ITN (network)
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This article is about the defunct network of regional stations. For the current nationwide television channel, see ITN TV.
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| Type | Commercial television |
|---|---|
| Founded | 3 February 1969 |
Licence area | National (via regional franchises) |
Licensing body | Independent Broadcasting Commission |
| Headquarters |
Television House Picton Street Kingsbury, CENT |
| Dissolved | 1 March 1996 |
Picture format | PAL 625 line analogue |
| Replaced by | ITN TV |
The Independent Television Network (ITN) was the national commercial television service in New Ingrea from 1969 to 1996. Established by the Television Broadcasting Act of 1967[1]. ITN was a franchise-based system regulated by the Independent Broadcasting Commission (IBC). It consisted of six regionally distributed licenses, offering a mixture of local programming and shared network content, and operated in competition with the Radio Television New Ingrea (RTNI).
In 1995, the ITN franchisees, with the backing of the government, agreed to merge in to a single company. This led to the formation of ITRN Broadcasting in March 1996, and the franchise system was replaced by a centralised national broadcaster.
History
Franchises
| Market area | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Central | Brunswich Television | ITN TV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lunen Island | Island Television | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notheastern | Aurora Television | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | Northwest Television | Bellavista Television | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | Great Southern Television | GSTV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waylandshire | Wayland Television | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Franchise rounds
See also
- Media and entertainment in New Ingrea
- Independent Television and Radio Network (successor organisation)
- Radio Television New Ingrea (state-owned organisation and principal rival)
- Independent Broadcasting Commission (former regulator from 1969-1996)
References and notes
- ↑ Television Broadcasting Act (Public Act No. 76 of 1967).