Carlton Television (now part of the non-franchise
ITV London region) was the
ITV franchise holder for
London and
the surrounding counties from 9.25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday. The company is now managed with
London Weekend Television as a single entity (
ITV London), but the two companies are still separately licensed. The station is owned and operated by
ITV plc under the licensee of
ITV Broadcasting Limited. Carlton has been branded on air as 'ITV1' since 28 October 2002, and as '
ITV' since 14 January 2013. Carlton legally exists as Carlton Television Ltd. This company is, along with most other regional companies owned by ITV plc, listed on www.companieshouse.gov.uk as a "
Dormant company". As Carlton's name has no relation to its region, its on-screen identity has been completely removed (along with those of HTV, LWT and GMTV). Other regions have kept their original company name as a region name and in their local news name.