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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Carlton Television''' began broadcasting on 1 January 1993, as the third holder of the ITV franchise for London weekdays, after outbidding [[Thames Television]], for which it had previously made two unsuccessful takeover attempts, in the auction-style 1991 franchise round. The company quickly became notorious for its corporate acquisitions | '''Carlton Television''' began broadcasting on 1 January 1993, as the third holder of the ITV franchise for London weekdays, after outbidding [[Thames Television]], for which it had previously made two unsuccessful takeover attempts, in the auction-style 1991 franchise round. The company quickly became notorious for its various corporate acquisitions, which included fellow ITV stations [[Central Independent Television|Central]] and [[Westcountry Television|Westcountry]] - both of which were rebranded with the Carlton name on 6 September 1999 - and the license and broadcast facilities of [[Harlech Television/HTV|HTV]], as well as the film libraries of both [[ITC Entertainment Group]] and [[The Rank Organisation]]. | ||
Carlton eventually ran into financial difficulties (spurred on by the sale of [[Technicolor|Technicolor Inc.]] to Thomson SA, a failed digital television joint venture with [[Granada Television|Granada]] named ONdigital, and an expensive TV rights deal with the English Football League), and on 2 February 2004, it merged with Granada to form ITV plc. Subsequently, the Carlton name was dropped from most uses, with ITV reinstating the Central and Westcountry names. The Carlton archive holdings (including the ITC, [[Associated Television|ATV]]/Central, Westcountry, HTV, [[London Film Productions|London Films]] and Rank Organisation libraries) are now the property of ITV plc. | Carlton eventually ran into financial difficulties (spurred on by the sale of [[Technicolor|Technicolor Inc.]] to Thomson SA, a failed digital television joint venture with [[Granada Television|Granada]] named ONdigital, and an expensive TV rights deal with the English Football League), and on 2 February 2004, it merged with Granada to form ITV plc. Subsequently, the Carlton name was dropped from most uses, with ITV reinstating the Central and Westcountry names. The Carlton archive holdings (including the ITC, [[Associated Television|ATV]]/Central, Westcountry, HTV, [[London Film Productions|London Films]] and Rank Organisation libraries) are now the property of ITV plc. | ||
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'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
'''Audio:''' An announcer followed by a dramatic string note with | '''Audio:''' An announcer followed by a dramatic string note with timpani hits. The still variant has no audio. | ||
'''Availability:''' Both the still and animated versions were seen on the 1991 ITV franchise auction reporting on local newscasts. | '''Availability:''' Both the still and animated versions were seen on the 1991 ITV franchise auction reporting on local newscasts. | ||
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* Sometimes, the 1989 ITV logo doesn't show up. | * Sometimes, the 1989 ITV logo doesn't show up. | ||
* For the Londoner idents, or rarely on its own, the background color and also the shadowed object will change. The text color would also change to white for these, but it could be in other colors. | * For the Londoner idents, or rarely on its own, the background color and also the shadowed object will change. The text color would also change to white for these, but it could be in other colors. | ||
* In January 1993, 70 variants consisted of one or more people, | * In January 1993, 70 variants consisted of one or more people, representing "ordinary Londoners", fading in over the background and announcing to the viewer: "You're watching Carlton" or "This is Carlton, Television for London.", while sometimes the Carlton logo morphed into the word "'''LONDON'''" above. | ||
** For instance, the very first ident, broadcast a few seconds after midnight on January 1, 1993, featured town crier Maurice Jones shouting out the latter and ringing his bell three times, as the Carlton logo morphed into the word "'''LONDON'''" above. | ** For instance, the very first ident, broadcast a few seconds after midnight on January 1, 1993, featured town crier Maurice Jones shouting out the latter and ringing his bell three times, as the Carlton logo morphed into the word "'''LONDON'''" above. | ||
* In late 1993, the set was revised to only have 25 standard idents of people doing various activities, along with four montage versions. The background also changed to a marble-like texture. Different music was also used and the phrases were no longer used. | * In late 1993, the set was revised to only have 25 standard idents of people doing various activities, along with four montage versions. The background also changed to a marble-like texture. Different music was also used and the phrases were no longer used. | ||