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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 ...
Also ITV's lunchtime news bulletin is relaunched as ITV Lunchtime News. 8 April – The first edition of ITV's new current affairs series Tonight is broadcast. Seen as ITV's replacement for World in Action, the new programme adopts a lighter tone and focusses on UK human-interest-led stories. 30 April – Scottish Television launches S2.
ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. ... Although the ITV network's history goes back to 1955, many regional ...
This is a timeline of the history of ITV News on the British television network ITV. 1950s. 1955. January ...
By this time, the two companies had acquired all the regional Channel 3 companies in England and Wales. ITV plc later went on to acquire Channel Television in the Channel Islands and UTV in Northern Ireland. This article examines the history of the presentation of the ITV brand on the main ITV network.
The Independent Television Authority (ITA) was an agency created by the Television Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2.c. 55) to supervise the creation of "Independent Television" (ITV), the first commercial television network in the United Kingdom.
ITV plc is a British media company that holds 13 of the 15 regional television licences that make up the ITV network (Channel 3), the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ITV plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
This is a timeline of the history of ITV Sport, provider of sports coverage for the British ITV network and ITV Digital Channels. 1955-1959. 1955.