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	ITV News - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		ITV News at 10.30 is the flagship news programme on ITV1.
		Today ITV News' trademarks are the inclusion of the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament in its programme titles, along with the chimes of Big Ben (known popularly as the "bongs") between headlines.
		In March 1999, the "ITV News" brand was introduced, and along with it, the "bongs" were extended to all ITV bulletins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ITV_News (769 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| ITV's News Channel to close down
		New bulletins will also be launched on digital channels ITV2 and ITV3, a bureau will be opened in Beijing, while newsgathering in the north of the UK as well as regional newsrooms across the country will see greater investment.
		An ITV spokeswoman said it was hoped new jobs would be found for as many of the 50-60 staff on the channel as possible.
		ITV said it was looking at options for filling the space on Freeview left behind by the channel, with a children's channel among the broadcaster's planned new services.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4527932.stm (544 words)

	ITN - ITV News
		ITV News Group The relaunch of ITV News in February 2004 coincided with the ITV merger and the launch of the ITV News Group, bringing together the ITN-produced ITV news services and the ITV regional news services, forming the ITV News Group.
		The ITV News Group was formed in February 2004 to deliver closer co-operation between the ITV national and regional news services.
		His primary role is to ensure that the ITV News Group - both national and regional - operates as a fully integrated unit, benefiting from maximum newsgathering and editorial co-operation.
	www.itn.co.uk /itv_news (587 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Entertainment - ITV pulls the plug on its rolling news channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		ITV pulled the plug on its rolling news channel yesterday, in a move that could lead to the loss of 70 jobs at the news provider, ITN.
		ITV executives took the decision to axe the channel because they need space on Freeview for a new ITV children's channel, planned for next February.
		The ITV News Channel, which has lost millions of pounds since its launch, is expected to come off the air at the end of January.
	news.scotsman.com /entertainment.cfm?id=2409362005 (762 words)

	News buys stake in UK's ITV \| News \| The Australian
		It is understood NTL had approached ITV about a week ago and the two companies announced on Friday that they were discussing a potential merger but this was only at a very preliminary stage.
		ITV turned down a bid earlier this year from a private equity consortium consisting of Apax Partners Worldwide, the Blackstone Group and the investment arm of Goldman Sachs, sending its shares down 40 per cent.
		ITV has struggled recently and in August, announced that revenues at its main channel and largest earner ITV1 had fallen 8 per cent to pound stg.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20785700-601,00.html (570 words)

	ITV plc
		ITV plc is a leading UK media company, owning all of the regional Channel 3 licences in England and Wales, which together account for over 90% of ITV1 advertising revenues.
		ITV plc wholly owns three leading free-to-air digital channels: ITV2, ITV3 and the recently launched ITV4.
		ITV plc owns the market leading cinema screen advertising businesses in the UK and Republic of Ireland and has similar joint ventures in continental Europe and the United States.
	www.itvplc.com (232 words)

	ITV News Channel axed \| Media \| MediaGuardian.co.uk
		ITV is closing the ITV News Channel after five years on air.
		ITV News' northern operations will also be given more money and new bulletins are to be launched on digital channels ITV2 and ITV3 instead.
		ITV was faced with the problem that it needs to find space on Freeview for its new children's channel, due to launch on February 14.
	media.guardian.co.uk /site/story/0,14173,1667101,00.html?gusrc=rss (543 words)

	RTE Business - ITV scraps 24-hour news channel
		Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster, ITV, is to discontinue its rolling 24-hour ITV News Channel, which is operated by its partially owned subsidiary ITN.
		ITV chief executive Charles Allen has said he wants to buy the remainder of ITN, but if that is not possible he will allow the ITN contracts to lapse and produce ITV's news output internally.
		ITV said it would reallocate £2m to other news areas, including a bureau in Beijing and expanded newsgathering in the north of Britain.
	www.rte.ie /business/2005/1214/itv.html (167 words)

