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{{Infobox television channel
| name = ITV1 HD
| logo = ITV1 HD logo 2022.svg
| logo_size =
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2022
| logo_alt =
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2006|6|9|df=yes}} (as trial)<br/>{{start date and age|2008|6|7|df=yes}} (as red button service, exclusive to [[Freesat]])<br/>{{start date and age|2009|12|2|df=yes}} (as channel, exclusive to [[Freeview HD]])<br/>{{start date and age|2010|4|2|df=yes}} (as standard channel on [[ITV1|ITV]])
| closed_date = {{end date and age|2006|11|30|df=yes}} (as trial)<br/>{{end date and age|2010|4|1|df=yes}} (as red button service switching to a full-time channel on Freeview, with the closure of [[Men & Motors]])
| owner = [[ITV Digital Channels]]<br/>([[ITV plc]])
| picture_format = [[1080i]]/[[1080p]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| area = [[ITV plc]] owned regions
| sister_channels = {{hlist|[[ITV1]]|[[ITV2#ITV2 HD|ITV2 HD]]|[[ITV3#ITV3 HD|ITV3 HD]]|[[ITV4#ITV4 HD|ITV4 HD]]|[[ITVBe|ITVBe HD]]}}
| former_names = ITV HD (2006–2009; 2013–2022)
| replaced = [[Men & Motors]] (on Freesat and Sky)
| website = {{URL|itv.com}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 103
}}
'''ITV1 HD''' is a British [[free-to-air]] [[HDTV|high-definition]] public broadcast television network operated by [[ITV plc]], the company which is contracted to provide 13 [[ITV1]] services across the UK. ITV1 HD simulcasts them in high-definition. ITV1 HD is available to view in England, Wales, Scottish Borders and the Channel Islands on [[Freesat]] via channel 103, [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] channel 103, [[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]] channel 103, [[Virgin Media]] channel 103 and in [[Switzerland]] on [[Swisscom]]TV.
From 2 April 2010, ITV1 HD relaunched as a standard channel available on all digital platforms. It now identifies on-air simply as ITV1, without "HD" in a logo.{{Clarify|date=March 2023|reason=This appears to contradict the existence of all the HD logos in this article}}
== History ==
=== 2006 trial ===
[[File:ITV HD logo.svg|thumb|upright|left|The original logo of ITV HD]]
The channel originally existed on a trial basis from June until November 2006, primarily to show the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] games to which [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] had the rights.
The channel was available to subscribers of the [[Telewest]] [[V+|TV Drive]] cable service and was also broadcast as a low-power digital terrestrial ([[DVB-T]]) channel from London's [[Crystal Palace transmitting station|Crystal Palace Transmitter]] as part of a terrestrial HDTV trial involving 450 homes. ITV HD did not broadcast on [[satellite television]], unlike [[BBC HD]]. It was available on Telewest channel 118 and Freeview channel 503 in homes which were involved in the HD trial.
In addition to the World Cup games, ITV HD showed classic films remastered in HD (such as ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' and ''[[The Big Sleep (1978 film)|The Big Sleep]]''), documentaries (such as ''[[Jean-Michel Cousteau]]’s Ocean Adventures'') and dramas such as ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot|Poirot]]''.
The original ITV HD stopped broadcasting on 30 November 2006.
=== 2008 launch ===
[[File:ITV HD.svg|thumb|upright|left|The ITV HD logo (2008–2010)]]
High definition broadcasts from [[ITV plc]] launched exclusively on [[Freesat]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a95312/confirmed-itv-hd-is-freesat-exclusive.html |title=Confirmed: ITV HD is Freesat exclusive |publisher=Digital Spy |date=2008-05-06 |access-date=2008-05-06}}</ref> the new digital satellite service from the [[BBC]] and [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] on 7 June 2008, just in time for the start of [[UEFA Euro 2008]]. ITV plc planned to spend £10m during 2008 on the launch of ITV HD.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a75516/hd-version-of-itv1-to-launch-next-spring.html|title=HD version of ITV to launch next Spring|publisher=Digital Spy|date=12 September 2007|access-date=2007-09-12}}</ref>
=== Freeview and 2009 rebrand ===
ITV HD became ITV1 HD when it relaunched for [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview HD]] on 2 December 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=itv_hd_will_relaunch_for|title=ITV HD will relaunch for Freeview HD|publisher=What Satellite & Digital TV|date=2009-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812093008/http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=itv_hd_will_relaunch_for|archive-date=12 August 2009}}</ref> It continued to operate on Freesat as a red button service on select programming.
