ITVBe

ITVBe
Launched	8 October 2014
Owned by	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)
Picture format	16:9 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share	0.46% 0.04% (+1) (October 2015, BARB)
Slogan	Life worth sharing
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Sister channel(s)	ITV ITV2 ITV3 ITV4 ITV Encore CITV The Store
Timeshift service	ITVBe +1
Website	www.itv.com/hub/itvbe
Availability
Freeview	Channel 26 Channel 72 (+1)
Satellite
Freesat	Channel 118 Channel 158 (+1)
Sky (UK only)	Channel 179 Channel 207 (+1)
Astra 2E	10758 V 22000 5/6 10891 H 22000 5/6 (+1)
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 119 Channel 120 (+1) Channel 179 (HD)
Streaming media
ITV Hub	Watch live (UK only)
Sky Go	Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
FilmOn	Watch live
Virgin TV Anywhere	Watch live (UK only)

ITVBe is a British entertainment, lifestyle and reality television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. The channel launched on 8 October 2014,^[1] and is wholly funded by advertising and sponsorship. It is available free-to-air on all the major broadcasting platforms, including Freesat, Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media.^[2] The channel was first announced on 12 February 2014.

A high-definition simulcast, ITVBe HD, launched on Virgin Media on 19 November 2014, along with a one-hour timeshift service, ITVBe +1. Both subsidiary channels were exclusive to the Virgin platform until the ITVBe +1 service was made available on the Sky and Freesat platforms on 15 December 2014.

Programming

ITVBe is predominantly female-orientated and targets a younger audience, including shows such as:^[3]

Original British Series 60 Minute Makeover (repeats) Be Beautiful Dinner Date Celebrity Dinner Date Fearne & Gok: Off The Rails Girlfriends (repeats) Life on Marbs May the Best House Win (repeats) Minors in Designer Seven Days with... The Only Way Is Essex The Real Housewives of Cheshire When Do You Get Off?

International Series Beauty and the Geek Below Deck Bethenny Getting Married Botched Big Ang Big Rich Atlanta Big Rich Texas Buying and Selling Bridezillas Candidly Nicole Chrisley Knows Best Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team Date My Ex: Jo & Slade Don't Be Tardy... Fixer Upper Flipping Out Game of Crowns I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding Kandi's Wedding Kendra on Top Jerseylicious Ladies of London Miami Monkey Million Dollar Listing Mob Wives Mob Wives Chicago Mob Wives: New Blood Newlyweds: The First Year Rich Kids Of Beverly Hills Southern Charm Tamra's OC Wedding The Bachelor The Bachelorette The Jeremy Kyle Show USA The Kandi Factory The Millionaire Matchmaker The Real Housewives (U.S Franchises) The Real Housewives of Melbourne The Real Housewives of Vancouver There Goes the Motherhood Vanderpump Rules

Most watched programmes

The following is a list of the nine most watched shows on ITVBe since the channel began broadcasting in October 2014. Figures are based on Live +7 data supplied by BARB^[4]

Rank	Show	Viewers (millions)	Date
1	The Only Way Is Essex	1.36	9 November 2014
2	The Only Way Is Essex	1.18	19 October 2014
3	The Only Way Is Essex	1.16	2 November 2014
4	The Only Way Is Essex	1.12	26 October 2014
5	The Real Housewives of Cheshire	1.11	12 January 2015
6	The Only Way Is Essex	1.09	12 October 2014
7	The Only Way Is Essex	1.06	12 December 2014
8	The Only Way Is Essex	1.03	22 October 2014
9	The Only Way Is Essex	1.01	1 March 2015

References

1. "ITV confirms ITVBe launch date". ITV. 22 July 2014.
2. "ITV to launch ITVBe". ITV plc. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
3. Sweney, Mark (12 February 2014). "ITV to launch female-focused channel". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
4. BARB, via

External links

• ITVBe at itv.com