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Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Granada is planning a takeover of Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television, which is thought to be worth about £800m, in a deal that would create a dominant force in independent television in the north of England. 10-Jun-1997 Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television is in discussions with Laser, the Granada-owned advertising sales house, about marketing the whole of the north of England to advertisers in order to try to prevent the further shift of ad revenue to London. 12-Mar-1997 Yorkshire-Tyne Television is looking to invest in interactive television, possibly through Two Way TV, a company planning to launch a national service that allows viewers to participate in quiz shows. 18-Sep-1996 HTV and Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television are challenging a government plan that will result in all ITV companies being required to use a single supplier of television news. 15-Mar-1996 Granada has increased its stake in Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television to almost 25%. 16-Feb-1996 Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television says it wants a vote among ITV companies over whether News at Ten should be moved to another time. 12-Sep-1995 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007