ITV News Channel

ITV News Channel
Logo used from 2004 to 2005
CountryUnited Kingdom
HeadquartersITN Studios, London
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerITN (2000–2002)
NTL (2000–2004)
Carlton Communications/Granada plc (2002–2004)
ITV plc (2004–2005)
Sister channels
History
Launched1 August 2000; 24 years ago (1 August 2000)
Closed23 December 2005; 18 years ago (23 December 2005)
Replaced byITV4 (2005)
CITV (2006)
Former namesITN News Channel (2000–2002)
Links
Websiteitv.com/news
Availability (At time of closure)
Terrestrial
FreeviewChannel 81

The ITV News Channel was a 24-hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 1 August 2000 to 23 December 2005. It was available on Sky, NTL:Telewest, and analogue cable. It was also available during the morning on ITV Digital. The channel was carried by its replacement Freeview, although the launch of ITV4 saw its hours on that platform reduced to 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.

The channel broadcast a rolling schedule of national and international news plus regular business, sport, entertainment and weather summaries. Priority was usually given to breaking news stories. There was also an added focus on British stories, drawing on the resources of the ITV network's regional newsrooms.