	ITV announces £2m investment in news ITV News Channel to close
		ITV has today announced it is to invest £2m in its news programming.
		Regional news will also be strengthened with the completion of the roll out of digital news rooms and continued investment in regional news.
		ITV is also developing broadband and mobile on-demand services in recognition of the changing ways viewers will consume news in future.
	www.itvplc.com /itv/news/releases/pr2005/2005-12-14 (361 words)

	CBS News \| ITV Will Close Its 24-Hour News Channel
		Holland said the closure was not a reflection on the quality of ITN news, after a year of "good scoops and very high-profile exclusives," but was instead a "commercial decision" taken amid the rising cost of distribution.
		She added that ITV was committed to providing a strong news bulletin via its core broadcasting channels and that the closure of the 24-hour channel would allow ITV to invest an extra 2 million pounds ($3.5 million) to create news bulletins for its ITV2 and ITV3 channels.
		Doubts about the future of the ITN News Channel were raised last month when its hours on the popular Freeview service were cut to accommodate the new ITV4 channel.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/12/14/ap/world/mainD8EG3QC80.shtml (566 words)

	ITV News Channel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ITV News Channel was a 24 hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 2000 to 2005.
		Due to the channel sharing facilities with ITV News bulletins on ITV1 (which were also simulcast on the news channel), the channel had to move to other studios for around an hour before each ITV1 bulletin to allow for rehersals.
		During the period as the ITN News Channel its pool of presenters were from across the ITN programme portfolio of ITV, Channel 4 and Five News along with occasional freelancers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ITV_News_Channel (996 words)

	ITV » News
		October 11, 2005 Boston, MA ITV has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission, seeking relief and damages in response to a concerted effort by the Agency to destroy the company's business and suppress its rights to free commercial speech under the First and Fifth Amendments.
		Before that suit was filed, ITV requested a meeting with the FTC to determine precisely what the Agency objected to in the advertisements and to ensure that its future commercials would be fully compliant.
		According to the ITV lawsuit, the FTC arbitrarily imposes a "competent and reliable scientific evidence" standard to determine the suitability of natural remedies for public advertising.
	www.itvdirect.com /news/news_archive/200510.asp (618 words)

	Competition proves too hot as ITV axes News Channel Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
		The cut-throat world of 24-hour rolling news suffered its first casualty yesterday when it was announced that the ITV News Channel is to close with the loss of up to 70 jobs.
		ITV decided it was no longer commercially viable to keep the channel running in the face of sustained competition from rivals BBC News 24 and Sky News.
		ITV has pledged to invest pounds 2m in improving the news on ITV1, launching new bulletins on the digital channels ITV2 and ITV3, creating a bureau in Beijing.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051215/ai_n15920287 (345 words)

	ITV Regions
		ITV has been the only truly regional television network in Britain since its creation in 1955 to provide quality television for local audiences.
		ITV's regional strengths go beyond the quality of its various regional services.
		ITV's nationally networked programmes are made throughout the country, with about half of all commissioned programmes produced outside London.
	www.itvregions.com (97 words)

	News buys stake in UK's ITV \| NEWS.com.au Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		NEWS Corporation's British pay-TV arm BSkyB has spent Â£940 million ($2.32 billion) for a 17.9 per cent stake in television group ITV in a move designed to stop rival NTL or other media groups taking control of the free-to-air operator.
		Mr Murdoch, whose News Corp (nws.ASX:Quote,News) owns 38 per cent of BSkyB, has said News would not buy more than 19.9 per cent of ITV and would not seek a seat on its board.
		ITV has struggled recently and in August, announced that revenues at its main channel and largest earner ITV1 had fallen 8 per cent to £654 million in the first six months of the year.
	www.news.com.au /business/story/0,23636,20787735-462,00.html (572 words)

	RTE News - ITV Digital fails to reach eleventh hour deal
		The request was made by ITV Digital's joint owners, Carlton and Granada.
		The board of ITV Digital applied for accountants Deloitte & Touche to be appointed as administrators.
		This is a major blow to the 72 clubs that make up the first, second and third divisions in English soccer and some have suggested that they may go out of business as a result.
	www.rte.ie /news/2002/0327/ITVDigital.html (143 words)

