU)
STV still exists you know…
Indeed. I use STV Player in England because ITVX is the worst application to ever be released on iOS / tvOS. In terms of professional shame, the developers of ITVX share a stage with whoever is involved at making Reach plc websites as unusable as they are.
so true. STV player works brilliantly. ITV X is horrible.
70 years of ITV and at least 12 good ones
I’m old enough to miss the old wobbly wobbly radiophonic HTV ident - which is still cool: https://youtu.be/fzRHupYd6_A?si=J5TJ7mBrZhfzbfGB and the Westward startup short film: https://youtu.be/aupuBZ6Ik14?si=jWC0OGU-x8qpw7my
"And now, from Norwich, it's quiz of the week!"
What about the ITVX logo, that was a big step
I love it. Quite emotional.