Type	Public (LSE: ITV)
Founded	2004
Headquarters	London, England, UK
Key people	Michael Grade (Executive Chairman); John Cresswell (Chief Operating Officer/CFO)
Industry	Media
Products	Broadcasting
Revenue	£2.181 billion GBP[1] (2006)
Operating income	£264 million (2006)
Net income	£222 million (2006)
Employees	6,073 (2006)
Website	[1]

ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. The network, which is currently branded ITV1 by ITV plc, and the independent Channel Television, has vied with the British Broadcasting Corporation's BBC One for the status of the UK's most watched channel since the 1950s (a crown it only lost in 2005). Although ITV plc has a dominant influence on the ITV Network, it should be noted that it does not actually own or operate the whole network. Image File history File links Itvcorp. ... A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securities (stock, bonds, etc. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Michael Ian Grade CBE (born March 8, 1943) is a British businessman and a distinguished figure in the field of broadcasting. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... A Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the corporation. ... CFO is usually short for Chief Financial Officer, but may also mean: Carrier frequency offset Ceramic fiber optics Chief Fire Officer Chief of Flight Operations Conselho Federal de Odontologia (cfo. ... For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “GBP” redirects here. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... The current Channel TV ident Channel Television (CTV) is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television (ITV), contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ...

ITV plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was formed by the merger of Carlton Communications and Granada plc and began trading on 2 February 2004, with Granada being valued about at about twice the worth of Carlton. This was the most recent stage in a long process of mergers between the original ITV regional franchises. Carlton Communications plc was a former British media company, which was founded by Michael Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it merged with Granada plc, to form ITV plc. ... Granada plc (previously called Granada Group plc and Granada Media plc) is a former British media and previously catering conglomarate, best known as the former parent of Granada Television Limited. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

ITV plc is divided into four divisions: Channels, which operates the TV networks and includes the ITV News Group, which runs the ITV regional franchises; Global Content, which is comprised of ITV Productions, the network production division, of which Granada is an on screen brand name when producing for other networks, and runs ITV's facilities businesses; Commercial, which runs ITV advertising sales arm, and Consumer, which runs itv.com, Friends Reunited and has responsibility in ITV plc shareholdings in Freeview and SDN. Granada is the network production business of ITV plc, created on 2nd February 2004. ...

Assets

ITV franchises

ITV plc currently owns the following ITV franchises in the UK: Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990...

Former Granada-owned franchises:

• Anglia Television: East of England franchise
• Border Television: Scottish/English Border and Isle of Man franchise
• Granada Television: North West England franchise
• London Weekend Television: London weekend franchise
• Meridian Broadcasting: South and South East England franchise
• Tyne Tees Television: North East England franchise
• Yorkshire Television: Yorkshire/Lincolnshire franchise

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• Carlton Television: London weekday franchise
• Central Independent Television: Midlands franchise
• HTV: Wales and West of England franchise
• Westcountry Television: South West England franchise

Note that ITV Thames Valley is not a franchise but a combined opt-out for parts of the Central and Meridian franchises. Similarly both Carlton Television and London Weekend Television are now exclusively known as ITV London although both still remain in legal existence. The combined Wales and West franchise also appears to operate as two separate entities (ITV Wales, ITV West), although legally they both form part of the single franchise held by HTV Group. Carlton Television was the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... HTV Group plc is a television company, the ITV contractor of Wales and the West of England, owned by ITV plc. ... This article is about the country. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... HTV Group plc is a television company, the ITV contractor of Wales and the West of England, owned by ITV plc. ...

ITV plc also owns 75% of the ITV national breakfast television franchise GMTV. Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... GMTV (Good Morning Television) is a national British breakfast television station owned by ITV plc (75%) and The Walt Disney Company (25%). It has held the license for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise since 1993, when it outbid the previous 6am-9. ...

Wholly owned digital channels

• ITV2
• ITV3
• ITV4
• CITV Channel
• Men & Motors (operated by Granada Sky Broadcasting)

ITV2 is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... ITV3 is an entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... ITV4 is a UK television station which launched on November 1, 2005. ... The CITV Channel is a British childrens TV station from ITV plc and the Channel 3 breakfast licensee GMTV (6am-9:25am). ... Men & Motors is a mens lifestyle television channel in the UK. It is the last remaining station operated by Granada Sky Broadcasting, a joint venture set up by Granada Television (now part of ITV plc) and British Sky Broadcasting in 1996. ... Granada Sky Broadcasting is a wholly-owned subsidary of ITV plc. ...

Other assets

ITV plc owns a 16.9% shareholding in SMG plc, owner of the Scottish and Grampian ITV franchises, as well as a 40% stake in its news provider Independent Television News Limited. ITV plc also owns 33.3% of Manchester United TV. SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... ITN may refer to: Independent Television News In the news, a section on the Main Page of English Wikipedia This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... MUTV is a British subscription based television channel, operated by Manchester United F.C.. The channel offers Manchester United fans exclusive interviews with players and staff, full matches, including all Premier League games (not broadcast live), reserves games and classic matches plus footballing news and other themed programming. ...

On 27 April 2005 ITV plc bought SDN, the digital terrestrial franchise holder of Multiplex A (currently transmitting ten channels) from its shareholders, S4C and UBM for £134 million. April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... S4C Digital Networks Ltd (SDN) is a company that operates Multiplex A, one of the six groups of channels on digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom. ... Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ... S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru, which is Welsh for Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales. ... UBM Logo United Business Media provides business information services principally to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive and financial services industries. ...