ITV1 HD aimed to include 35% 'native HD' content at the start of 2010, rising to at least 60% at the start of 2012 and at least 70% at the start of 2014. In the early years, the service will focus on sport and drama content, over time it is expected that the majority of other genres to convert to native HD.<ref name="ITV1 HD2" />
ITV1 HD operated from 18:00 to 23:00 seven days a week.<ref name="ITV1 HD2">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/tv/mux/780878/muxbvar9.pdf#page=91|title=MULTIPLEX B NOTICE OF VARIATION|publisher=Ofcom|date=2009-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113051210/http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/tv/mux/780878/muxbvar9.pdf|archive-date=2012-01-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> From August 2009, ITV began testing a HD simulcast of [[ITV Granada]] on satellite, before later switching to [[ITV London]].<ref name="ITV1 HD test">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a170692/itv-starts-itv1-hd-test-transmissions.html|title=ITV starts ITV1 HD test transmissions|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2009-08-11}}</ref> On 26 November 2009, the ITV1 HD logo appeared as a [[digital on-screen graphic]] during programming and the off air [[station identification]].
=== 2010 launch as a standard channel ===
[[File:ITV1 HD.svg|thumb|upright|left|ITV1 HD logo from 9 April 2010 – 13 January 2013]]
On 12 March 2010, it was announced that ITV1 HD would become a standard channel on 2 April 2010, simulcasting the main ITV1 channel, and launching on [[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]] and [[Virgin Media]], as well as switching from a red button interactive service to a full-time channel on Freesat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/itv1hdtolaunchinapril/default.html|title=New ITV1 HD channel available on Freesat, Freeview, Sky and Virgin|date=2010-03-12|publisher=[[ITV plc]]|access-date=12 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322201848/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/itv1hdtolaunchinapril/default.html|archive-date=22 March 2010}}</ref> It continues to only be available in ITV plc owned ITV franchise areas, covering England, Wales and the Scottish Borders area, though red button access on ITV1 London (Freesat channel 977) remains in place. The launch coincided with the closure of [[Men & Motors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a211230/men--motors-to-close-on-satellite.html|title=Men & Motors to close on satellite|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2010-03-29}}</ref>
During March 2010, Ofcom issued broadcast licences for six regional variations of ITV1 HD,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/tv-broadcast-licences/updates/201003|title=Television Broadcast Licensing Update March 2010|publisher=Ofcom|access-date=2010-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808135348/http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/tv-broadcast-licences/updates/201003|archive-date=8 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> with Central, Granada/Border and Meridian/Anglia regions joining London/LWT on air in June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/itv1hd/questionsaboutitv1hd/ |title=Questions about ITV1 HD |publisher=ITV plc |access-date=2010-05-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411073135/http://www.itv.com/itv1hd/questionsaboutitv1hd/ |archive-date=11 April 2010 }}</ref> Two of these variations were initially only available on a [[free-to-view]] basis on satellite, requiring a Sky viewing card to access; Freesat viewers in those regions were instead given either the Granada/Border or London variation. However, Meridian became free-to-air in September 2012 with Central following in October 2012.
[[File:ITV HS logo 2013.svg|thumb|upright|left|ITV HD logo from 14 January 2013 – 31 December 2018]]
On 14 January 2013, ITV1 HD received a new logo and went back to its former name, "ITV HD", as part of a rebranding of ITV's television channels and online services.
On 25 August 2015, ITV Cymru Wales became available on HD on all platforms, viewers in Wales having previously received either the London or Central variant (depending on their TV provider).
=== More regions go HD on satellite, 2016–2020 ===
On 31 March 2016, a further three ITV regions were made available in HD via satellite, ITV Anglia (east), ITV Tyne Tees, and ITV Yorkshire (west),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a516digital.com/2016/03/itv-to-launch-three-new-hd-regions-on.html|title=ITV to launch three new HD regions on satellite - a516digital|date=18 March 2016|work=a516digital|access-date=31 March 2016}}</ref> followed by the Border England, West Country (West and South West) regions in November of same the year.
