ITV2
ITV2 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five analogue terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service ITV3 both of which are freely available to a majority of households.
Logo used since 2022 | |
| Country | United Kingdom Isle of Man Channel Islands |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | ITV2 +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ITV plc |
| Parent | ITV Digital Channels |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 December 1998 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 6 (SD) Channel 29 (+1) |
| Streaming media | |
| ITVX | Watch live (UK only) |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) |
The channel is primarily aimed at the 16/18–34 age group, just like BBC Three, E4 and Sky Max and is known for American programming such as adult animations Family Guy, American Dad! and Bob's Burgers; repeats of recently aired episodes of soap operas and other entertainment programming from ITV such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Family Fortunes and Catchphrase; 60-second entertainment news bulletin FYI Daily, which airs in-between films; original comedy such as Celebrity Juice and Plebs, and reality formats such as Big Brother and Love Island.