74-472: Richard Holt Madeley ( / m eɪ d l i / born 13 May 1956) is an English television presenter and writer. Alongside his wife Judy Finnigan , he presented ITV 's This Morning (1988–2001) and the Channel 4 chat show Richard & Judy (2001–2008). Madeley's solo projects include the series Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway (2007) and covering for The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 . He
148-462: A TV quiz phone scam regarding the daily phone-in competition You Say We Pay . Madeley and Finnigan took the decision to suspend the daily quiz until further notice. Later that week, the news media confirmed that police investigations would be pursued, meaning the couple could be subject to a police interview. Channel 4 admitted the scam may have been in force for two series of the show. Whilst Madeley and Finnigan had urged callers to continue entering, it
222-570: A deal to take over Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television in 1997, giving the broadcaster access to both Yorkshire and North East franchises. There was no further movement in the take-over of franchises until 2000, when Border Television and all of its radio assets were sold to Capital Radio Group , who consequently sold the television broadcasting arm to Granada Media Group. Granada then went on to purchase all of UNM's television interests (including its ITV franchises), which brought Meridian, Anglia, and HTV into its power, but due to regulation, Granada
296-574: A different company running each. The service was very heavily regulated until the early 1990s. The regulator, the ITA (and later the IBA) operated the transmitters, awarded franchises and had a great influence over schedules, content and technical standards. Legally the regulator was the broadcaster – the companies were contracted to provide an "independent television service" to compete with the BBC. The ITV network existed in
370-504: A national channel with slots for regional opt-outs – similar to channels like BBC One and France 's France 3 – rather than a group of independent regional broadcasters sharing programmes. The unification was consolidated in 2004 when Granada plc acquired Carlton Communications to form ITV plc . By then, the two companies had acquired all the regional Channel 3 companies in England and Wales. ITV plc later acquired Channel Television in
444-448: A new channel branding called ITV Day , used to identify ITV1 between 9:25am and 6:00pm. ITV Day was treated as a separate entity to ITV1 and featured its own presentation set focusing using the colours of red, orange and yellow and featured scenes of typical "daytime" activities. Promotions were used in a similar format to ITV1, and all daytime programmes advertised within ITV1 hours branded with
518-527: A new common name, ITV1, was launched on 11 August 2001. On 28 October 2002, regional continuity and idents were dropped in the English regions while the service in Wales was rebranded ITV1 Wales. At this time all English regional continuity announcers were replaced with a single team of national continuity announcers – initially, there were six but the number was later reduced to just four. In 2005, ITV plc introduced
592-663: A possible re-structure of the ITV regional layout, stating the existence of smaller regional services "no longer makes sense" relative to the regional audience they serve. The plan was confirmed in September 2007, reducing the number of regional news programmes from 17 to just 9, saving around £35 to £40 million each year, and affecting every ITV plc regional company with the exception of ITV London, ITV Wales, and ITV Granada. These changes were implemented in early 2009. All sub-regional news programmes ceased; ITV Border 's Lookaround programme
666-506: A region-heavy form from its inception through to the 2000s, although the switch to a single unified service was gradual. ITV1 became the generic on-screen brand name used by the twelve franchises of the ITV network in the United Kingdom. The ITV1 brand was introduced on 11 August 2001 by the franchisees owned by Carlton and Granada, initially used alongside the local regional name, such as "ITV1 Anglia" and "ITV1 Meridian". However, it became
740-526: A second home at Polperro in Cornwall having been on holiday together there before their marriage. Madeley is also stepfather to twins from Finnigan's first marriage. In October 2011, Madeley was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Anglia Ruskin University for his contribution to television, reading, entertainment and media. In 1994, while the co-host of This Morning , Madeley faced legal issues when he
814-409: A semi-permanent replacement. From April 2016, the slot was shared between Madeley and Michael Ball , with Madeley presenting for approximately 10 weeks a year and Ball taking the remainder. In 2002, the couple co-wrote their autobiography, Richard and Judy: The Autobiography , published by Hodder & Stoughton . In 2008, Madeley wrote the book Fathers and Sons , which charts his family history; it
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#1732883824978888-513: A statement that viewers "simply couldn't find us". On 13 October 2014, it was announced that Finnigan had joined ITV chat show Loose Women as a regular panellist. On her first day, 13 October 2014, Finnigan was criticised when the panel discussed footballer Ched Evans , who was convicted of rape in 2012 before being acquitted in 2016 after two witnesses, who were offered a £50,000 reward for testimony leading to an acquittal, testified to having consensual sex with Evans' alleged victim around
