ITV3
Sign in to saveITV3 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. The channel was first launched on Monday 1 November 2004 at 9 pm, replacing Plus (previously known as G+). ITV3 is the sixth-largest UK television channel by audience share and the largest after the five main terrestrial services, the position which was previously held by its sister station ITV2. The channel is primarily devoted to repeats of ITV dramas, and including sequential reruns of ''Agatha Christie's Poirot, Classic Coronation Street, Classic Emmerdale, Heartbeat, Inspector Morse and
Key facts
- Television channel.name
- ITV3
- Television channel.logo
- ITV3 logo 2022.svg
- Television channel.logo_size
- 235px
- Television channel.logo_caption
- Logo used since 15 November 2022
- Television channel.owner
- ITV plc
- Television channel.parent
- ITV Digital Channels
- Television channel.picture_format
- 1080i HDTV(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
- Television channel.language
- English
- Television channel.country
- United Kingdom
- Television channel.replaced
- Plus
- Television channel.timeshift_service
- ITV3 +1
- Television channel.terr_serv_1
- Freeview
- Television channel.terr_chan_1
- Channel 10 (SD)Channel 58 (+1)
- Television channel.online_serv_1
- ITVX
- Television channel.online_chan_1
- Watch live (UK only)
- Television channel.online_serv_2
- Sky Go
- Television channel.online_chan_2
- Watch live (UK & Ireland only)
- Television channel.online_serv_3
- Virgin TV Go
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television channel
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Official website
- www.itv.com/itv3
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- P2936
- English language
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Crime Thriller Awards
- Subsidiary channels
- ITV3 +1
- ITV3 HD
- Branding
- 2013 rebranding
- 2022 rebranding
- Viewership and programming
- Current programming
- Former programming
- Most watched programmes
- Former logos
- References
- External links
ITV3 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. The channel was first launched on Monday 1 November 2004 at 9 pm, replacing Plus (previously known as G+). ITV3 is the sixth-largest UK television channel by audience share and the largest after the five main terrestrial services, the position which was previously held by its sister station ITV2. The channel is primarily devoted to repeats of ITV dramas, and including sequential reruns of ''Agatha Christie's Poirot, Classic Coronation Street, Classic Emmerdale, Heartbeat, Inspector Morse and A Touch of Frost, amongst others, as well as formerly showing repeats of Kojak, Numb3rs, Columbo, Cagney & Lacey and The Bill'', but occasionally shows popular factual programming and is also used as an overflow location for ITV's sports coverage.
==History== The channel was announced in November 2003 as part of ITV's post-merger strategies for the free-to-air terrestrial market. Plans outlilned a service for the ABC1 target group, consisting largely of documentaries and dramas such as Inspector Morse, aiming to compete with BBC Four and Channel 4 for viewers.