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'''ITV''' is a British free-to-air commercial television network. It was launched in 1955 as '''Independent Television''' to provide competition to the government-funded [[BBC Television (UK)|BBC]]. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, its legal name has been '''Channel 3''' to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, [[BBC One (UK)|BBC1]], [[BBC Two (UK)|BBC2]] and [[Channel 4 (UK)|Channel 4]]. Once being a federation of separate regional companies, today, ITV serves most of the United Kingdom under a unified brand (except for Scotland with [[Scottish Television/STV (UK)|STV]], and Northern Ireland with [[Ulster Television/UTV (UK)|UTV]]). | |||
==ITV (first era)== | ==ITV (first era)== | ||
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==ITV1== | ==ITV1== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
On October 28, 2002, most ITV franchises dropped their in-air branding, adopting a unified "'''ITV1'''" brand. On 2004, Carlton and Granada, the two biggest companies owning ITV franchises merged to form ITV plc. | On October 28, 2002, most ITV franchises dropped their in-air branding, adopting a unified "'''ITV1'''" brand. On 2004, Carlton and Granada, the two biggest companies owning ITV franchises merged to form "ITV plc". | ||
===1st Logo (October 28, 2002-October 31, 2004)=== | ===1st Logo (October 28, 2002-October 31, 2004)=== | ||