ITV News

The main alternative to the BBC on free-to-air TV. ITV is a commercial channel paid for by advertising, and its news is made by ITN, the same company that produces Channel 4 News and 5 News. It follows the same impartiality rules as the BBC, so the difference is style rather than politics: a little warmer, a little more focused on human stories. A change of owner may be coming: in July 2026 ITV agreed to sell its channels and streaming service to Sky, and in November the government ordered a public interest investigation into the deal. ITV's regional news programs, one for each part of the country, are a reliable nightly guide to what is happening near you.