ITV2 | |
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Launched | 7 December 1998 |
Owned by |
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) |
Picture format |
16:9 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audience share | 1.74% 0.42% (+1) (October 2015 , BARB) |
Slogan | TV. And Then Some. |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sister channel(s) |
ITV ITV3 ITV4 ITVBe ITV Encore CITV The Store |
Timeshift service | ITV2 +1 |
Website | www |
Availability
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Terrestrial | |
Freeview | Channel 6 Channel 27 (+1) |
Satellite | |
Freesat | Channel 113 Channel 114 (+1) |
Sky (UK only) |
Channel 118 (SD/HD) Channel 180 (+1) Channel 225 (SD) |
Astra 2E | 10758 V 22000 5/6 10891 H 22000 5/6 (+1) |
Cable | |
Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 115 Channel 116 (+1) Channel 176 (HD) |
Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 130 |
Naxoo (Switzerland) |
Channel 218 |
UPC Switzerland | Channel 160/176 |
WightFibre | Channel 6 |
IPTV | |
SwisscomTV (Switzerland) |
Channel arbitrary |
Streaming media | |
ITV Hub | Watch live (UK only) |
TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Horizon Go | Watch live (Ireland only) |
Sky Go |
Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
ITV2, is a 24-hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998 and is available digitally via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial (Freeview) platforms. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five analogue terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service ITV3 both of which are freely available to a majority of households.
The channel is known for American programming such as Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries; repeats of recently aired episodes of soap operas and other entertainment programming from ITV such as Coronation Street and Emmerdale; spin-off shows such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!, The Xtra Factor and Britain's Got More Talent, and original programming such as Celebrity Juice and The Only Way Is Essex (now on ITVBe).