Independent Television Authority

the regulator for commercial television in the UK from 1954 until 1972
Organization regulatory_authority Q6017286
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Independent Television Authority

Summary

Independent Television Authority is a regulatory authority[1]. It draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (regulatory_authority category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Independent Television Authority is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Independent Television Authority's instance of is recorded as regulatory authority[4].
  • Independent Television Authority's industry is recorded as television[5].
  • Independent Television Authority's foundational text is recorded as Television Act 1954[6].
  • Independent Television Authority's chairperson is recorded as Kenneth Clark[7].
  • Independent Television Authority's chairperson is recorded as Ronald Wilfred Matthews[8].
  • Independent Television Authority's chairperson is recorded as Ivone Kirkpatrick[9].
  • Independent Television Authority's chairperson is recorded as John Carmichael[10].
  • Independent Television Authority's chairperson is recorded as Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton[11].
  • Independent Television Authority's chairperson is recorded as Herbert Bowden, Baron Aylestone[12].
  • +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Independent Television Authority[13].
  • Independent Television Authority was dissolved in +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Independent Television Authority's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018d06[15].
  • Independent Television Authority's replaced by is recorded as Independent Broadcasting Authority[16].

Body

Founding

+1954-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Independent Television Authority[13].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Kenneth Clark[7], an art historian[17], 1903–1983[18], of United Kingdom[19], awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[20]; Ronald Wilfred Matthews[8]; Ivone Kirkpatrick[9], a diplomat[21], 1897–1964[22], of United Kingdom[23], awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[24]; John Carmichael[10], 1910–1996[25], awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[26]; Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton[11], a politician[27], 1904–1989[28], of United Kingdom[29], awarded the honorary doctorate[30]; and Herbert Bowden, Baron Aylestone[12], a politician[31], 1905–1994[32], of United Kingdom[33], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[34].

Industry

Independent Television Authority's industry is recorded as television[5].

Dissolution

Independent Television Authority was dissolved in +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].

Why It Matters

Independent Television Authority draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (regulatory_authority category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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