Independent television can refer to:

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Independent station An independent station is a broadcast station, usually a television station, not affiliated with a larger broadcast television network, network. As such, it only broadcasts broadcast syndication, syndicated programs it has purchased; brokered pr ...

, a terrestrial television station not affiliated to networks *

Private television Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship, for example. It was the United States' first model o ...

, television not associated with the government

Entities

Africa Independent Television Africa Independent Television, also known by its acronym AIT, is a privately owned television broadcaster in Nigeria. It operates Free To Air in Nigeria as the largest privately operated terrestrial television network with stations in twenty-fou ...

, a Nigerian satellite television station *

Independent Television (Bangladesh) Independent Television (ITV) () is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable 24-hour news television channel owned by BEXIMCO, one of the largest Bangladeshi conglomerates. The channel commenced transmissions on 28 J ...

, a Bangladeshi 24/7 news channel *

Independent Television (Tanzania) Independent Television (abbreviated as ITV) is a commercial television network in Tanzania owned by IPP Media. History Independent Television started broadcasting on 10 June 1994, from a transmitter in Dar es Salaam on UHF channel 24. As of 2003 ...

, a Tanzanian television channel * Independent Television Act (UK) ** Independent Television, a British television network: ***

ITV (TV network) ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is b ...

, Independent Television, a television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands ***

ITV (TV channel) ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the ITV (TV network), Channel 3 ...

, former brand name used by ITV plc for twelve franchises of the ITV Network covering England, Southern Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands (now known as ITV1) ***

ITV Digital ITV Digital was a British digital terrestrial television broadcaster which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network. Its main shareholders were Carlton Communications plc and Granada plc, owners ...

, a UK digital terrestrial TV broadcaster, which opened in 1998 as ONdigital and closed in 2002 ***

ITV plc ITV plc is a British media company that holds 13 of the 15 regional television licences that make up the ITV (TV network), ITV network (Channel 3), the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ITV plc ...

, a British company which owns thirteen of the fifteen ITV Network franchises ***

ITV Studios ITV Studios Limited is a British multinational television media company owned by British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadcasters, and is ba ...

, a production company owned by ITV plc ***

itv.com itv.com is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's largest commercial television broadcaster which operates 13 out of 15 regions on the ITV network under the ITV1 brand. The website offers the ITVX streaming service, with sections for ITV News, ...

, the main website of ITV plc **

ITC Entertainment The Incorporated Television Company (ITC), or ITC Entertainment as it was referred to in the United States, was a British company involved in the production and distribution of television programmes. History Incorporated Television Programme C ...

(Independent Television Corporation) **

Independent Television Authority The Independent Television Authority (ITA) was an agency created by the Television Act 1954 ( 2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 55) to supervise the creation of " Independent Television" (ITV), the first commercial television network in the United Kingdom. The ...

(UK government) *

Ion Television Ion Television (referred to on-air as simply Ion) is an American broadcast television network and FAST television channel owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August ...

, U.S. network, previously called i: Independent Television *

Televisão Independente TVI - initialism for Televisão Independente ("Independent Television") - is Portugal's fourth terrestrial television channel, launched in 1993. It was the most watched channel in Portugal from 2005 to 2019, and again in 2024. It competes direc ...

, a Portuguese television channel *

Televisão Independente de Moçambique Televisão Independente de Moçambique, abbreviated TIM, was a Mozambican commercial terrestrial television network founded in 2006 as 9TV. History TIM started broadcasting as 9TV in 2006. It was owned in its early years by Bruno Morgado, son of ...

, a defunct Mozambian television channel * Independent TV (India), Indian direct to home operator *

Independent Television Network Independent Television Network Ltd (; ) also known as ITN Ltd or simply as ITN is a Sri Lankan state-governed television and radio broadcaster located in Wickramasinghepura, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. It is a Shrama Abhimani Award winner (Oct ...

, a Sri Lankan state-owned broadcaster *

Network 10 Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK & Australia division and is one of the five national free-to-a ...

, an Australian television network launched as Independent Television System

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