It recommended a separate ITV licence for Wales be created, with a looser relationship with the ITV network along similar lines to Ulster and Scottish Television.

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In 1955, Croft joined the newly launched ITV network, landing a job as head of scripts in the light entertainment department at Associated Rediffusion, which then held the franchise for the London area.

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And he was emphatic in stating that Channel 4 would not introduce regional news bulletins, in response to comments by ITV chairman Michael Grade that his network's regional coverage may be outsourced in future.

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Often overshadowed by the state-funded BBC, ITV is Britain's largest commercial television network.

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However, questions were raised about whether the American network should have aired the show alongside the UK broadcaster, ITV.

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