	Apple unveils 'world's smallest MP3 player,' iTV \| News.blog \| CNET News.com
		The point of iTV is to allow movies and TV shows downloaded to a computer to play on a TV in another room.
		New releases will cost $12.99 for those who preorder or buy in the first week, and will then go up to $14.99.
		The new model is 60 percent brighter, he said.
	news.com.com /2061-10793_3-6114744.html (1114 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| ITV News Channel to close early
		ITV, which announced the channel's closure last week, had planned to cease broadcasting in January or February.
		"The staff and management of the channel have agreed that we could not expect the News Channel's dedicated staff to work their usual long hours and shift patterns over Christmas at a time when the channel's closure is imminent," said ITV news and regions chief executive Clive Jones.
		Its hours on Freeview were cut to accommodate the new ITV4 service, and ITV is widely expected to launch a children's channel in the news channel's place in 2006.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4542650.stm (268 words)

	ITV News Channel ::: unofficial website - ITV News Channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As Britain's third rolling news channel lacks a web presence of its own, this site is intended to be a repository for information about the service and its presenters, reporters and contributors.
		The ITV News Channel is a 24-hour television news service in the United Kingdom.
		The service became the ITV News Channel on 30 September 2002.
	www.newschannel.org.uk (129 words)

	ABC News: Britain Bars ITV Embedded Reporters
		The ministry accused ITV News of inaccurate and intrusive reporting in a series of broadcasts last week that documented the treatment provided to injured troops returning from combat.
		Executives from ITV News have called on a key adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair, Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell, to intervene.
		In a letter sent to ITV News, the ministry warned it will consider taking the case to broadcasting regulators and is assessing the potential for legal action over an alleged invasion of privacy of one injured soldier.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2604051 (381 words)

	World Screen - Home
		According to the new terms of trade, ITV can offer shows on demand during the run of a series or up to 30 days after initial broadcast.
		ITV has also modified the terms of its primary licensing deals to allow producers to exploit rights previously held exclusively by ITV.
		Commenting on the new terms of trade, Simon Shaps, the director of television for ITV, noted, “This is great news for ITV’s viewers who in future will have much greater flexibility in how and when they watch their favorite shows.
	www.worldscreen.com /newscurrent.php?filename=itv61906.htm (291 words)

	iTV Standards - news
		The goal of the initiative is to increase the amount of iTV programming in the U.S. by making it more economical and efficient to produce and deploy.
		In related news, Martijn Lopes Cardozo, the chair of the iTV Production Standards Initiative, is participating in the TVXML Forum that will be announced by TVGate in a founding conference tomorrow.
		The iTV Production Standards Initiative was launched by a group of leading television and interactive production companies, programmers, and technology providers-representing more than 90% of all interactive content produced in the U.S.-to make it more economical and efficient to produce and deploy interactive programming.
	www.itvstandards.org /itvpublic/news/news_05.06.02.aspx (461 words)

	ITV announces agreement with SMG
		ITV announces agreement with SMG on a range of commercial issues.
		ITV plc will also acquire SMG's 25% shareholding in GMTV Limited for £31.0m in cash payable on completion.
		We have reached agreement with SMG on a number of points confirming the operation of the ITV Network, the digital transmission in Scotland of ITV channels including ITV2 and ITV News Channel and the sale of all SMG’s national television airtime through our single ITV sales house.
	www.itvplc.com /itv/news/releases/pr2004/2004-05-10 (333 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Britain's ITV News Channel to fold
		ITV had invested in prominent U.K. news presenters such as Mary Nightingale, formerly of the BBC, to try to attract viewers to the channel.
		The news channel is believed to have lost 30 million British pounds ($61 million) since its launch in August 2000.
		But ITV said it would reinvest money saved from closing the channel in its news coverage on ITV1 and on news bulletins soon to be launched on digital channels ITV2 and ITV3.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2005/12/14/itv-news-cancelled.html (1223 words)

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