itv.com
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| itv.com | |
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 "Total freedom of entertainment" |
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| URL | http://www.itv.com |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Portal |
| Registration | No |
| Owner | ITV plc |
| Created by | ITV |
itv.com is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's biggest commercial television 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, and CITV Channel have a page with information on their programming. There are also pages for the ITV regions owned by ITV 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'.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[1]
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.[2]
Soaps such as Coronation Street and Emmerdale was the first genre to launch on 12 June 2007, followed by Games on 19 June 2007, Drama and Best of ITV on 29 June 2007, Lifestyle on 9 July 2007, Entertainment on 17 July 2007, Sport on 25 July, with every other section launching on 31 July, making the site now fully launched.[3] Also on June 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. [4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "ITV and BBC in race to launch digital media players" MediaGuardian. URL last accessed 2006-10-11
- ^ "ITV gets serious about online content" PC Pro: News. URL last accessed 2007-01-04
- ^ "ITV.com gears up for relaunch" MediaGuardian. URL last accessed 2007-06-12
- ^ ITV to relaunch iPlayer rival
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