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Norman Collins
Born(1907-10-03)3 October 1907
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Died6 September 1982(1982-09-06) (aged 74)
London, England
EducationWilliam Ellis School
Known forFounding Associated Television
TitleController of BBC Television Service (1947–1950)

Norman Richard Collins (3 October 1907 – 6 September 1982) was a British writer, and later a radio and television executive, who became one of the major figures behind the establishment of the Independent Television (ITV) network in the UK. This was the first organisation to break the BBC's broadcasting monopoly when it began transmitting in 1955.

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