From 20 October 2020, further ITV subregions began broadcasting in the clear on satellite – these being Central (East), Anglia (West), Yorkshire (East) and the South and Thames Valley feeds of Meridian. Once formally added to Sky and Freesat, all ITV regions in England and Wales will have their correct variant of ITV available in HD (channel 103 on Freesat and channel 103 on Sky with the HD swap enabled.) Of the ITV plc-owned regions on the GB mainland, only Border Scotland is not available in HD until 12 December 2023.
These additional subregions launched since 2016 are broadcast solely on the Sky and Freesat platforms, with Freeview users continuing to receive the same regional variants as in place since Wales' split in 2015 – so, for instance, viewers in the Border region see Granada in HD. This is due to the limited regionalisation of the Freeview multiplex which carries the main HD channels (with [[BBC One|BBC One HD]] currently broadcasting a single all-England service with no regional splits).
Until 2023, the ITV HD service was not available in the Channel Islands. This was a legacy of the [[ITV Channel Television]] service having been independent of ITV plc prior to 2010,{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} a status which also meant ITV2 and other ITV plc digital services were unavailable over Freeview on the islands until 2012. ITV1 HD became available in the Channel Islands on 12 December 2023.
== Technical problems ==
===''Harley Street''===
ITV HD's first HD drama broadcast of ''Harley Street'' reportedly suffered technical problems including picture and sound quality and failing to revert to the normal ITV broadcast after the programme had finished. Also, several Digital Spy forum members reported that they could not access HD content via the red button due to the ITV HD service "only being available through the London region".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a112417/first-itv-hd-drama-suffers-tech-problems.html|title=First ITV HD drama suffers tech problems|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2008-07-18}}</ref>
===2010 World Cup===
On 12 June 2010, ITV HD cut off [[England national football team|England]]'s first [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] game inadvertently into an advert break for 25 seconds, as a result, missing their first World Cup 2010 goal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/7823692/Viewers-miss-opening-England-goal-after-ITV-shows-commercial.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820105806/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/7823692/Viewers-miss-opening-England-goal-after-ITV-shows-commercial.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-08-20|title=ITV HD viewers miss first England World Cup goal as broadcast switches to commercial|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=2010-06-12 | location=London | first1=Alastair | last1=Jamieson | first2=Jasper | last2=Copping}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/12/itv-england-world-cup-goal-gaffe|title=ITV apologises after England World Cup 2010 goal gaffe|work=The Guardian|date=2010-06-12 | location=London}}</ref> This interruption also caused the remaining transmission to be in standard-definition. The standard definition ITV broadcasts did not miss the goal, scored by [[Steven Gerrard]]. ITV blamed the incident on human error at [[Technicolor SA|Technicolor]], the firm that provided transmission. On 23 August 2010, [[Ofcom]] cleared ITV over the "unfortunate error", despite receiving 823 complaints.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a266146/itv-cleared-over-world-cup-goal-gaffe.html|title=ITV cleared over World Cup goal gaffe|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2010-08-23}}</ref> After reviewing the situation, Ofcom acknowledged the frustration of ITV HD viewers at the transmission break, but decided that ITV's actions to resolve the situation had been sufficient.
===''The X Factor''===
On 12 November 2011, a power failure at the [[BT Tower]] resulted in the loss of ITV HD, the channel froze during ''[[Harry Hill's TV Burp]]'' and continued throughout ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'' live show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/900186/x-factor-fans-fury-at-live-show-delay|title=X Factor Fans' Fury At Live Show Delay|publisher=Sky News|date=23 December 2011}}</ref> ITV in standard definition was unable to show live footage and instead aired re-runs of participants' auditions until the problem was fixed 15 minutes later. Although the standard definition channel began to work after 15 minutes, ITV HD Granada was still frozen although ITV HD London seemed to work.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}
===Champions League===
On 25 April 2012, a technical fault during extra-time in the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|2011-12 UEFA Champions League]] semi-final between [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] resulted in the Meridian and London versions of the channel cutting to [[Mark Austin (journalist)|Mark Austin]] preparing to read the 10&nbsp;pm news bulletin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9227698/ITV-HD-cuts-from-Champions-League-football-to-newsreader-fiddling-with-buttons.html|title=ITV HD cuts from Champion's League football to newsreader fiddling with buttons|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 April 2012}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{itv.com|id=itv1|title=ITV1}}
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