ITV News Channel
The ITV News Channel was a 24-hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 1 August 2000 to 23 December 2005. It was available on Sky, NTL:Telewest, and analogue cable. It was also available during the morning on ITV Digital. The channel was carried by its replacement Freeview, although the launch of ITV4 saw its hours on that platform reduced to 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Logo used from 2004 to 2005 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | ITN Studios, London |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ITN (2000–2002) NTL (2000–2004) Carlton Communications/Granada plc (2002–2004) ITV plc (2004–2005) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 2000 |
| Closed | 23 December 2005 |
| Replaced by | ITV4 (2005) CITV (2006) |
| Former names | ITN News Channel (2000–2002) |
| Links | |
| Website | itv |
| Availability (At time of closure) | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 81 |
The channel broadcast a rolling schedule of national and international news plus regular business, sport, entertainment and weather summaries. Priority was usually given to breaking news stories. There was also an added focus on British stories, drawing on the resources of the ITV network's regional newsrooms.
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