Ownership Information
ITV plc was formed through the merger of two regional broadcasting companies - Carlton and Granada - in 2004 to create a single national commercial broadcaster. ITV prides itself on its strong regional network and groundbreaking regional programming and ITV1 itself is made up of 15 regional Channel 3 licences. ITV is Britain's biggest and most popular commercial broadcaster, with some 85% of people in the UK watching ITV in any week.