The feature is very interesting. The irony is that it is available to watch on line not on tv. You can understand why ITV want to buy and run sites such as Friends Reunited.
It was a big mistake Granada buying out LWT, and indeed, the rest of the ITV regions. LWT was brilliant in its day, then Granada buys it out, the output of London Weekend Television goes to ka-put.
It was a big mistake Granada buying out LWT, and indeed, the rest of the ITV regions. LWT was brilliant in its day, then Granada buys it out, the output of London Weekend Television goes to ka-put.
It doesn't matter who bought who, the end result of a single company would have ended up one way or another
Do you think maybe if ITV was still split into different companies they'd be having the same problems as they are currently having. I always preferred each region having its own identity.... and then Carlton came. (I believe Greg Dyke isn't a big fan of Carlton).
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It was a big mistake Granada buying out LWT, and indeed, the rest of the ITV regions. LWT was brilliant in its day, then Granada buys it out, the output of London Weekend Television goes to ka-put.
It doesn't matter who bought who, the end result of a single company would have ended up one way or another
YES IT DOES! if LWT brough up everyone eles ,ITV would proably be in a better state as it would of been run by Programme makers, and not a bunch of Old cash cow!
If only LWT brough Granda instead!
Thats right, as the documentary says, LWT was a programme makers company, on the second clip we see Greg Dyke say what has exactly happened under Granada.. its a business with television somewhere down on the list of priorities.
I think basically, ITV currently is very Granada, and looking back at Granada it wasn't really the entertainment factory, unlike ATV, LWT and Central.
Something Lee Bannister said on the ATV site which sums it up really:
Its major problem at the moment is that its sitting back on a brand that's become rather bland when it should be being shouted from the rooftops. He wants people to love it again, that's how he'll do it - make it exciting again.
We know that ITV can make themselves look really 'big' - look at everything to do with ITV50. ITV should be a family, we should know where they are... you know, make more of 'The ITV Tower' (LWT's Kent House)... make people think that ITV is special, glamourous, better than the rest. Under the most recent regime, no-one made any effort like this.
Glitz, glamour, even if you don't like this sort of thing - it's what ITV should be. Ironically, IMO although I can't quite put my finger on it exactly, it seems that ITV has quite a Granada attitude (unsurprisingly)... it needs an ATV attitude.... ....ATV = Showbiz... that's what ITV should be...
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well at least an OLD Lwt dog is getting control of ITV now,
LWT was an icon what ITV shoudl be like now. great programmes at Peak time while airing Quiltay programming like South banks show, quiz, current affiars, arts, at off peak time, instead of pendaling CRAP!
ATV also made money! thanks to it showbis programmes!
Well ATV also put the viewers first, certainly under Lew Grade anyway, took risks - some worked, some failed - but it was about making television - good TV - and from good TV good profits.
It just seems in recent years its been how can we make as much money as possible without spending too much. And its failed on the whole. And it seems Greg Dyke and Michael Grade were well aware of how it could go back in 1994.
Well ATV also put the viewers first, certainly under Lew Grade anyway, took risks - some worked, some failed - but it was about making television - good TV - and from good TV good profits.
