- Itv.com
Infobox Website
name = itv.com
favicon =
caption = "Total freedom of entertainment"
url = http://www.itv.com
commercial = Yes
type = Portal
registration = No
owner =ITV plc
author =ITV
launch date =
current status =
revenue =itv.com is the main website of
ITV plc , the UK's biggest commercialtelevision broadcaster which operates 12 regions of the ITV network under the ITV1 Brand. The website offers online streaming, ITV archive, news, sport, entertainment, games, soaps, lifestyle, drama and an interactive TV guide.Each of ITV plc's channels,
ITV1 ,ITV2 ,ITV3 ,ITV4 , andCITV Channel have a page with information on their programming. There are also pages for theITV regions owned byITV plc , meanwhile the regions not owned by ITV plc each have their own, separate websites.Due to the major rebrand of the
ITV plc "family of channels" in January 2006, itv.com received a new look ditching its familiar itv.com logo for one that read only 'itv'.History
The URL 'www.itv.com' was created on 31 October 1994, but was registered elsewhere for some years before Carlton and Granada bought the domain name after merging their respective online services carlton.com and G-Wizz. Both companies have since merged to form ITV plc.
The original ITV URL was www.itv.co.uk, which now redirects to itv.com. itv.co.uk was and still is registered to the ITV Network Limited as opposed to ITV plc.
Re-design and Video on Demand
On
October 11 ,2006 ITV confirmed that US digital agency Schematic would design a next-generation video-on-demand itv.com website as well as ITV's own digital media player. [" [http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,1896738,00.html/ ITV and BBC in race to launch digital media players] " "MediaGuardian". URL last accessed2006-10-11 ]The new ITV online features media player through which viewers gain access to whole shows, simulcasts, previews and catch-ups of broadcast content, much of it within a 30-day window, all for free for the viewer, funded by advertising.
Users also have access to the network's programme archive, 'behind-the-scenes' programming, games and
user-generated content .The portal will also make available some 1,000 hours of exclusive archive content, which will grow over time.
The portal also introduces interactive services and community elements. [" [http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/101191/itv-gets-serious-about-online-content.html# ITV gets serious about online content] " "PC Pro: News". URL last accessed
2007-01-04 ]Soaps such as "Coronation Street" and "Emmerdale" was the first genre to launch on
12 June 2007 , followed by Games on19 June 2007 , Drama and Best of ITV on29 June 2007 , Lifestyle on9 July 2007 , Entertainment on17 July 2007 , Sport on25 July , with every other section launching on31 July , making the site now fully launched. [" [http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,2097941,00.html ITV.com gears up for relaunch] " "MediaGuardian". URL last accessed2007-06-12 ] Also onJune 12 2007 simulcasts of ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 were launched (However not all programming will be shown due to rights restrictions).In March 2008, the website was revamped with the changes including the homepage and the video player, with a new Catch Up TV section. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/18/itv.digitalmedia ITV to relaunch iPlayer rival] ]
See also
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stv.tv
*u.tv References
External links
* [http://www.itv.com itv.com]
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