ITV2
| ITV2 | |
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| Launched | 7 December 1998 |
| Owned by |
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) |
| Picture format |
16:9 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 1.74% 0.42% (+1) (October 2015, BARB) |
| Slogan | TV. And Then Some. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sister channel(s) |
ITV ITV3 ITV4 ITVBe ITV Encore CITV The Store |
| Timeshift service | ITV2 +1 |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 6 Channel 27 (+1) |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 113 Channel 114 (+1) |
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Sky (UK only) |
Channel 118 (SD/HD) Channel 180 (+1) Channel 225 (SD) |
| Astra 2E | 10758 V 22000 5/6 10891 H 22000 5/6 (+1) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 115 Channel 116 (+1) Channel 176 (HD) |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 130 |
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Naxoo (Switzerland) |
Channel 218 |
| UPC Switzerland | Channel 160/176 |
| WightFibre | Channel 6 |
| IPTV | |
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SwisscomTV (Switzerland) |
Channel arbitrary |
| Streaming media | |
| ITV Hub | Watch live (UK only) |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
| Horizon Go | Watch live (Ireland only) |
| Sky Go |
Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
ITV2, is a 24-hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998 and is available digitally via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial (Freeview) platforms. 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.
The channel is known for American programming such as Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries; repeats of recently aired episodes of soap operas and other entertainment programming from ITV such as Coronation Street and Emmerdale; spin-off shows such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!, The Xtra Factor and Britain's Got More Talent, and original programming such as Celebrity Juice and The Only Way Is Essex (now on ITVBe).
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