2. ITV and its predecessor channels (collectively known
simply as ITV from 1955 to 2001, and always treated as a
single channel for ratings purposes), have contended with
BBC One for the status of the UK's most watched television
channel since the 1950s. However in line with other
terrestrial channels, ITV's audience share has fallen in the
era of multi-channel television. TV is the biggest and most
popular commercial television channel in the United
Kingdom.
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3. ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television
channel in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and the
Channel Islands owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a
division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998
and is available digitally via satellite, cable, IPTV and
terrestrial Freeview platforms. For a number of years, it
had the largest audience share after the five analogue
terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service
ITV3 both of which are freely available to a majority of
households.
Itv2 show a lot of reality TV shows like ‘Release
the hounds’, ‘TOWIE’ and ‘Peter Andre my life’.
These all appeal to the same type of audience
and would appeal to the younger audience. This
channel is just the younger side to itv1. The
channel is known for American programming such
as Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries; repeats
of recently aired episodes of soap operas and
other entertainment programming from ITV such
as Coronation Street and Emmerdale. They show
Spin-off shows such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me
Out of Here! NOW!, The Xtra Factor and Britain's
Got More Talent, and original programming such
as Celebrity Juice and The Only Way Is Essex.
4. E4 is a British digital television channel, launched as a pay-TV
companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. The "E" stands for
entertainment, and the channel is mainly aimed at the lucrative 15–
35 age group.
Channel 4’s remit:
http://www.channel4.com/info/corporate/about/channel-4s-remit
Programming includes U.S. imports such as The Cleveland
Show, The O.C., Smallville, Veronic Mars, Everwood, What
About Brian?, Desperate Housewives, How I Met Your
Mother, 90210, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, Scrubs, Rules of
Engagement, The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke
Girls, Revenge, and formerly Friends. Other programming
includes British shows such as Misfits, The Ricky Gervais
Show, Shameless, Hollyoaks, Skins, The
Inbetweeners, Made in Chelsea, and My Mad Fat Diary.
Some U.S. imports, such as Desperate Housewives and
Ugly Betty are screened on E4 up to one week ahead of
their Channel 4 broadcasts. Its most successful broadcast
to date was on 11 October 2010 when an episode of The
Inbetweeners pulled in over 3.7 million viewers.
6. BBC Remit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/about/how_we_go
vern/purpose_remits/nations.pdf
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in
the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. It was launched on 2 November 1936
as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a
high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960, using this name until the
launch of sister channel BBC2 in 1964, whereupon the BBC TV channel became known as
BBC1, with the current spelling adopted in 1997.
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7. BBC Remit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/about/how_we_go
vern/purpose_remits/nations.pdf
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. It covers a
wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more "highbrow" programmes than the
more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio
channels, it is funded by the television licence, and is therefore commercial-free. It is a
comparatively well-funded public service network, regularly attaining a much higher
audience share than most public service networks worldwide.
8. BBC Remit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/about/how_we_go
vern/purpose_remits/nations.pdf
BBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting via digital
cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in
the 16–34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to
younger audiences, focusing on new talent and new technologies. The channel is on-air from
19:00 to around 05:00 each night, in order to share terrestrial television bandwidth with
CBBC. Unlike its commercial rivals, 90% of BBC Three's output is from the United Kingdom
and other European Union countries. 80% is original, covering all genres, from current
affairs, to drama, to comedy to animation. BBC Three has a unique 60 Seconds format for its
news bulletins. This was adopted so that operation of the channel could be completely
automated, without the complication of dealing with variable length live news broadcasts.