962-402: A stick". The wounds he suffered kept him away from school. The abuse stopped when his mother, previously out at work so unaware of her husband's harsh discipline, told him that she would call the police if it happened again; Madeley stated that after this, his father gave a full and frank apology and he never hit Richard again. In 2014, Madeley said he was surprised by the level of media interest
1036-416: A tweaked version with the new UTV logo. On 1 January 2019, ITV refreshed its on-air presentation again. The logo and trailers were modified to use a different colour scheme, but the main change was to the idents. In a project known as ITV Creates , a new set of idents were used weekly. They were built around interpretations of the ITV logo commissioned from British visual artists. The first artist featured
1110-626: Is not available in the main channels (e.g. channel 203 on Sky, channel 34 on Freeview, channel 112 on Freesat), and may be in the regional variation channels instead (e.g. channel 973 on Sky). In the English regions (plus Border Scotland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man), the channel was known from 2006 until 2013 as ITV1, from 2013 until 2022 as ITV, and from 15 November 2022, ITV1 at all times. Regional references no longer appear before any programming at all in these areas. ITV network areas without full ITV1 channel branding and continuity: In June 2007, ITV plc executive chairman Michael Grade hinted at
1184-571: Is registered to broadcast within the European Union/EEA through ALIA in Luxembourg. Since 27 March 2013, ITV1 London has been offered by British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) to members of HM Forces and their families around the world, replacing the BFBS3 TV channel, which already carried a selection of ITV programmes. ITV was not consistently promoted as a brand name until 1989 although
1258-421: Is usually spoken by the continuity announcer prior to local programmes. After ITV1's unification in 2002, the two London franchises, Carlton Television and London Weekend Television were merged into a single entity, ITV London , while the Wales and West franchise lost its official identity, and instead was substituted with ITV1 Wales and ITV1 West on-air, with no reference linking the two together (the licence
1332-530: Is younger. Finnigan attended the local Briscoe Lane Primary School , which at the time was known as Brookdale Park School. Finnigan then went on to attend Manchester High School for Girls , an independent school in the city, and later studied English and Drama at the University of Bristol . In 1971, Finnigan joined Granada Television as a researcher and in 1974, she moved to Anglia Television in Norwich to become
1406-535: The Albert Dock in Liverpool – the original home of This Morning . In 2001, the couple left This Morning , having been approached by Channel 4 to host a similar show, simply called Richard & Judy , shown for an hour in the early evenings. The show was produced by Cactus TV, run by Jonathan Ross ' brother, Simon Ross and his wife Amanda. In February 2007, the couple publicly apologised live on air due to
1480-454: The Channel 4 chat show, Richard & Judy (2001–2008) alongside her husband Richard Madeley . Her debut novel Eloise , published in 2012, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Her second novel, I Do Not Sleep , was published in 2015. Finnigan was born in Newton Heath , Manchester , on 16 May 1948. The second of three children, she has two brothers: Callum, who is older and Roger, who
1554-659: The Freeview HD service. The channel has its roots in ITV HD, which began as a trial service in 2006 on a low-power digital terrestrial ( DVB-T ) channel from London's Crystal Palace transmitting station , and on Telewest TV Drive cable service. The channel was revived on 7 June 2008, in time for the UEFA Euro 2008 football tournament, this time exclusively available on the Freesat digital satellite service. With its debut on Freeview HD,
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#17328838249781628-587: The ITV Watchdog style show We Can Work It Out in its first series before Caron Keating took over. Madeley and Finnigan co-wrote their autobiography , Richard and Judy: The Autobiography , published in 2002 by Hodder & Stoughton . In 2012, her novel, Eloise , was published and became a Sunday Times best seller. A second novel, I Do Not Sleep , followed in 2015 and a further novel, Roseland , in 2023. Finnigan met Madeley in 1982 when they worked on separate programmes for Granada TV. At this time, each
1702-581: The Midlands . Days afterwards, Granada plc , owner of Granada Television of the North West , purchased London Weekend Television (LWT). Meridian's owner, Mills and Allen International, then went on to purchase Anglia Television in the same year, before merging to become United News and Media (UNM) in 1995. UNM then went on to purchase Wales and West broadcaster, HTV in 1996, while Carlton purchased Westcountry Television later that year. Granada then agreed
1776-509: The Richard & Judy Wine Club , both of which are similar in style to those made popular by US TV presenter Oprah Winfrey . The book club featured literature by new and unknown writers. One book was reviewed each week and the winner, named "Read of the Year," was announced at an awards ceremony. In July 2008, Finnigan finally underwent a long-awaited knee operation and took a short leave of absence from
