ITV

ITV (in the past Independent Television ) is a audio-visual group British known also under the name ITV Network .

The company

One should not confuse ITV (ITC Network) which is the network made up of 15 regional chains, and ITV plc which are the audio-visual group controlling 11 of these 15 chains.

National British chains

In 2005, ITV publishes three television channels:

ITV is the British private network most popular. It consists of 15 regional stations. ITV was founded September 22nd 1955.
ITV2, created in 1998, is a chain intended for the young people. It is diffused on the cable and by satellite.
ITV3 was created November 1st 2004 and is for older viewers. It is diffused on the cable and by satellite.
ITV4 was created November 1st 2005 and is intended for a male public. It is diffused on the cable and by satellite.
CITV Chanel was created March 2006.
ITV Play was created April 2006.

ITV News Chanel was a chain of information uninterrupted. It was diffused on the cable and by satellite. ITV News Chanel closed December 23rd 2005 to 6 p.m.

Regional British chains

In 2005, the 15 regional stations under frankness from ITV1 are:

Stations belonging to the group ITV plc:

Anglia Television: Is of England
Border Television: England-Scotland border and Island of Man
the frankness from London: ITV London is ensured by Carlton Television (in week) and London Weekend Television (LWT) (the weekend)
Central Independent Television: the Midlands
Granada Television: North of England (in week); The North-West of England
Harlech Television (originally “Harlech”): Wales and west of England
Meridian Broadcasting: South and south-east of England
the Tyne Tees Television: The North-East of England
Westcountry Television: South-west of England
Yorkshire Television: Yorkshire/Lincolnshire

Stations belonging to the Scottish Media Group:

STV: the Scotland

Other stations:

Chanel Television: Channel Islands
Ulster Television (UTV): Northern Ireland

Other interests

GMTV (75%) a production company of emissions for the time slot 6:00 - 9h25 on ITV.

Some emission-headlights

The Adventures off Sherlock Holmes (Produced 1984 - 1994 by Granada Television)
Agatha Christie' S Poirot (Shown since 1989 and produced by LWT)
Armchair Theater (Produced from 1956 - 1968 by ABC, and intermittently during the 1970s by Thames Television)
Art Attack
The Avengers (Produced 1961 - 1969 by ABC)
The Benny Hill Show (Produced 1969 - 1989 by Thames Television)
The Bill (Shown since 1984 in the U.K., produced by Thames Television)
Brideshead Revisited (Produced 1981 by Granada Television)
Bullseye (Produced 1981 - 1995 by ATV/Central Television)
Cadfael (Produced 1994 - 1998 by Central/Carlton Television)
Callan (Produced 1967 - 1972 by ABC, and later Thames Television)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (Produced 1967 - 1968 by Century 21 Productions/ITC)
Coronation Street (Shown since 1960 in the U.K., produced by Granada Television/ITV Productions)
Cracker (Produced 1993 - 1996 by Granada Television)
Emmerdale (Shown since 1972 in the U.K., produced by Yorkshire Television/ITV Productions)
Hornblower (Produced 1998 - 2002 by United Film and Television Productions for Meridian)
Inspector Morse (Produced 1987 - 2000 by Central Zenith for Productions)
Is it Legal (Produced 1995 - 1998 by Hartswood Films for Carlton)
The Jewel in the Crown (Produced in 1984 by Granada Television)
Minder (Produced 1979 - 1994, by Thames Television)
Mr. Bean (Produced 1990 - 1995, by Tiger Aspect Productions for Thames Television)
The Civil Naked Serving (Produced 1975 by Thames Television)
Pop Idol (Two series; produced in 2001 - 2002 and 2003 by Thames Television and 19 Management)
The Price Is Right (Produced initially by Central Independent Television, now made by TalkbackTHAMES)
The Prisoner (Produced in 1967 by Everyman Films with ITC and ATV)
Rising Damp (Produced 1974 - 1978 by Yorkshire Television)
Holy The (Produced 1962 - 1969 by ITC)
Sharpe (Produced 1993 - 1997 by Central/Carlton Television)
3-2-1 (Produced 1978 - 1987 by Yorkshire Television)
The South Bank Show (Shown since 1978 in the U.K., produced by LWT)
Spitting Image (Produced 1984 - 1996 Central for Television)
Survival (length-running wildlife documentary series produced by Anglia Television from 1961 has)
The Sweeney (Produced 1975 - 1978 by Does Euston Films for Thames Television)
Thunderbirds (produced 1965 - 1966 by ATV/AP Films/ITC)
Tiswas (Produced 1974 - 1982 by ATV Central Then)
Upstairs, Downstairs (Produced 1971 - 1975 by LWT)
Who Wants to Be have Millionaire? (Shown since 1998 in the U.K., produced by Celador Productions)
The World At War (Originally shown 1973 - 1974, produced by Thames Television)
World in Action (Produced 1963 - 1998 by Granada Television)
World off Sport Produced by LWT)
Wycliffe (Produced 1993 - 1998 by HTV/Red Rooster Film & Entertainment Television)
You' ve Been Framed (presented by Harry Hill]])

See too

External bond

ITV official site
stv official site
UTV official site
Chanel official site
GMTV official site

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