[2] The transmitter itself was owned by the Independent Television Authority (ITA), the governing body of ITV.

Three other Yorkshire TV directors and Telefusion's John Wilkinson and James Hanson made up the Trident board.

Plans to rename the stations 'Trident Yorkshire' and 'Trident Tyne-Tees' were vetoed by the Independent Broadcasting Authority.

[5] In 1977, the group expand into other remits with the purchase of Windsor Safari park for £3 million,[6] before it was sold on in 1984.

The company then moved into the leisure and gaming industries, owning (amongst others) Windsor Safari Park, several London casinos and, for a short while, a chain of betting shops.