Night Network, Night Time and Night Shift were names given to the overnight (usually between 12 and 6am) schedule of the ITV network in the United Kingdom. The first ITV company began 24 hour broadcasting in 1986, with all of the companies broadcasting through the night by 1988. At first, individual companies began to create their own services, however before too long, many of the smaller ITV station began simulcasting or networking services from others.
From this, numerous services began each offering their own distinct take on programmes, with regions taking one of the services on offer. As each franchise was taken over however, the services became fewer in number. Today, all of the ITV plc regions (except ITV Channel Television for legal reasons), along with UTV show teleshopping or gaming, followed by repeats of daytime programming and the ITV Nightscreen service. STV broadcasts its own strand The Nightshift Thursday to Sunday, with late-night movies, daytime repeats and ITV Nightscreen broadcasting the other three days.
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