'''ABC''' (Associated British Corporation) was a television company owned by the Associated British Picture Corporation, which formed part of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Independent Television (ITV)]] network from its launch in 1955 until the redistribution of [[franchise]]s 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 television company owned by the Associated British Picture Corporation, which formed part of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Independent Television (ITV)]] network from its launch in 1955 until the redistribution of [[franchise]]s 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. |