Thames Television (Established 1968)
Dates
- Existence: Established 30 July 1968
Biography
Thames Television, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992.
Formed as a joint company, it merged the television interests of British Electric Traction, Associated-Rediffusion and Associated British Picture Corporation. It was a broadcaster, a producer and a commissioner of television programmes covering a broad spectrum of commercial public-service television, with a strong mix of drama, current affairs and comedy.
Thames was acquired by FremantleMedia in 1993 and was merged with Talkback Productions to form a new independent production company, Talkback Thames. On 1 January 2012, the Thames brand was revived and Talkback Thames was split into four labels: Boundless, Retort, Talkback and Thames, within the newly created FremantleMedia UK production arm.
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
The Magnificent Showman, Cirque du Soleil and Ken Dodd Films, 1964 - 1990
Bronston Studios, Telemagik Productions Inc., Thames Television Plc. Colour, sound and background music. DVD1 The Magnificent Showman starring Claudia Cardinale, John Wayne and Rita Hayworth, 02:11:51 mins. DVD2 Cirque du Soleil tv broadcast 1989, Ken Dodd at the London Palladium 1990 tv broadcast, includes other acts, a Thames Television production for ITV, other TV programmes at the end, 02:29:21 mins. America and England.
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