ITV2 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. Katie Derham presented a weekly media programme called Wide Angle, John Suchet fronted a weekly current affairs discussion programme called Who, What, Why, and Trevor McDonald presented an interview series, Trevor McDonald Meets....[3] Other programmes included Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse, Judge Judy, omnibus editions of ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street, and a Saturday football results service.[4]. The green logo was kept but edited. The Blacketts’ house was a former residence of the British High Commission. Those scenes were actually created in post-production, but one plane is real: the plane which brings Matthew to Singapore at the beginning of the series. [6] UPC Ireland claim that ITV is not in a position to renegotiate the deal because ITV had struck a deal with another channel provider to provide it with exclusive rights to air certain content from the channels. It was soon after this that the channel received a complete overhaul along with the other ITV channels in 2006. It’s a tiny island and they have used every available space. Seeing as this is a historical drama, it’s not really a spoiler to say that – later on in the series – we’ll be seeing plenty of planes in the sky above Singapore as the Japanese bombing attacks begin. I agree, an ITV Movie Channel would be good but as someone said about the Police Academy films jumping from 2 to 5, I am quite a James Bond fan and before I had bought the dvd's I used to watch them on ITV now and again but they seem to jump from film to film in no order. The channel's yellow and blue idents changed to black and white, to match the club's colours. It was pretty spectacular to watch. ITV. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. For more information about how we hold your personal data, please see our privacy policy. [7] ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 were restored to the UPC Ireland line-up on 20 December 2011. ITV2 schedule and local TV listings. The Malaysian government then kicked the British High Commission out. Then there is the nearby mansion, “The Mayfair”, where Matthew Webb (Luke Treadaway) finds himself living after being summoned to Singapore after his father Mr Webb (Charles Dance). The channel's slogan became "the home of infectious entertainment", and received a "hot red" version of the logo and red on-screen identity including new idents. [30], ITV2 presentation was given a refresh on 12 August 2015, with new branding, idents, the introduction of gif style bite-sized promos, and a re-boot of the channel's social feeds, spanning YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram along with the launch of new ITV2 channels on Snapchat and Tumblr. The repeat cycle for ITV movies is hideous. Dapper Laughs: On The Pull was created by Vine comedian Daniel O'Reilly. Filming took place mainly in and around the capital city (Kuala Lumpur) and the island of Penang. TV3 and its sister channel 3e already hold carriage agreement to air certain ITV content within the Republic of Ireland, alternatively UTV is available within the Republic. As a result, Plus was permanently closed down, with its EPG slot taken by ITV3. In 2008, the channel received another new look. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. You can unsubscribe at any time. Check out what else is on with our TV Guide. On 20 August 2008, ITV2 unveiled a new look. ITV2 show the same movies over and over again and it would be the same if they started a movie channel so no i dont think its a good idea and just look at sky movies they do the same with showing the same films over and over again. I can't believe they're still churning them out ! Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. Hampton said that the discovery of the two big houses in Kuala Lumpur to stand in for the Blackett and Webb residences “really determined the whole shape” of the production – and you can see why. The drama was actually filmed further up the peninsula, in Malaysia. As part of the changes, ITV2 +1 swapped slots on Sky's electronic programme guide with Men & Motors, resulting in the timeshift channel making a significant jump from channel 184 to 131. Good Morning Britain. “A lot of people ask why we aren’t filming in Singapore,” producer Farah Abushwesha said. [8], ITV2 was made available on Freeview in the Channel Islands on 29 February 2012, a few months after ITV plc bought Channel Television from Yattendon Group plc. Since then it has been a hotel and a restaurant.”. I suppose ITV has a pretty decent back catalogue in that respect. [13], In 2014, the channel was subject to a controversy about one of its shows. S2, which aired on the digital terrestrial platform, was launched 30 April 1999 and closed just over two years later – as part of a deal with ITV Digital – on 27 July 2001. By the end of its life, it had lost nearly all of its Scottish programmes and mainly simulcast ITV2, but covered the ITV2 graphic with an opaque S2 graphic.[28]. You can unsubscribe at any time. One film at midnight on ITV2 pops up the next night at 2200. She explained: “This is a period drama set midway through World War Two about the Japanese invasion of Singapore which created Malaysia and Indonesia as they stand today. When the channel launched, the logo was very similar in style to the ITV logo at the time and ITV were worried the channel looked just like an extension of ITV and didn't offer anything new. Other ITV licensees, SMG, UTV and GMTV launched their own services in the space (see below). ITV2 is available along with ITV3 and ITV4 within Switzerland, all three channels are available on SwisscomTV and UPC Cablecom. Seriously, it just seems to do block programming on crime dramas etc. However, the name resurfaced in the late 1990s for very different reasons. [23][24] The channel was initially available through Sky's pay subscription service in a non-exclusive deal,[25][26] before being added to Virgin Media's service on 14 March 2013. Later in the series, Matthew and the Major (Colm Meaney) dedicate themselves to fighting the fires that rage through the city. 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[2] both of which are freely available to a majority of households. Access exclusive energy deals! [12] It was also named Non-Terrestrial Channel of the Year at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in 2007. ITV2 HD, a high-definition simulcast of ITV2, launched on 7 October 2010 on Sky channel 225. ITV2 always has great movies on these days and fairly new ones in peak times. ITV2 +1 launched 30 October 2006 along with ITV3 +1 it was allocated channel number 211 on Sky, on 6 May 2008 it was announced that ITV2 +1 would swap with Men & Motors on the Sky EPG making a jump from 184 to 131. Due to these criticisms, an online petition for the show's cancellation reaching 68,210 signatures[15] and a sexist joke glorifying rape said by O'Reilly during one of his live shows,[16] ITV chose not to commission a second series. Thankfully, the team was able to find a solution in the neighbouring country of Malaysia – with the show’s producer Farah Abushwesha saying that it worked in a way “that I don’t think anywhere else in the region would.”. Registered in England. The show was criticized for promoting violence against women[14] and dubbed by one paper as "a rapist's almanac". [10], ITV2 won Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Digital Awards in 2007[11] and again in 2013. There’s beautiful artwork. The logo was given a 3D look, with six new idents. UTV2 closed on 22 January 2002 following a deal with ITV Digital and was replaced by the national variant. It was the place where independence was declared in 1956. The meaning behind the name of ITV’s new period drama. If you’d like to join in, please sign in or register. ITV3 barely shows movies as it tends to concentrate on crime drams. On 1 April 2011, ITV2 was removed from UPC Ireland along with ITV3 and ITV4 due to the expiry of a carriage agreement between UPC and ITV.

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