Johnsonverse (KMF's version)

Some differences from “mainline” Johnsonverse

 * UK is also part of USA along with the OTL 50 states and 8 regions of Japan. The UK had an economic crisis after WWII in this timeline, and joined the USA in 1952 in a referendum between 2 options (UK joining USA, or “Frangleterre”/the Franco-British Union). England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are all US states (the 57th through 40th states).
 * In this timeline, the UK, as part of the USA, uses NTSC analogue and ATSC digital TV. BBC still exists, but is part of PBS/NPR. This means Channel 4 and Channel 5 never exist.
 * ITV still exists, but retains the regional model, and is also available in the Lower 48, Alaska, Hawaii, and Japan. Instead of England and Scotland being divided into further regions, there is one region for each state. (This means it’s effectively a combination of pre-Carlton ITV, OTL JAITS, and LogoBro’s ADTV mocks.) Carlton never gains any franchises, with Thames retaining the London Weekday franchise, which means that ITV plc never becomes a thing.
 * British Rail still exists, but eventually becomes part of Amtrak in 1970. Amtrak in this timeline uses the BR “double-arrow” logo.
 * All Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories IOTL, all become unincorporated US territories.
 * The USA (despite containing the UK) never joins the EU, which means no Brexit. However, there is a border agreement between the Republic of Ireland and the State of Northern Ireland.
 * The Royal Family continues in a ceremonial role, and the King/Queen remains the head of state of the remaining Dominions/Commonwealth Realms (including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand).
 * Johnson is exclusively a media company, founded as a film company in 1912. Continental Rail still exists, but as a separate company from Johnson, and eventually becomes part of Amtrak.
 * Like in “mainline” Johnsonverse, steam and diesel engines are never retired ITTL.
 * Continental operated the WBC radio and TV networks, which were spun off into an independent company “WBC Inc.” when Amtrak was formed. WBC was eventually acquired by Johnson in 1994.
 * Unlike in original!Johnsonverse, Japan is never linguistically homogenized with the rest of the USA, and Japanese is still widely spoken in the “Japanese states” along with English. This means that Japanese-language TV networks are considered separate from the English-language “Big 5” of ABC, NBC, CBS, WBC, and ITV (and later adding FOX).