Instituiton - ITV

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. The ITV Network is made up of 15 regional licences, providing television to viewers across the UK. 11 of the licences in England and Wales are owned by ITV Plc, formed in 2004 following the merger of Carlton and Granada. SMG owns the two Scottish licences, Scottish Television and Grampian; UTV and Channel Television own the licences for Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands respectively.
ITV Network is responsible for the commissioning, scheduling and marketing of network programmes on ITV1. Programmes from ITV are provided by ITV’s in house production unit and by the independent sector. Network programming covers a full range of genres, including drama, entertainment, news, current affairs factual, sport and children’s programming. This ensures that viewers right across the UK are able to share in viewing some of the UK’s favourite programmes. It is also responsible for advertising sales on ITV1 across the UK.

The obligations placed on ITV by the communications regulator Ofcom are contained in our licences to broadcast. For more information about each of the licences that make up the ITV
ITV plc also owns the digital channel portfolio - ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, CiTV. ITV Plc also provides a range of new media and interactive services via the internet, mobile phones and broadband


History timeline of ITV


1969
TV Services founded. Black and white only. Didn't switch to a full-color NTSC facilityuntil the mid 70s.

1978
It changed from 1" reel-to-reel analog videotape format to ¾" U-Matic analog format.

1985
ITV added satellite downlink facilities to record programs from all over the world. Graphics changed to become all electronic. Originally graphics were produced by hand by the graphics department and shot with a camera.

1986
On Feb. 3, ITV went on the air for cable TV with the first program. Only aired four hours a day on one channel.

1988
They acquired a second channel from the Montgomery County government.

1991
Studio and field cameras changed from pickup-tube based to CCD-based (charge-coupled device/solid state).

1993
ITV began with a DOS-based computer and green monochrome screen at our desks.

1997
Editing made a major change from tape-based linear (machine-to-machine) to computer-based nonlinear.

1999
Playback of programs changed from old ¾" U-matic analog tape to a robotic DVCPro digital tape-based system and will soon change partially to a digital playout server later this summer in 2003. We now transmit our programs on the air to Comcast Cable via fiber optic cable on Channels 33 and 34; previously we transmitted using RF coax on Channels 52 and 60.

2001
ITV now had better computers and began streaming programs from the web.

2002
Now using third-generation CCD cameras. ITV have DVD record and playback capabilities. This is useful for archiving programs and providing opportunities in the immediate future for DVD authoring of programs.

2004
Media storage and archiving, previously tape-based, migrated to a digital server.

2005
Adds additional state-of-the-art Final Cut Pro Editing Suites. Creates a family friendly, Saturday children’s line-up of programs called MCPS Kids!

2006
Technological and creative improvements in our studio and control room allow ITV to create awaard winning t.v programs for Montgomery County Public Schools.

The texts that ITV brooadcast include

England highlights
Dancing on ice
Corronation street
X factor
Emmerdale
ITV News