ITV plc also owns the largest cinema advertising business in the UK and Ireland, Carlton Screen Advertising and recently bought Friends Reunited, a website dedicated to reunited former school friends or work colleagues in a number of countries. Carlton Screen Advertising logo Carlton Screen Advertising is a company which sells screen advertising time on behalf of cinemas in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... FriendsReunited. ...

History

ITV plc was the result of mergers between the various mergers between the companies of the ITV network that had taken place from 1993 when the ownership rules were relaxed. Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990...

The first wave of mergers began with Yorkshire Television acquiring Tyne Tees Television in 1992, forming a parent group called Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television Holdings. In 1994, Carlton Communications acquired Central Independent Television, Granada acquired LWT (through a hostile takeover), and MAI (which controlled Meridian), acquired Anglia Television (with MAI becoming United News & Media, after itself merging with United Newspapers). Ownership rules, that previously restricted ownership of ITV licences by one company to two outright, plus 20% in a third, were relaxed, and so Carlton acquired Westcountry Television (later re-branding it Carlton, along with Central), Granada acquired Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Holdings (with the parent group becoming Granada Media, later simply Granada) and United acquired HTV.

By the end of the 1990s, there were three dominating owners of the ITV franchises in England and Wales: Carlton Communications, Granada plc and United News and Media. In 2000, after an aborted merger attempt with Carlton, UNM decided to leave ITV and Granada bought all the UNM stations, but sold HTV to Carlton in order to comply with the permitted audience percentage covered by a single broadcasting interest. It kept the production arm of HTV, however, re-naming it Granada Bristol and moving it out of Bath Road to a new, smaller office in Whiteladies Road (near the BBC). The last remaining independent ITV franchise in England and Wales, Border Television, had been bought by Capital Group in 2000, and was sold on to Granada in 2001, with Border's radio assets being retained by Capital (now GCap). Carlton Communications plc was a former British media company, which was founded by Michael Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it merged with Granada plc, to form ITV plc. ... Granada plc (previously called Granada Group plc and Granada Media plc) is a former British media and previously catering conglomarate, best known as the former parent of Granada Television Limited. ... Categories: Stub | Media companies of the United Kingdom | Companies traded on the LSE ...

In 2004, Granada and Carlton merged, creating a single company for all ITV franchises in England and Wales.

The two companies had already been involved in several joint ventures, including the digital terrestrial television operator ITV Digital that went bankrupt in 2002. They also owned the digital channel ITV2 and 65 percent of ITV News Channel. The newly merged company company bought the final 35 percent stake from NTL in April 2004. In November the same year, they launched the digital channel ITV3. A year later they launched ITV4. Due to multiplex issues (and the fact that it was losing money) the ITV News Channel had its hours on Freeview reduced, and was closed down on 23rd December 2005, with its Freeview space was taken over by ITV4 and the CITV Channel, which launched in March 2006. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... ITV2 is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... The ITV News Channel was a 24 hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 2000 to 2005. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Virgin Media, Telewest and Virgin. ... ITV3 is an entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... ITV4 is a UK television station which launched on November 1, 2005. ... The CITV Channel is a British childrens TV station from ITV plc and the Channel 3 breakfast licensee GMTV (6am-9:25am). ...

April 2006 saw the launch of the participation channel ITV Play. Following a series of scandals surrounding participation TV, the ITV Play channel was closed down in March 2007, but the brand continued to be used for phone-in programmes on other ITV channels. ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ...

ITV plc has been the subject of a flurry of rumoured take-over and merger bids since it was formed. For example, on 2006-11-09, NTL announced that it had approached ITV plc about a proposed merger ^[2][3]. The merger was effectively blocked by BSkyB on 2006-11-17 when it controversially bought a 17.9% stake in ITV plc for £940 million ^[4], a move that attracted anger from NTL shareholder Richard Branson^[5] and an investigation from media and telecoms regulator Ofcom^[6]. On 2006-12-06, NTL announced that it had complained to the Office of Fair Trading about BSkyB's move. NTL stated that it had withdrawn its attempt to buy ITV plc, citing that it did not believe that there was any possibility to make a deal on favourable terms^[7]. At the same time as the NTL bid, RTL, the owner of Five, was also rumoured to be preparing a bid for ITV plc,^[8] with the possibility of a stock-swap with BSkyB. The plan would see RTL acquiring BSkyB's stake in ITV plc (with the aim of further acquisitions of shares in the future) in exchange for BSkyB taking full control of Five. However, no move from RTL has yet materialised so far. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Virgin Media, Telewest and Virgin. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Office of Fair Trading or OFT is a UK statutory body established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UKs economic regulator. ... RTL Group is Europes largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. ... Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ...

Notes

1. ^ "ITV profits up despite core channel's decline", Reuters UK, March 8, 2006.
2. ^ NTL (2006-11-09). Ntl Incorporated Discussions with ITV plc. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
3. ^ ITV plc (2006-11-09). ITV and NTL 'in merger talks'. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
4. ^ Welsh, James. "Sky buys 17.9% of ITV", Digital Spy, 2006-11-17. Retrieved on 2006-12-06. 
5. ^ Wilkes, Neil. "Sky/ITV: Branson statement in full", Digital Spy, 2006-11-20. Retrieved on 2006-12-06. 
6. ^ Welsh, James. "Ofcom examines impact of Sky's ITV stake", Digital Spy, 2006-11-21. Retrieved on 2006-12-06. 
7. ^ Oatts, Joanne. "NTL complains about Sky as it drops plans for ITV Ofcom", Digital Spy, 2006-12-06. Retrieved on 2006-12-06. 
8. ^ Oatts, Joanne. "RTL to make ITV decision this week", Digital Spy, 2006-11-16. Retrieved on 2006-12-06. 

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External links

• ITV plc at itv.com

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