ITV News Channel - Post-closure

Post-closure

On 15 June 2007, ITN chief executive Mark Wood said the company would not rule out launching another 24-hour TV news channel.

During 2007 there was some speculation that cable group Virgin Media was considering launching its own news channel to rival Sky News and BBC News, with some reports suggesting that it might look to partner with ITN, but this has not occurred.

The channel used to broadcast live UEFA Champions League football matches whenever two English teams were playing simultaneously, with the other game being shown on the ITV Network, if ITV2 (ITV's former secondary channel to show Champions League games) had a full schedule. When a breaking news bulletin was being reported, the news report would take the full screen while the football would be shown in an inset in the corner.

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