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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''The Incorporated Television Company''' ('''ITC''') was a British television distribution company founded by Lew Grade in 1954 as the distribution unit of [[Associated Television|ATV]] (Associated TeleVision), one of the [[ITV|ITV]] franchises; it later branched out into TV series and feature film production. In 1995, [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] acquired ITC Entertainment Group, resulting in the company being renamed into a new incarnation of [[PolyGram Television]] two years later. PolyGram was later acquired by Seagram and Sons on 10 December 1998, resulting in PolyGram TV being folded into [[Universal Worldwide Television|Universal Television]] (which serves as the legal successor of the | '''The Incorporated Television Company''' ('''ITC''') was a British television distribution company founded by Lew Grade in 1954 as the distribution unit of [[Associated Television|ATV]] (Associated TeleVision), one of the [[ITV|ITV]] franchises; it later branched out into TV series and feature film production. In 1995, [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] acquired ITC Entertainment Group, resulting in the company being renamed into a new incarnation of [[PolyGram Television]] two years later. PolyGram was later acquired by Seagram and Sons on 10 December 1998, resulting in PolyGram TV being folded into [[Universal Worldwide Television|Universal Television]] (which serves as the legal successor of the company). | ||
Most of the ITC library, with certain exceptions (''The Dark Crystal'' is held by [[Universal Pictures]] with [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Sony Pictures Entertainment]] handling video rights; the ''Muppets'' franchise is now owned by the Walt Disney Company), is now owned by [[ITV Studios Global Distribution|ITV Studios Global Entertainment]], a subsidiary of ITV plc. | Most of the ITC library, with certain exceptions (''The Dark Crystal'' is held by [[Universal Pictures]] with [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Sony Pictures Entertainment]] handling video rights; the ''Muppets'' franchise is now owned by the Walt Disney Company), is now owned by [[ITV Studios Global Distribution|ITV Studios Global Entertainment]], a subsidiary of ITV plc. | ||