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== Operations ==
At the time of the merger with Carlton Communications, Granada was mainly involved in the television business. It owned seven [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] companies – [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]], [[London Weekend Television]], [[ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]], [[Tyne Tees Television]], [[ITV Meridian|Meridian Broadcasting]], [[ITV Anglia|Anglia Television]] and [[ITV Border|Border Television]]. It also owned the [[ITV Digital Channels Ltd]] pay-TV business, which at the time offered two channels, [[Men and Motors]] and [[Granada Plus]]. ITV plc has since taken full control of GSB and closed down archive channel Plus in favour of ITV3. Granada also owned 50% shares in [[ITV2]] and the [[ITV News Channel]], and a 20% share of [[Independent Television News]]. It also owned 45% of [[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]], Ireland.

[[Charles Allen (businessman)|Charles Allen]] was chief executive of Granada until 2 February 2004, when he became chief executive of the newly created [[ITV plc]], a post he retained until 1 October 2006.