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ITV is a national general entertainment channel owned by ITV plc.
It is the UK's longest running commercial television channel, launching in London in September 1955 under a regional franchise system of different companies who used different brand names until 2002 when the owners of the majority of the ITV franchises rebranded as ITV.
In 2004, ITV plc was formed when Carlton and Granada merged, then acquired ITV franchisee Channel Television in the Channel Islands in 2011.
ITV supplies network programming to two ITV franchises not owned by the company, STV who own two franchises in Scotland as well as UTV in Northern Ireland which is owned by ITV plc.
| Editorial area | England, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and Southern Scotland |
|---|---|
| Launched | 22 September 1955 |
| Owner | ITV |
| Former names | ITV 1 Independent Television Anglia Television Border Television Carlton Central Central Independent Television ATV (Central Region) LWT (London Region) London Weekend Television Carlton London Thames Television (London Region) Southern (Meridian Region) TVS (Meridian Region) Meridian Tyne Tees Television Channel 3 North East HTV Wales ITV Wales HTV West TSW (Westcountry Region) Westward Television (Westcountry Region) Yorkshire Television Channel Television |
| Viewing figures: | Channel viewing share Weekly top 10BARB |
Contact ITV
| Postal address | The London Television Centre Upper Ground, London, SE1 9LT |
|---|---|
| Telephone | +44 20 7843 8000 |
| Official website | itv.com/itv |
| Advertising Sales email | itvcommercial@itv.com |
| Main email | viewerservices@itv.com |
Social media
| @ITV (2,171,775 followers) compare | ||
| Twitter: Press Office | @itvpresscentre (143,387 followers) compare | |
| Twitter: Jobs | @ITVCareers (95,855 followers) compare | |
| Twitter: Newsdesk | @itvnews (1,989,606 followers) compare | |
| ITV (1,040,781 likes) compare |
People
Alex Forrest Journalist
Allegra Stratton National Editor
Andrea Fox Continuity Announcer
Becky Jago Presenter
Becky Kelly Specialist Producer ITV News
Ben Shephard Presenter
Ben McGrail Journalist ITV West Country
Charlene White Presenter
Charlie Frost Journalist ITV Channel TV
Charlotte Hawkins Presenter
Charlotte Grant Journalist
Charlotte Cross Journalist
Charlotte Briere-Edney Journalist ITV Border
Chris Dawkes Journalist
Chris Page Weather Presenter ITV Anglia
Eamonn Holmes Presenter
Elodie Harper Journalist ITV Anglia
Fru Hazlitt Sales Director
Geoff Hill Editor
Helen Keenan Journalist
Holly Willoughby Presenter
John Willats Presenter
Jonathan Ross Presenter
Julie Etchingham Presenter
Kylie Pentelow Presenter
Lorraine Kelly Presenter
Lucy West Editor
Mary Nightingale Presenter
Mike Large Director of Communications
Natalie Gray Journalist
Nick Smith Journalist ITV Westcountry
Nina Hossain Presenter
Philip Schofield Presenter
Rachel Townsend Journalist
Ranvir Singh Presenter
Rebecca Murden Entertainment Resercher
Rebecca Burrows Journalist ITV Central
Rhian Hughes Features Producer
Robert Peston Political Editor
Ruth Langsford Presenter
Samantha Parker Journalist
Sameena Ali-Khan Presenter
Sarah Rogers Journalist/Presenter ITV Granada
Sarah Colley Assistant Content Editor - ITV Tyne Tees
Sean Fletcher Presenter
Simon Shaps Programme Director
Susanna Reid Presenter
Yasmin Bodalbhai Production Journalist ITV Central
Zoe Muldoon Production Journalist ITV Tyne Tees
…at ITV
Eleanor Pitt Journalist West Country
Peter Fincham Director of Television
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