Country | United Kingdom |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Timeshift service | ITV3 +1 |
Ownership | |
Owner | ITV plc |
Parent | ITV Digital Channels |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 1 November 2004 |
Replaced | Plus |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Freeview | Channel 10 (SD) Channel 58 (+1) |
Streaming media | |
ITVX | Watch live (UK only) |
TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
Sky Go | Watch live (UK & Ireland only) |
Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) Watch live (+1) (UK only) |
Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
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 (Granada ITV Granada Commonly Know As). 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.[1] The channel is known for 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 BillNote The Bill Has Stopped Broadcast on Freesat Virgin And Sky .