ITV (Independent Television) is the original British commercial television network. Some of the franchise holders, most notably ITV plc and its predecessor companies Granada plc and Carlton Communications, launched other television channels, some with the ITV brand, some not.

Current channels ITV1/STV

The ITV network was launched in 1955 as a federal network of, eventually, fifteen mutually independent regional companies granted franchises either solely on a geographical basis or also on a weekday/weekend split basis. The franchises were reallocated several times and now all the franchises are owned by ITV plc and STV Group, and are branded as ITV1 (in England, Wales, Southern Scotland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands), STV (in Central and Northern Scotland) or UTV/ITV1 (in Northern Ireland). The network broadcasts a variety of programming, such as entertainment, dramas, documentaries, news, films and sport. A timeshift channel, ITV1 +1 / STV +1 / UTV +1 is available on Freeview, Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media.

ITV1 HD/STV HD

ITV1 HD is the simulcast high-definition television channel created by ITV. It was first trialled primarily to show the 2006 World Cup games to which ITV had the rights. It also showed looping previews, it began scheduled broadcasting on 9 June 2006 and ended on 30 November 2006. The full version was released as a simulcast on 17 July 2008 on all platforms.

STV launched their HD service in June 2010. STV HD broadcasts in Central and Northern Scotland on Virgin Media and Freeview. The channel was made available on the Sky and Freesat EPGs in April 2014.

UTV HD was launched in Northern Ireland in October 2010 exclusively to Virgin Media. It was later added to Freeview on 24 October 2012 after the completion of the digital switchover in the region.

ITV2

In 1998, ITV launched its first new digital channel, known as ITV2. This combines more repeated and new entertainment and films as well as behind the scenes and imported programmes for the modern world. It is available on all digital services and broadcasts 24 hours a day. A timeshift channel, ITV2 +1, is available on Freeview, Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media. Before 2 August 2011, ITV2 +1 was only available on Freeview between 19:00 and 06:00, as it was forced to timeshare with CITV, and, in Scotland, TeleG (until it closed).

On 2 September 2023, the day after the closure of the CITV channel, ITV2 began broadcasting a daily, four-hour children's programming block, using the "CITV" brand. This runs from 05:00 until 09:00 every day.

ITV2 HD is the HD channel of ITV2, launched in 7 October 2010. Until 8 November 2022, it was a pay-TV channel. It is available free-to-air on Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media.

ITV3

ITV plc's third channel was launched on 1 November 2004 as ITV3. It was initially thought that ITV3 would continue alongside Plus, broadcasting only on Freeview and cable, but at a last minute deal made it available on Sky, replacing Plus on all platforms (except Freeview). It usually broadcasts murder mysteries, classic dramas and movies. ITV3 is also available on all digital services and is available between 06:00 and 03:00, with teleshopping taking up the early hours of the day. A timeshift channel, ITV3 +1, is available on Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media.

ITV3 HD is the HD television channel of ITV3, launched in 15 November 2010 along with ITV4 HD. Until 8 November 2022, it was a pay-TV channel. It is available free-to-air on Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media.

ITV4

ITV4 is a digital channel based targeted mainly at men. It began broadcasting on 1 November 2005. It broadcasts for the same amount of time as ITV3. It usually broadcasts sport events, archival programming, and, similarly to ITV3, movies. A timeshift channel, ITV4 +1, is available on Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media.

ITV4 HD is the HD television channel of ITV4, launched in 15 November 2010 along with ITV3 HD. Until 8 November 2022, it was a pay-TV channel. It is available free-to-air on Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media.

ITV Quiz

ITV Quiz is a digital channel dedicated to ITV gameshows. It launched on 9 June 2025, replacing ITVBe. This channel does not currently have a timeshift channel. It is available free to air on Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media.

Defunct channels The ITV network as a whole has owned other spin-off channels. Some were as joint ventures with other broadcasters; others were not.

With the ITV brand ITVBe

ITVBe was a reality TV and lifestyle television channel from ITV plc, which launched on 8 October 2014 and defunct on 9 June 2025. The channel broadcasts reality shows that were previously broadcast on ITV2, such as Big Rich Texas, The Real Housewives franchise and scripted reality series The Only Way Is Essex. The channel was available free-to-air on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media. A high-definition simulcast and timeshift channel, ITVBe HD and ITVBe +1, was also available.

On 3 September 2018, ITV introduced a new children's strand titled LittleBe, which is dedicated to British preschool programming on ITVBe.

ITVBe HD was the simulcast high-definition television channel of ITVBe. Until 12 December 2023, it was a pay-TV channel and exclusively on Virgin Media. It is available free-to-air on Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media.

The channel was closed on 9 June 2025 and was replaced by ITV Quiz.

