Granada plc

Granada plc
	Final logo, used from 2000 to 2004
Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: GAA
Industry	Conglomerate ; (primarily media)
Founded	1930
Defunct	2 February 2004
Fate	Acquired Carlton, rebrands itself as ITV plc
Successor	ITV plc; Moto Hospitality;
Headquarters	London and Manchester, UK
Key people	Sidney Bernstein (Founder); Charles Allen (Chief Executive);
Products	Granada Breeze; Granada Plus; Granada Men and Motors; Granada Talk TV;
Number of employees	31,000 (2001) prior to demerger of Compass Group; 4,700 (2002);
Divisions	Granada America; Granada Australia; Granada International; Granada Productions; Granada Ventures;
Subsidiaries	Granada TV Rental; Granada Theatres; Granada Motorway Services; Telerent; Granada Television; London Weekend Television; Yorkshire Television; Tyne Tees Television; Meridian Broadcasting; Anglia Television; HTV (sold to Carlton for competition reasons); Border Television;

Granada plc (previously called Granada Ltd, Granada Group plc, and Granada Media plc) was a British conglomerate best known as the parent from 1954 to 2004 of the Manchester-based Granada Television.

The company agreed a corporate takeover of Carlton Communications in 2004 and Granada plc subsequently became ITV plc on 2 February 2004. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

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