ITV
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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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ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network that 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 and reduce the current monopoly to the then 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.
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