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ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel [b] owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc.It provides the Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for the central and northern areas of Scotland where STV provides the service.
The history of ITV, the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies "Independent Television" commercial network, goes back to 1955. [1]Independent Television began as a network of independently-owned regional companies that were both broadcasters and programme makers, beginning with four companies operating six stations in three large regions in 1955–1956, and gradually expanding to 17 stations in ...
The first six franchises were awarded in 1954 for London, the Midlands and the North of England, with separate franchises for Weekdays and Weekends. [1] The first ITV service to launch was London's Associated-Rediffusion on 22 September 1955, [ 2 ] with the Midlands and North services launching in February 1956 and May 1956 respectively.
14 January – After more than 11 years, the ITV1 brand is dropped in all ITV plc-owned regions and the main channel is known once again as ITV. ITV News introduces a new look. 16 September – Sub-regional news coverage is reintroduced across England.
The franchises were reallocated several times and now all the franchises are owned by ITV plc and STV Group, and are branded as ITV1 (in England, Wales, Southern Scotland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands), STV (in Central and Northern Scotland) or UTV/ITV1 (in Northern Ireland). The network broadcasts a variety of programming, such as ...
30 January – After 40 years, Anglia's natural history programme Survival comes to an end. [17] 11 August – ITV’s main channel is rebranded as ITV1. 2002. 28 October – On-air regional identities are dropped apart from when introducing regional programmes and Anglia is renamed ITV1 Anglia. 2003. September – Anglia News is renamed Anglia ...
ITV1 HD simulcasts them in high-definition. ITV1 HD is available to view in England, Wales, Scottish Borders and the Channel Islands on Freesat via channel 103, Freeview channel 103, Sky channel 103, Virgin Media channel 103 and in Switzerland on SwisscomTV. From 2 April 2010, ITV1 HD relaunched as a standard channel available on all digital ...
As part of a network-wide rebrand, ITV1 London was formed on 28 October 2002, as a unified on-air service provided to viewers for both the Carlton and LWT franchises, running on weekdays and weekends respectively. It replaced the unique branding used by both franchisees with a unified service, offering the same service and news all week round.