9 June 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06-09) (as trial) 7 June 2008; 16 years ago (2008-06-07) (as red button service, exclusive to Freesat) 2 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-02) (as channel, exclusive to Freeview HD) 2 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-02) (as standard channel on ITV)
Replaced
Men & Motors (on Freesat and Sky)
Closed
30 November 2006; 17 years ago (2006-11-30) (as trial) 1 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-01) (as red button service switching to a full-time channel on Freeview, with the closure of Men & Motors)
Former names
ITV HD (2006–2009; 2013–2022)
Links
Website
itv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview
Channel 103
ITV1 HD is a British free-to-air high-definition public broadcast television network operated by ITV plc, the company which is contracted to provide 13 ITV1 services across the UK. ITV1 HD simulcasts them in high-definition. ITV1 HD is available to view in England, Wales, Scottish Borders and the Channel Islands on Freesat via channel 103, Freeview channel 103, Sky channel 103, Virgin Media channel 103 and in Switzerland on SwisscomTV.
From 2 April 2010, ITV1 HD relaunched as a standard channel available on all digital platforms. It now identifies on-air simply as ITV1, without "HD" in a logo.[clarification needed]
which is contracted to provide 13 ITV1 services across the UK. ITV1HD simulcasts them in high-definition. ITV1HD is available to view in England, Wales...
ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides...
million on ITV1, 919,000 on ITV1HD, and 601,000 on ITV1+1. 9.824 million on ITV1, 978,000 on ITV1HD, and 531,000 on ITV1+1. 9.880 million on ITV1, 814,000...
000 on ITV1HD, and 606,000 on ITV1+1. 10.155 million on ITV1, 945,000 on ITV1HD, and 486,000 on ITV1+1. 9.867 million on ITV1, 955,000 on ITV1HD, and...
and sport. A timeshift channel, ITV1 +1 / STV +1 / UTV +1 is available on Freeview, Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media. ITV1HD is the simulcast high-definition...
week)". BARB. Includes ITV1HD and ITV1 +1 broadcasts. "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB. Includes ITV1HD and ITV1 +1 broadcasts. "Weekly...
2013. "ITV2, 3 and 4 HD go free-to-air". 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022. Laughlin, Andrew (16 November 2012). "ITV1 to become 'ITV' in major...
HD changed from an interactive service to a full-time channel called ITV1HD, simulcasting the main ITV1 channel. The name was changed back to ITV HD...
Original air date UK Viewing Figures (millions) Sourced by BARB; includes ITV1HD and ITV1 +1 1 "Cracking a Killer's Code, Part 1" Andy De Emmony Guy Burt...
released on 12 February 2012. 4.54 million on ITV1, 427,000 on the ITV1HD simulcast, and 458,000 on ITV1+1. 'Eternal Law' axed by ITV after one series...
previous names: ITV1 for Central England again became ITV1 Central, ITV1 West of England became ITV1 West and ITV1 for the Westcountry became ITV1 Westcountry...
2006, Granada lost its on-air identity when regional programming voiced ITV1 or ITV1 Granada over a generic ident. Local news coverage was branded Granada...
Betis v Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League (Liverpool v Anderlecht was on ITV1 at the same time), the UKTV premiere of Kojak, and the film Carlito's Way...
for ITV1HD on other platforms. On 7 October 2010, ITV plc launched ITV2 HD, an HD simulcast of ITV2, followed on 15 November by ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD. All...
and idents before networked programming in favour of the national ITV1 brand (ITV1 Border was used before regional programming). The licence for the region...
from Crystal Palace in South London. As part of a network-wide rebrand, ITV1 London was formed on 28 October 2002, as a unified on-air service provided...
decided to unify the playout and branding of all of the companies to become ITV1, with regional references used only in accordance with regional programming...
being fiercely independent and regional, adopted a variation of the national ITV1 network branding and shared continuity, due to it receiving a non-clean feed...
favour of the ITV1 brand, with regional idents only before regional programming. This regional ident featured the Anglia name below the ITV1 logo against...
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