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ITV is a British media company that holds all 15 regional television licences that make up the ITV network (Channel 3), the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom.
History[]
ITV was stated first aired back on September 22, 1955, after they started the Television Act 1954, which started when Normal Collins wanted to break the monopoly on TV held by the BBC.[1] On December 7, 1978, ITV launches ITV2 when they began as an alternate programming, On November 1, 2004, ITV3 was launched. One year later, ITV4 was launched. On March 11, 2006, CITV was launched as a channel, and closed on September 1, 2023. On December 5, 2023, ITVX was launched.[2]
Channel[]
The YouTube channel was launched on June 19, 2006. However, until 2009, they didn't posted anything. ITV later uploaded their first video on November 15, 2009.[3]
Upcoming Freely Television[]
In 2024, BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, and ITV planned that they made as a Freely aired Television, it is announced to the public but the date was not yet announced.[4]
Uploading full episodes[]
In December 2024, ITV announced that it had signed a partnership deal with Google. This would allow ITV to feature full episodes of content broadcast by its networks, which would be uploaded to their YouTube channel.[5] However, much of this content is blocked outside the United Kingdom due to rights issues.
Services[]
ITV1[]
ITV 1 logo from 2022-now
ITV1 is the primary ITV-based television service, with most output coming from Carlton, Granada, LWT, Central, and Yorkshire.
ITVX[]
ITVX logo from 2022-now
ITVX, a UK streaming service launched in 2008, was closed on September 1, 2023, and was similar to BBC's iPlayer, featuring some shows.
ITV News[]
ITV News logo from 2013-now
ITV News, launched alongside ITV1 on the same day, is a UK and overseas news channel similar to BBC News. With over 1.62 million subscribers, it has gained more subscribers on YouTube than the original channel.
Regional Stations[]
A chart of ITV regions becomes to merge or replacing\lost their region name (from 1955-2002 as ITV1 and ITV plc, until 2006 as STV Group)
From its launch (within 1959) until 2002, ITV was made of several regional networks, operating under the ITV banner. In 2002, regional identity was phased out in favor of the ITV1 branding which still continues to this day. The following is a list of current regional franchises owned by ITV plc, in order of each franchise's launching year.[6]
| Year(s) | Regional Area | Service Name/TV channel name | Logo icon before ITV1, STV and UTV respectively (or discontinued) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-1982 | London (weekdays) | Rediffusion |  |
The first ITV franchise; changed to Thames |
| London (Weekends), Midlands (Weekdays) | ATV |  |
ATV London becomes London Weekend; ATV Midlands becomes Central | |
| Midlands and North West England (Weekends) | ABC |  |
Midlands is now ATV for the whole week | |
| 1956-present | North West England | Granada |  |
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| 1957-present | Central Scotland | Scottish |  |
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| South of England South East England |
Southern |  |
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| 1959-present | North East England | Tyne Tees |  |
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| East of England | Anglia |  |
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| Northern Ireland | Ulster |  |
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| 1961-present | West of England South West England |
Westward |  |
Lost it's region name and rebranded as TSW |
| Anglo Borders | Border |  |
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| Northern Scotland | Grampian |  |
Merge with Scottish TV and becomes STV (North and Central respectively) | |
| 1962-present | Channel Islands | Channel |  |
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| 1968-present | London (weekends) | LWT |  |
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| Yorkshire | Yorkshire |  |
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| Wales | Harlech |  |
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| London (weekdays) | Thames |  |
Thames becomes independent and give their weekdays to Carlton | |
| 1982-1999 | Midlands | Central |  |
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| South of England South East England |
TVS |  |
Lost the region name, and rebranded as Meridian | |
| West of England South West England |
TSW |  |
Lost the region name, and rebranded and Westcountry | |
| 1992-present | London (weekdays) | Carlton |  |
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| South of England South East England |
Meridian |  |
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| West of England South West England |
Westcountry |  |
Trivia[]
- ITV1 has broadcasted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and 2005.
- ITV2 has broadcasted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2004.
- The 2004 contest, originally planned for Manchester by Carlton Television for ITV,[7] was initially scheduled for Copenhagen.[8] However, due to financial and scheduling issues, ITV announced that the contest would not take place in the UK in May 2004.[9]
References[]
- ↑ Most ITV1-based output is provided by Carlton, Granada, LWT, Central, and Yorkshire.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/10/citv-channel-to-close-itv-childrens-television-online-only
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH_k7IR82Rw
- ↑ https://www.ibc.org/news/uk-broadcasters-team-to-launch-live-tv-streaming-service-freely/10411.article
- ↑ https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/itv-and-youtube-announce-new-partnership
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190511151930/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-licence/tv-broadcast-licences/current-licensees/channel-3
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110515091221/http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/archives/2003/tcm_6-7909.php
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2950102.stm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040528153342/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/2733?PHPSESSID=4920b153ed2831e625f167057b628e3d
