Granada (production company)

Granada is the network production business of ITV plc, created on 2 February 2004.

Granada comprises the network production divisions of the following ITV companies:

• Granada Television - Granada Manchester
• Yorkshire Television - Granada Yorkshire
• London Weekend Television - Granada London
• Anglia Television - Granada Anglia
• Central Independent Television
• Tyne Tees Television
• Meridian Broadcasting

Until 31 October 2004, the former regional names and logos continued to appear after programmes made by those companies. From 1 November 2004, only the Granada logo appears at the end of programmes made by the Granada production business. A text credit to the Granada production centre also appears.

Granada is the biggest producer of programmes for the ITV1 network, and also produces for the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky Television.