Granada Talk TV
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| Launched | October 1, 1996 |
| Closed | August 31, 1997 |
| Owned by | Granada Television and BSkyB (Granada Sky Broadcasting) |
Granada Talk TV was a channel owned and operated by Granada Sky Broadcasting, a joint venture between Sky (British Sky Broadcasting) and Granada Television. It launched on 1 October 1996 with the other channels of the bouquet. Due to low viewership the channel ceased broadcasting in August 1997.
The channel is perhaps best known for helping launch the careers of Sacha Baron-Cohen (presenter of anarchic children's show F2F), Natasha Kaplinsky (co-presenter of the Paul Ross Show) and Graham Norton (regular guest presenter on F2F). It also bred some of British television's most successful production talent, including Layla Sabih (later commissioning editor at the ITV Network), Mark Cowley (the creative force behind the legendary 'bushtucker challenges' on ITV1's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!) and Rob Burley (later editor of the Jonathan Dimbleby programme and the driving force behind ITV1's Sunday political output).
Channel controller Will Smith became head of Granada London's Factual department, best known for the hit series Airline.
Due to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in the early hours of 31st August 1997, the final day's broadcasts were a simulcast of Sky News.
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