Complex sentence: The outcome proposed by the ITA was a "shotgun marriage" between ABC and Rediffusion, the resultant company being awarded the contract to serve London on weekdays.
Split into simpler sentences: The outcome proposed by the ITA was a "shotgun marriage" between ABC and Rediffusion. Independent Television in Britain Vol.2, published by Palgrave Macmillan The resultant company was awarded the contract to serve London on weekdays.