ITV
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ITV(first known asIndependent Television) is apublic television broadcastingservice in theUnited Kingdom.It was set up in 1954 by theTelevision Act 1954providecompetitionto theBBC.
History[change|change source]
The Television Act 1954 outlined the service that Independent Television would produce. It also created the Independent Television Authority to manage the ITV network and itstransmittersthat would be used by the ITV companies to produce a regional service. In 1969, color television started in some areas of the ITV network and by 1975, the entire ITV network was in color.
In 1998,ITV2launched as a channel. It was mainly promoted with ONdigital (renamedITV Digitalin 2001) and it's subscription service even though ITV2 wasfree to air.
In 2002, all franchises inEnglandandWalesstarted using theITV1name.
In 2004,ITV plclaunchedITV3as a free to air channel, replacing Plus (originally Granada Plus before Granada and Carlton merged into ITV plc.).
In 2005, ITV plc launchedITV4.The channel was supposed to replaceMen & Motors,the last channel of theGranada Sky Broadcastingdeal that was finalised in 1996, but it would end up replacing the ITV News channel.
In 2009, ITV1 HD launched as a high definition channel onFreeview HDand 5 months later on other platforms.
Current ITV regions[change|change source]
Listed as they were originally named and as they are known now:
- Anglia Television (now known as 'ITV Anglia', broadcasting to theEast of England)
- Carlton Central (now known as 'ITV Central', broadcasting to theEnglish Midlands)
- Carlton / London Weekend Television (now known as 'ITV London', broadcasting toLondon)
- Meridian Broadcasting (now known as 'ITV Meridian', broadcasting toSouth West England)
- Tyne Tees Television (now known as 'ITV Tyne Tees', broadcasting toNorth East England)
- Granada Television (now known as 'ITV Granada', broadcasting toNorth West England)
- Channel Television (now known as 'ITV Channel Television' broadcasting to theChannel Islands)
- Yorkshire Television (now known as 'ITV Yorkshire' broadcasting toYorkshireandLincolnshire)
