ITV

ITV is a massive commercial public service TV network in the UK , with being the oldest commercial network they are probably the biggist commercial broadcaster going.ITV get there funds due to advertising other shows wanting to be on there prgramme , with knowing how big they are so they no there show will be recognized.ITV wasnt as big as it is now , since merging with granada tv in 1997 witch was a independent company , they have become huge with the likely hood of becoming bigger.Unlike some of the tv channels in the united kingdom ITV is owned by a few companies not just one these companies are-independent telivision authority (ITA) , independent broadcasting authority , independent television commision (ITC) and ofcom.Compared to others ITV isnt the biggist company within the UK although they do have a wide range of there programmes similar to bbc 1, bbc 2, bbc3.... ITV1,ITV2,ITV3,ITV4 witch all display completely diffrent programmes to atract more of a wide range of audiance.With branching in channles and programmes ITV have also merged with an online company in order to have a website.Its not just as simple for ITV though due to competition from the BBC there isnt as such a rivalry between both of them but competition is high.to conclude ITV is owned by ITV plc which operates 11 of the 15 regional companoes. ITV plc was formed by the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. Granada and Carlton own the ITV1 brand and use the name Channel 3 as their legal name..