ITVBe

ITVBe
ITVBe.
Launched 8 October 2014 (2014-10-08)
Network ITV
Owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd
(ITV plc)
Picture format 16:9 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audience share 0.44%
0.05% (+1) (August 2018 (2018-08), BARB)
Slogan Life worth sharing
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Broadcast area United Kingdom
Sister channel(s) ITV
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
CITV
The Store
ITV Box Office
Timeshift service ITVBe +1
Website www.itv.com/hub/itvbe
Availability
Freeview Channel 26
Channel 58 (+1)
Satellite
Freesat Channel 118
Channel 119 (+1)
Sky (UK only) Channel 131
Channel 231 (+1)
Astra 2E (28.2°E) 10758 V 22000 5/6
10891 H 22000 5/6 (+1)
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 119
Channel 120 (+1)
Channel 179 (HD)
Streaming media
ITV Hub Watch live (UK only)
TVPlayer Watch live (UK only)
Sky Go Watch live
(UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere Watch live (UK only)

ITVBe is a British entertainment, lifestyle and reality television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. The channel launched on 8 October 2014,[1] and is wholly funded by advertising and sponsorship. It is available free-to-air on all the major broadcasting platforms, including Freesat, Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media.[2] The channel was first announced on 12 February 2014.

A high-definition simulcast, ITVBe HD, launched on Virgin Media on 19 November 2014, along with a one-hour timeshift service, ITVBe +1. Both subsidiary channels were exclusive to the Virgin platform until the ITVBe +1 service was made available on the Sky and Freesat platforms on 15 December 2014.

Programming

ITVBe targets a younger female audience, including shows such as:[3]

LittleBe

On 3 September 2018 the channel introduced a new children’s strand titled, LittleBe, which is dedicated to preschool programming.[4]

Programmes shown on LittleBe include:

Most watched programmes

The following is a list of the nine most watched shows on ITVBe since the channel began broadcasting in October 2014. Figures are based on Live +7 data supplied by BARB[5]

Rank Show Viewers
(millions)		 Date
1The Only Way Is Essex1.369 November 2014
21.1819 October 2014
31.162 November 2014
41.1226 October 2014
5The Real Housewives of Cheshire1.1112 January 2015
6The Only Way Is Essex1.0912 October 2014
71.0612 December 2014
81.0322 October 2014
91.011 March 2015

References

  1. ↑ "ITV confirms ITVBe launch date". ITV. 22 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "ITV to launch ITVBe". ITV plc. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Sweney, Mark (12 February 2014). "ITV to launch female-focused channel". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "ITV picks up Russia's BabyRiki". C21media. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  5. ↑ BARB, via Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
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