Name: ITV Strike '68 is over by Transdiffusion in ITV
Duration: 3 min 22 s
Description: Friday 16 August 1968 and strike-bound ITV opens up for the day. Jill Bechley hands us over to ITN for some exciting news!

Thames Television's coverage of its own opening lunch

Thames day one in 1968

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Episode 39: The truth behind ITV's daytime 'bloodbath', ITV Quiz launches

Radio 1 Jingles 1988

Valerie Geller author of the recently published "Beyond Powerful Radio" (3rd edition)  reveals her steps towards successful and powerful communicators within audio, and how they have manifested within the UK's popular radio broadcasters.

As well as exploring how sound media can effectively adapt towards screen media platforms.

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This month, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of ITV's Quizmania. 

Launched on the 12th August 2005, Fremantle's Quizmania went on to become the world's most successful interactive game show, with international versions in Australia, Poland, Colombia, France, Portugal and China.

Quizmania creators Chuck Thomas and Debbie King revisit ITV's late night phenomenon with Greg Scott and Flash Sawyer.

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A lovely little closedown from Central in 1982 with the fabulous Gary Terzza doing the honours from Central House.

Central closedown - Gary Terzza

Ulster Television closes for the night one Saturday in 1968.

Ulster Television closedown in 1968

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Episode 42: ITV drops Saturday night line-up, Channel 4 brings back Brookside

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Episode 43: The Inbetweeners set for epic comeback, MTV closes all music channels

ITN's News at Ten from 14 August 1967 devotes 10 minutes of its programme to the closure of the offshore stations and the forthcoming launch of BBC Radio One.

ITN's News At Ten on the closure of the offshore stations

A Southern Television ident into the opening (and closing) music of 'How!' in 1967

How! opening and closing

November 2025: Celebrity Traitors breaks records with 15M viewers, I'm A Celebrity returns for its 25th series, ITV commissions Blind Matchmakers, BBC Children In Need criticised for wasting money, Channel 4 launches puppet show with Mel Giedroyc, Kim Kardashian's legal drama All's Fair voted worst show of all time, Channel 4 investigate Hitler's DNA, Donald Trump sues the BBC for $5 billion.

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Friday 16 August 1968 and strike-bound ITV opens up for the day. Jill Bechley hands us over to ITN for some exciting news!

ITV Strike '68 is over

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ITV Strike '68 is over

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