 After IVC UK Ltd was sold by its Californian parent to Carlton in 1982, the company continued to prosper, with the mid 1980s being particularly profitable.IVC UK Ltd won a Royal Television Society award in 1984 for “the outststanding new product of the year”, and a Queen's Award for Technology in 1985.It was widely reported that Carlton's ownership did not initially interfere, it was purely a financial investment.