Thames Television
This article is about the former ITV franchise holder and production company. For the production company since 2012, see Thames (production company). Thames Television Thames "London Skyline" ident, featuring London landmarks The Thames Television region when it lost its franchise in 1992 Type Region of television network Branding Thames Country England First air date 30 July 1968 ; 50 years ago ( 1968-07-30 ) Slogan A Talent For Television TV transmitters Crystal Palace, Bluebell Hill, Croydon Headquarters Teddington Studios Broadcast area Greater London Owner Pearson Television (1993) FremantleMedia (2000) Key people Jeremy Isaacs, Bryan Cowgill, Brian Tesler, David Elstein, Richard Dunn Dissolved 31 December 1992 ; 26 years ago ( 1992-12-31 ) Picture format 576i Affiliation ITV Language English Replaced Rediffusion, London Replaced by ITV franchisee: Carlton Television Production company: