Nov 16 2012
ITV has announced it will undergo a business-wide rebrand which will see a new unifying brand identity for ITV plc, ITV Network, and ITV’s content and distribution businesses, domestic and international, from January 2013. The rebrand will include a new logo and refreshed identities for all its channels, including flagship channel ITV1 changing to just […]
Dec 17 2010
The cost of advertising on ITV1 could rise by up to 10% if restrictions on the way airtime is sold on the channel are removed, the boss of a leading media agency has warned. The House of Lords Communications Committee is currently reviewing TV advertising regulation in the UK, including the contract rights renewal (CRR) […]
Sep 18 2009
ITV has postponed the launch of ITV1+1 “until further notice”, it has emerged. The announcement comes just one day after electronic programme guide data for the channel appeared on a transponder ahead of its proposed October 1 launch. It is understood that concerns over the Contract Rights Renewal mechanism, which seeks to protect media buyers […]
Sep 1 2009
ITV will be launching a plus 1-hour channel of its main channel ITV1 on October 1st, 2009. The channel will have the following 6 regional variants: – London South East Macro (Meridian, East, Channel Isles) West Macro (Wales, West, South West) Central Yorkshire/Tyne Tees Macro Granada/Border Macro ITV1+1 will not be available in Scotland, Ulster […]
Jul 16 2008
Freesat today announced the additions of 22 regional variations of BBC One and ITV1 to the TV service. Emma Scott, Freesat managing director, said: “We’re extremely pleased to be completing the roll out of BBC and ITV regional services on Freesat… We look forward to welcoming more channels onto Freesat in the next month.” For […]
Jun 20 2008
All BBC One and ITV1regions, along with ITV2+1, Film Four+1, E4+1 and More4+1, Zone Horror, Zone Reality, Kix and BET as well as commercial digital radio stations including Capital Radio, Virgin Radio and XFM, will be available late July 2008. Freesat still believe that some 200 channels will be available by the end of the […]
Jun 7 2008
TV HD launched on Freesat today showing Portugal’s Euro 2008 game against Turkey as its first publically available HD broadcast. Access to the HD channel, is through the ‘red’ button on ITV1 (channel 103). ITV HD will not be available on Freeview, Virgin or Sky. It has also been confirmed, that games on Monday through […]
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
Oct 5 2022
ITV will rebrand main channel as ITV1
ITV has confirmed that it is set to rebrand its main channel as ITV1 following the upcoming launch of its new streaming platform ITVX. In a statement, the broadcaster said the main channel will become ITV1 “as part of a refresh of all our channels this Autumn”. “ITV will be bringing in some refreshed channel […]
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By Expat • ITV • Tags: ITV, ITV1, ITVX