ITVBe | |
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Launched | 8 October 2014 |
Network | ITV |
Owned by |
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) |
Picture format |
16:9 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audience share | 0.47% 0.06% (+1) (March 2017 , BARB) |
Slogan | Life worth sharing |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Sister channel(s) |
ITV ITV2 ITV3 ITV4 ITV Encore CITV The Store |
Timeshift service | ITVBe +1 |
Website | www |
Availability
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Freeview | Channel 26 Channel 58 (+1) |
Satellite | |
Freesat | Channel 118 Channel 119 (+1) |
Sky (UK only) | Channel 179 Channel 207 (+1) |
Astra 2E | 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 and Ireland only) |
Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
ITVBe (stylised as 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, 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. 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.
ITVBe targets a younger female audience, including shows such as:
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