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  Info and facts on 'ITV News Channel'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The channel is presented from the so-called 'theatre of news' set, which is a vast virtual studio.
News content and programming for the channel is provided by ITN (additional info and facts about ITN) under a contract which runs until 2009, when ITN's current contract to provide news bulletins for ITV1 (additional info and facts about ITV1) also expires.
This led to a rebrand as the ITV News Channel in September 2002.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/it/itv_news_channel2.htm   (311 words)

  
 ITV News Channel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ITV News Channel was a 24 hour television news channel in the United Kingdom available on Sky Digital (channel 525), Telewest Broadband (channel 617), NTL (channel 123), and between 6am and 6pm on Freeview (channel 81), presenting the latest national and international news stories plus regular business, sport, entertainment and weather summaries.
In December 2005, it was confirmed that the channel would close down in 2006, to use its Freeview bandwidth (which is already timeshared with ITV4) to launch a CiTV channel, and to use its funding to boost ITV1 news coverage and provide news bulletins to ITV2 and ITV3.
The closure was subsequently brought forward and the channel closed down on Friday 23 December 2005 at 18:00 (UTC).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ITV_News_Channel   (530 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: ITV News Channel
News: ITN TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1992.
ITV Digital The Independent Television Authority (ITA) was a body created by the Television Act 1954 to supervise the creation of Independent Television (ITV), the first commercial television network in the United Kingdom.
In the 1990s, under new ownership, it was accused of abandoning its previous news style, which was broadsheet in style, to mid-market tabloid, with news stories that focused on personalities in the news rather than heavy news coverage.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/ITV-News-Channel   (2771 words)

  
 Sky News - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sky News was the only UK 24 hour news service until the launch of BBC News 24 in November 1997, followed by the ITN News Channel (now ITV News Channel) in August 2000.
Sky News' "sister channel" in the United States is Fox News Channel, launched on October 7, 1996.
The standard UK Sky News channel is also available in a number of other countries; it is occasionally shown in hotels and is offered by some cable systems as part of their English-language line-up.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sky_News   (2067 words)

  
 ITN - ITV News Channel
About ITV News Channel The ITV News Channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, with breaking news, live interviews and reaction, presented by some of the best known newscasters and journalists in British television news.
ITV News Channel Presenters The ITV News Channel presenter line-up features some of the most talented and esperienced journalists and broadcasters in British television.
ITV News Channel Correspondents ITV News Channel reporters and correspondents are instantly recognisable faces.
itn.co.uk /itv_news_channel   (184 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Entertainment - ITV pulls the plug on its rolling news channel
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   (794 words)

  
 TBS 10: Gulf War III, Covering the Coverage
When the conflict began all three channels saw their audiences increase dramatically: ITV News by 400 percent to 0.9 percent of the audience, BBC News 24 by 500 percent to 3.2 percent and Sky News by an astonishing 820 percent to 8.3 percent.
BBC News 24 was able to field the greatest number of correspondents, and to tap into the immense newsgathering apparatus of the parent corporation.
In truth, all three UK channels did a good job of conveying to audiences back in Britain the violence and chaos of modern hi-tech warfare, in which troops and journalists alike appeared to be at greater risk from their own side than from the enemy.
www.tbsjournal.com /Archives/Spring03/nair.html   (1653 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 /go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/4527932.stm   (536 words)

  
 Dedicated ITV News Channel axed
ITV has announced that following a "strategic review" it is to invest £2 million in its news programming but the axe has fallen on its 24-hour rolling ITV News Channel.
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.4rfv.co.uk /industrynews.asp?ID=46911   (610 words)

  
 bectuforum.org.uk :: View topic - ITV News Channel is fading to black   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
ITV has delayed a decision on the future of the ITV News Channel until the new year.
ITV is closing the ITV News Channel by the end of January 2006 after five years on air.
ITV News Channel staff say they were "outraged" that a senior executive branded the service a "bleeding sore" when its closure was announced.
bectuforum.org.uk /viewtopic.php?t=109   (417 words)

  
 All new news | Newsdesk
It was in a poor third place to both Sky News and BBC News 24, who were fighting it out for the top spot in the news channel stakes.
The ITV News Channel also has a bad habit of repeating ITV1 news programmes, even though other channels are showing live programming at the same time.
Whether the ITV News Channel will itself reverse Carlton and Granada’s bad parody of the Midas touch has yet to be decided, but they way things are currently, that kind of trend reversal does not seem likely or even remotely possible.
www.transdiffusion.org /emc/newsdesk/itv.php   (835 words)

  
 :.The Dish - Sky Digital News & Information .:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The ITV News Channel which is available on many digital TV formats including Sky, will close down with the loss expected of 70 jobs.
The news of the channel comes two months after Faze TV announced it had pulled out of plans to launch its channel on Sky.
The new channel which may be called 'Performance Mainstreet' will target its schedule to blend in performances from two genres with various documentary programmes.
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 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   (260 words)

  
 Wednesday
BBC News 24 and the ITV News Channel weighed in with 0.6 percent and 0.2 percent respectively in the same time period.
In fact, the concept of a 24-hour news channel has never gained the stature that CNN has in the U.S. In part this is due to the lower cable and satellite penetration in Britain — only about 40 percent of households have these services.
But perhaps it is also because the British news channels are largely newer on the scene and just haven’t had the chance to prove their worth in the same way.
medialifemagazine.com /news2003/mar03/mar10/3_wed/news5wednesday.html   (641 words)

