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London Weekend Television

former ITV network franchise
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London Weekend Television

Summary

London Weekend Television is a television station[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • London Weekend Television received the Peabody Awards[3].
  • London Weekend Television is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • London Weekend Television's instance of is recorded as television station[5].
  • London Weekend Television is owned by ITV plc[6].
  • London Weekend Television followed Associated-Rediffusion[7].
  • London Weekend Television was followed by ITV London[8].
  • London Weekend Television's headquarters location is recorded as London[9].
  • London Weekend Television's Commons category is recorded as London Weekend Television[10].
  • August 2, 1968 marks the founding of London Weekend Television[11].
  • London Weekend Television's product or material produced is recorded as television[12].
  • London Weekend Television's replaced by is recorded as ITV London[13].
  • London Weekend Television's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Your Weekend ITV\xa0Across the capital, across the weekend, this is LWT'}[14].

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Founding

August 2, 1968 marks the founding of London Weekend Television[11].

Identity

London Weekend Television followed Associated-Rediffusion[7]. It was followed by ITV London[8].

Operations

London Weekend Television's headquarters location is recorded as London[9].

Ownership

London Weekend Television is owned by ITV plc[6]. Its product or material produced is recorded as television[12].

Recognition

London Weekend Television received the Peabody Awards[3].

Why It Matters

London Weekend Television has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

What awards did London Weekend Television receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[3].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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