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|caption = Logo used from September | |caption = Logo used from September 1st 1989 to October 4th 1998 | ||
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|Row 1 info = United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands | |Row 1 info = United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands | ||
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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 hitherto 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.</ref> {{PAGENAME}} 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: [[ | '''{{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 hitherto 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.</ref> {{PAGENAME}} 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: [[wo:sandieshaw:BBC One|BBC One]], [[wo:sandieshaw:BBC Two|BBC Two]], and [[wo:sandieshaw:Channel 4|Channel 4]]. | ||
''[[ | ''[[Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'' and ''[[Count Duckula (TV series)|Count Duckula]]'' were originally broadcast on {{PAGENAME}}. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.itv.com/ Official website] | |||
* [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0015194 ITV] at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) | * [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0015194 ITV] at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) | ||
* [[ | * [[wo:sandieshaw:ITV|ITV]] at [[wo:sandieshaw|Sandie Shaw Wiki]] | ||
* [[wo:tvburp:ITV|ITV]] at [[wo:tvburp|TV Burp Wiki]] | |||
* [[ | |||
{{Wikipedia|ITV (TV network)}} | {{Wikipedia|ITV (TV network)}} | ||
[[Category:Television networks]] | [[Category:Television networks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:40, 29 August 2025
| ITV | |
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 Logo used from September 1st 1989 to October 4th 1998 | |
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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 hitherto 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.
Danger Mouse and Count Duckula were originally broadcast on ITV.
References
- ↑ "Commercial Television: A Guide to the constitution and working of the new service". The Times. August 19th 1955.
External links
- Official website
- ITV at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- ITV at Sandie Shaw Wiki
- ITV at TV Burp Wiki
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