  
 TV Whirl - ITN/ITV News Channel
The channel itself was always on a shoestring budget, with looped programmes, and reports borrowed from the services ITN provides for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
This finally went in 2004, when an integrated corporate news look was introduced to mark the merger of Carlton and Granada, and the formation of ITV plc.
Early 2004, and an overdue whole new look comes to the news presentation on ITV to coincide with the merger of Granada and Carlton to form ITV plc, and the restructuring of regional news production under the ITV News division.
www.tvwhirl.co.uk /itvnewschannel.html   (591 words)

  
 +ITV News ++BREAKING NEWS FOR BRITAIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Welcome to the ITV News page at Freewebs, where you can find out all you need to know about ITV News' broadcasts, presenters, reporters and even regional programming.
Also on the site is a 'Breaking News' section, where some of the major stories that ITV News have covered are addressed.
October's poll asked "Do you think the ITV News Channel should be dropped from Freeview in favour of ITV 4?", and out of the 56 votes, 10 (18%) people said yes, wheres 46 (82%) said no.
www.freewebs.com /itv_news   (647 words)

  
 BECTU News - ITV News Channel closure dispute
ITN supplies the output for the Channel; ITV's decision puts at risk more than 70 jobs currently filled by technical and editorial staff.
Unfortunately, management were not persuaded of the need to respond positively to the demands of the joint unions and as a result the matter has been placed into dispute.
The unions are also seeking further and urgent clarity on the number of new jobs that will be created by ITV plc's declared commitment to invest an additional £2 million in new news services.
www.bectu.org.uk /news/ib/ni0179.html   (160 words)

  
 ITV News Channel ::: unofficial website - ITV News Channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 next major milestone in the service's history was 2 February 2004 when the channel was relaunched with a new set, logo, format and schedule.
www.newschannel.org.uk   (129 words)

  
 TV ARK - ITV News Channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The ITN News Channel was launched in August 2000 on both Digital
Subsequently the channel was re-named the ITV News Channel on Monday 30th Sepember 2002.
The first of two coundowns adopted by the ITV News Channel in 2002.
www.tv-ark.org.uk /otherchannels/itnnewschannela.html   (233 words)

  
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www.webfetch.com /uk.webfetch/search/news/channel+health   (632 words)

  
 Petition to stop ITV (and others) putting a news break in movies Petition
A petition about news broadcasts in the middle or towards the end of movies being half an hour long, main TV station that does this is ITV the TV station who has ITV ITV2 and an ITV news channel, who yet still feel the need to put a break in the movie for the news.
ITV have ITV ITV2 and the ITV news channel and if you are watching ITV2 it means you are watching it on either free view sky or cable or some other form of digital TV, which means you, have access to ITV and also ITV news channel
The Petition to stop ITV (and others) putting a news break in movies Petition to UK T.V stations was created by and written by Cameron Taylor (cam@sonx.co.uk).
www.petitiononline.com /moviestv/petition.html   (456 words)

  
 ITV News
ITV To Relaunch News Programming For Upmarket Viewers - 27.01.04 ITV To Relaunch News Programming For Upmarket Viewers ITV is relaunching its news programming next month following the creation of a new ITV News Group bringing together the network's national, international and regional news services for the first time.
ITV - About - ITV.com ITV2 ITV3 ITV News CiTV ITV is the biggest commercial television network in the UK, broadcasting the most talked about television and making a major contribution to the UK's culture, economy and communities.
National and Regional BBC News 21 145 Oct 3 2005, 05:00 PM In: Dan Corbett By: Glenn ITV News General discussion based on ITV NC, National and Regional ITV News 19 61 Oct 5 2005, 12:58 PM In: The Max Factor By: daved2424 Sky News General discussion based on Sky News UK 710 5668 Oct...
www.askann.co.uk /research.php?ass=1606&qry=ITV%20News   (1506 words)

  
 DigiGuide : ITV News Channel (Freeview)
The ITV News Channel, a joint venture with leading broadband company NTL, is transmitted live to television sets, digital radios, PCs, personal organisers, mobile phones and, later this year, the new Orange Videophone.
With a total of ten different ways to receive the new news service, you can now keep up-to-the-second with ITN at home, in the office or on the move.
There's an ITN news at 10 once again, presented by Julia Somerville, one of a ten-strong team of news anchors, including Andrew Harvey, John Suchet and Carol Barnes.
library.digiguide.com /lib/channel/625   (271 words)

  
 Alastair Stewart - ITV News Channel
When asked how he got started in television, he says: "I was interviewed on Southern ITV's regional news show "Coast to Coast" in 1976 when I was Deputy President of the National Union of Students.
He never intended to work in TV news - youthful ambititions included acting, the legal profession, a Fleet Air Arm pilot and a politician.
Despite leaving the network news service on ITV, Alastair has remained part of the channel's election coverage.
www.newschannel.org.uk /newscasters/stewart.php   (376 words)

  
 Digital Spy Forums - ITV News CHANNEL now in wide screen
ITV News channel is broadcasting in Widescreen here in the NorthEast.
ITV news on ITV1 was in widescreen at the weekend.
ITV News on ITV1 has been in widescreen for a while now.
forum.digitalspy.co.uk /board/showthread.php?t=284742   (1121 words)

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