CITV

The CITV channel was aimed at children under 12 years old, and broadcast daily between 06:00 and 21:00. The channel launched on 11 March 2006 at 09:25 with Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown, on Freeview, Virgin Media and TalkTalk TV. It then launched on Sky on 8 May 2006 at 06:00, with other platforms to follow. The channel replaced the ITV News Channel on Freeview. In February 2008 it was moved to a space originally held by ABC1, allowing ITV4 to go 24/7 on Freeview; however, this meant that it could no longer be received in Wales via Freeview because the channel would interfere with S4C if available in Wales. On 9 January 2012, a change in the FEC mode on the multiplex allowed CITV to broadcast in Wales on Freeview. The CITV channel closed on 1 September 2023, with programming moved to streaming service ITVX. A daily programming block was introduced on ITV2 from 2 September 2023, which went defunct on 10 April 2026, ending the CITV brand as a whole permanently.

ITV Box Office

ITV Box Office was a pay-per-view sports channel. It launched on 4 February 2017. On 24 January 2020 ITV announced that it had closed the channel via this message posted on the ITV Box Office web page: 'The ITV Box Office service has ceased as of 24 January 2020. There are no further plans to show any future events on this channel.'

ITV Encore

ITV Encore was a drama television channel from ITV plc launched on 9 June 2014. Unlike ITV's other channels it was available exclusively on Sky and Now TV, as part of their subscription packages. A high-definition simulcast and timeshift channel, ITV Encore HD and ITV Encore +1, was also available on Sky. Following an over-reliance on repeated content and less than stellar ratings, the channel closed on 1 May 2018 as part of ITV's plans to turn the channel into a box-set brand.

ITV News Channel

The ITV News Channel launched on 1 August 2000 under the name ITN News Channel. Carlton Television and Granada Television bought equal shares from ITN in the network and rebranded it ITV News Channel in September 2002. In April 2004 ITV bought NTL's 35 per cent share and took full control over the channel. The channel was closed on 23 December 2005 due to poor ratings and the launch of ITV4. It was replaced by ITV4 and CITV.

ITV Play

ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom. It launched on 19 April 2006 on Freeview, and was also available on Sky Digital. It was embroiled in a scandal involving overpriced premium-rate phone lines, by which ITV plc pulled the channel off air until further notice. The channel's closure was announced on 13 March 2007 and it closed on 15 March 2007. The channel was replaced by ITV2 +1 on Freeview. The brand "ITV Play" continued during late night quiz show slots on the ITV Network until December 2007.

ITV Select

This pay-per-view service on ITV Digital was formerly called ONrequest, which launched with ONdigital. It gave access to films, sport events and exclusive footage. It closed prior to the collapse of the platform due to ITV's financial difficulties and poor uptake.

ITV Sport Channel

The ITV Sport Channel originally launched in 1999 after ONdigital had acquired exclusive rights to screen every match from the UEFA Champions League. Two channels to show the matches were set up, entitled Champions on 28 and Champions on 99, reflecting the channel numbers these were broadcast on. Prior to the 2000–01 season, these channels were re-branded respectively as ONsport 1 and ONsport 2, after ONdigital had purchased rights to the ATP Masters Series tennis. On 11 August 2001, ONsport was closed and was replaced by the ITV Sport Channel, which launched as a subscription service. Lasting for just one football season; the ITV Sport Channel closed on Sunday 12 May 2002 with the Division 2 Play-off Final between Brentford and Stoke. Its failure caused the collapse of ITV Digital.

There were two spinoff channels, ITV Sport Plus and ITV Sport Select, the latter used to show the on-demand Premier League football matches from Sky Sports. Whilst football was the mainstay of the channel, it showed the ATP Masters Series, British basketball and European Cup rugby union.

Without the ITV brand Merit

Merit launched in July 2020 exclusively on Freeview channel 34 that began broadcasting cooking and gardening programmes from 9pm to midnight. The license for the channel was bought by Sky UK less than one month later, in August 2020.

With the UTV brand UTV2

Formerly TV You, owned by UTV plc, this was the Northern Irish equivalent to ITV2. It closed after a deal was made to broadcast ITV2 in Northern Ireland.

UTV Ireland

UTV Ireland was a general entertainment channel available in Ireland. The channel was launched on 1 January 2015 and broadcast programmes from ITV Studios Global Entertainment such as Emmerdale and Coronation Street, often simulcast with the main ITV network. The channel was owned by ITV plc since February 2016, following the sale of UTV Media's television assets. In July 2016, ITV announced the sale of UTV Ireland to Virgin Media Ireland, owners of TV3. The channel was replaced by be3 on 9 January 2017. It was later renamed Virgin Media Three.

Carlton Communications Carlton Cinema

This channel was owned by Carlton Communications showing classic cinema. It closed in 2003 after Carlton failed to reach a deal to broadcast the channel on the Sky platform.

Taste CFN

This was the first Carlton channel to be launched when it started on cable as the Carlton Food Network on 1 September 1996. Owned by Carlton Communications, showing cooking programmes, the channel was relaunched in 2001 as Taste CFN following the signing of a joint venture with the supermarket chain Sainsbury's. The channel was closed in late 2001 due to financial difficulties. It was never replaced on the ITV Digital platform.

Carlton Kids

This was owned by Carlton Communications showing children's television. The channel was closed in 2000 due to poor viewing figures. This channel, like Carlton World, was replaced by a timeshare of the now-defunct Discovery Kids and Discovery Wings on the ONdigital platform.

Carlton Select