'''ABC''' (Associated British Corporation) was a TV company owned by the Associated British Picture Corporation, which formed part of the UK's [[Independent Television (ITV)]] network from its launch in 1955 until the redistribution of franchises in 1968 when it merged with Rediffusion TV to form Thames Television, which operated the London weekday franchise until that company lost the franchise to Carlton TV in 1992. | '''ABC''' (Associated British Corporation) was a TV company owned by the Associated British Picture Corporation, which formed part of the UK's [[Independent Television (ITV)]] network from its launch in 1955 until the redistribution of franchises in 1968 when it merged with Rediffusion TV to form Thames Television, which operated the London weekday franchise until that company lost the franchise to Carlton TV in 1992. |