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|Row 1 title = Country | |||
|Row 1 info = United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands | |||
|Row 2 title = Headquarters | |||
|Row 2 info = London | |||
|Row 3 title = Language | |||
|Row 3 info = English | |||
|Row 4 title = Owner | |||
|Row 4 info = ITV plc (13 licences)<br>STV Group (2 licences) | |||
|Row 5 title = Launched | |||
|Row 5 info = September 22nd 1955 | |||
|Row 6 title = Former names | |||
|Row 6 info = Independent Television (1955–1963) | |||
|Row 7 title = Website | |||
|Row 7 info = [https://www.itv.com/ itv.com] | |||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''', legally known as '''Channel 3''', is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It is branded as [[ITV1]] in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is branded as STV. It was launched in 1955 as '''Independent Television''' to provide competition, eliminating what had been the monopoly of BBC Television (established in 1936).<ref>[http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=Relevance&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=3&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C22%29Independent+television%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2901%2F01%2F1950+-+12%2F31%2F1955%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hamlib&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS335762707&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y "Commercial Television: A Guide to the constitution and working of the new service"]. ''The Times''. August 19th 1955. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170810024949/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=Relevance&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=3&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C22%29Independent+television%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2901%2F01%2F1950+-+12%2F31%2F1955%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hamlib&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS335762707&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y Archived] from the original on August 10th 2017.</ref> ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: BBC One, BBC Two, and Channel 4. | |||
''[[Harry Hill's TV Burp]]'' was originally broadcast on ITV. | |||
== References == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
== | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.itv.com/ Official website] | |||
* [[w:c:countduckula:ITV|ITV]] at [[w:c:countduckula|Count Duckula Wiki]] | |||
* [[w:c:dangermouse:ITV|ITV]] at [[w:c:dangermouse|Danger Mouse Wiki]] | |||
* [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0015194 ITV] at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) | |||
* [[w:c:itv:ITV (TV network)|ITV]] at [[w:c:itv|ITV Wiki]] | |||
* [[w:c:sandie-shaw:ITV|ITV]] at [[w:c:sandie-shaw|Sandie Shaw Wiki]] | |||
{{Wikipedia|ITV (TV network)}} | |||
[[Category:Television networks]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:03, 11 January 2025
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Country |
United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands |
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Headquarters |
London |
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Language |
English |
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Owner |
ITV plc (13 licences) |
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Launched |
September 22nd 1955 |
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Former names |
Independent Television (1955–1963) |
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Website |
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ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is branded as STV. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition, eliminating what had been the monopoly of BBC Television (established in 1936).[1] ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: BBC One, BBC Two, and Channel 4.
Harry Hill's TV Burp was originally broadcast on ITV.
References
- ↑ "Commercial Television: A Guide to the constitution and working of the new service". The Times. August 19th 1955. Archived from the original on August 10th 2017.
External links
- Official website
- ITV at Count Duckula Wiki
- ITV at Danger Mouse Wiki
- ITV at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- ITV at ITV Wiki
- ITV at Sandie Shaw Wiki
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