ITV (TV channel)
| ITV | |
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ITV logo used since 2013
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| Launched | 22 September 1955 |
| Network | ITV |
| Owned by | ITV plc |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share |
ITV Network: 21.75% (December 2016, BARB) |
| Slogan | Come on in |
| Country | England & Wales (STV available in Scotland and UTV available in NI) |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | England, Wales, South Scotland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands |
| Formerly called |
ITV1 (2001 to 2013, and later renamed with the former channel) |
| Replaced |
Anglia Television, Border Television, Carlton Television, Central Independent Television, Channel Television, Granada Television, HTV, LWT, Meridian Broadcasting, Tyne Tees Television, Westcountry Television and Yorkshire Television (on 28 October 2002) |
| Sister channel(s) |
ITV2 ITV3 ITV4 ITVBe ITV Encore CITV The Store |
| Timeshift service | ITV +1 |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 3 Channel 33 (+1) Channel 103 (HD) |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 103 Channel 111 (HD) Channel 112 (+1) Channel 977 (AD) (ITV London) |
| Sky UK only | Channel 103 Channel 131 (+1) Channel 178 (HD) Channel 973 (AD) (ITV London) |
| Astra 2E | 10758 V 22000 5/6 10891 H 22000 5/6 (+1) 10832 H 22000 5/6 (HD) |
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Eutelsat 10A (BFBS) |
8003 |
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NSS 12 (BFBS) |
8103 |
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NSS 806 (BFBS) |
8103 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 103 Channel 113 (HD) Channel 114 (+1) Channel 853 (AD) (ITV London) |
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Naxoo (Switzerland) |
Channel 217 (ITV London) |
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UPC Cablecom (Switzerland) |
Channel 159/175 (ITV London) |
| WightFibre | Channel 3 |
| IPTV | |
| Freewire | Channel 103 |
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SwisscomTV (Switzerland) |
Channel arbitrary |
| Streaming media | |
| ITV Hub |
Watch live (ITV London, ITV regions only) |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere |
Watch live (ITV London, UK only) |
| Sky Go |
Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
ITV is a commercial television channel in the United Kingdom. Previously a network of separate regional television channels, ITV currently operates in England, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
From 2001 until 2013, the channel was called ITV1. In 2004, Granada Television acquired Carlton Communications to form ITV plc.
ITV is the biggest and most popular commercial television channel in the United Kingdom. ITV and its predecessor channels have contended with BBC One for the status of the UK's most watched television channel since the 1950s. However, in line with other terrestrial channels, ITV's audience share has fallen in the era of multi-channel television.
Following the creation of the Television Act 1954, the establishment of a commercial television service in the UK began.
The Independent Television service, or ITV, was made up of regions, with each region run by different companies. The three largest regions (London, the Midlands and the North of England) were subdivided into weekday and weekend services, with a different company running each. ITV existed in a region-heavy form from its inception to the 2000s, although the switch was gradual.
ITV1 became the generic on-screen brand name used by the twelve franchises of the ITV Network in the United Kingdom. The brand was introduced in 2001 by Carlton- and Granada-owned franchises, initially used alongside the local regional name. However, it became the sole on-air identity in 2002 when the two companies decided to create a single unified playout of the channel, with regional references only used prior to regional programming. Carlton and Granada went on to merge in 2004, creating ITV plc which now owns thirteen of the fifteen regional ITV licences.
The ITV1 name was only used in England, Wales, Southern Scotland and Isle of Man until Channel Television adopted the name in January 2006, bringing it to the Channel Islands. It should be noted, however, that as national continuity is often used on Channel Television, ITV1 national branding had been seen on the station for several years previously.
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