Granada Productions was a British commercial television production and distribution company. The company took its name from the successful ITV franchise, Granada Television

Granada Television

Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....

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Granada Productions previously worked a "three hub model" with production bases in London at The London Studios

The London Studios

The London Studios is a television studio complex which is owned by London Weekend Television and has been home to the London Weekend ITV provider since 1972...

, Manchester at Granada Studios

The Manchester Studios

The Manchester Studios is a television studio on Quay Street in Manchester with the facility to broadcast live and film drama programmes. The studios have been home to Granada Television since its inception in 1954...

 and Leeds at the Leeds Studios. However Granada vacated the Leeds Studios in 2009 and now primarily operate from London and Manchester.

From January 2006, the company used the name ITV Productions when making programmes for the ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

 family of channels.