Southern had won the right to extend its broadcast franchise eastwards by the Independent Television Authority, after the area was advertised separately.

The house was bought by the Independent Television Authority in July 1955 who used it as their headquarters for six years.

He was one of the founders, in 1954, of the Independent Television Authority, serving as its Chairman until 1957.

Applications for the new North East Scotland contract area were sought by the Independent Television Authority in the spring of 1960.

It was the office in which, apart from a space of three years with the Independent Television Authority, he spent his entire career.

Herbert Bowden was appointed chairman of the Independent Television Authority.

She was also appointed to the Independent Television Authority between 1964 and 1969.

An Independent Television Authority would regulate them, run by a group of people pulled out of the old drawer marked 'gentlemen amateurs'.

The Independent Television Authority disagreed, and Curry and Chips was cancelled by them after only six episodes.

ITV was created in 1954 when 15 regional licenses were awarded to companies throughout the country by Britain's Independent Television Authority.