1850-418: The coronavirus pandemic . In November 2021, Madeley was a contestant on the twenty-first series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! ., but withdrew after being taken to hospital due to an unspecified illness. Madeley's first marriage, at age 21, lasted five years and ended in divorce. Madeley has said that he believes the marriage was a mistake, and he had ten affairs during that time. Nine days after
1924-450: The "Book Club" and "Summer Read". The show attracted very low viewing figures, with only 200,000 people for the first episode, and 53,000 for the second. Viewing figures since had consistently fallen, reaching new lows of just 11,000 viewers; their Channel 4 programme would see figures as high as 2,500,000. Consequently, on 8 May 2009, it was announced that the show would end in July, claiming in
1998-493: The 1990s, the differences between the schedules in each region gradually reduced – partly through the consolidation of ownership and partly through the standardisation in the volume and scheduling of regional programmes. In 2002, a major change of appearance occurred when all ITV regions in England and Wales adopted national continuity. Regional logos vanished and regional names were mentioned only before regional programmes. Effectively this left ITV1 in England and Wales looking like
2072-518: The Anglia region is divided into West and East. This arrangement was suspended in February 2009, when ITV implemented plans to save the company £40m a year on the amount it spent making local news, but was reinstated (with slightly fewer sub-regions) on 16 September 2013. Since 27 October 2002, on all ITV plc-owned franchises, regional programming has been preceded or plugged by an oral regional announcement, in
2146-557: The Borders, for example, saw a return to a Border-only news service, with all stories covered solely on Southern Scotland and Cumbria, similar to the pre-Tyne Tees merger in February 2009. Meanwhile, in the Westcountry, viewers in Devon and Cornwall also saw a return to a more localised service. A high-definition simulcast of ITV1, ITV1 HD , debuted on 7 June 2008, with the technical launch of
2220-533: The British media company ITV plc . It provides the Channel 3 public broadcast service across all of the United Kingdom except for the central and northern areas of Scotland where STV provides the service. ITV1 as a consistent national channel (with dedicated slots for regional news and other regional programmes) evolved out of the old ITV network – a federation of separately owned regional companies which had significantly different local schedules and branding. During
2294-650: The Channel Islands and UTV in Northern Ireland. ITV1 is today the biggest and most popular commercial television channel in the United Kingdom. ITV1, and its predecessor regional channels, have contended with BBC One for the status of the UK's most watched television channel since the 1950s. However, in line with the other former analogue channels, ITV1's audience share has fallen as a result of availability of multi-channel television, and more recently streaming services, in
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2368-462: The ITV Association set out a basic package with a new "ITV" logo, which included idents, promotions and general on and off air design, and an edit of this package was designed for each franchise holder within the ITV network. The dual branded idents included a large "ITV" logo, in which the "V" contained part of the franchise logo, and written below the logo in a grey capitalised font was the name of
2442-494: The ITV Day logo. A similar "UTV Day" branding was adopted in Northern Ireland. In January 2006, the channel adopted a new on-air look, designed mainly to improve cross-channel promotion across ITV's multichannel presence. The new logo brought ITV1, ITV2, and ITV3 in line with ITV4's and had been observed on various billboard ads in the UK when the new identity was first used on-screen on 16 January 2006. The overhaul also put an end to
2516-588: The UK. Following the creation of the Television Act 1954 , the establishment of a commercial television service in the UK began. The Independent Television service, later abbreviated to " ITV ", was made up of distinct regions, with each region run by different franchisee companies. The three largest regions, London, the Midlands, and the North of England, were initially sub-divided into weekday and weekend services, with
2590-624: The UTV name was retained, but on 2 April 2020 the station began using ITV's national continuity-at first as an emergency measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom , then announced as a permanent transition on 26 November 2020. The ITV1 channel consists of thirteen regional franchises in England, Wales and Northern Ireland which each broadcast regional news and other local programming to its area. Many franchise areas in England have sub-regions providing separate regional news bulletins. For example,
2664-406: The advice he gave a reader who thought their neighbour could be experiencing domestic violence. It included the line "If they were going to kill each other, they'd have done it by now." The charity Refuge said he had written "appalling and dangerous advice". In January 2021, Madeley covered for Steph McGovern on her Channel 4 programme Steph's Packed Lunch while she had to self-isolate due to
2738-413: The age of 19. He moved to Granada Reports in the early 1980s where he met his future wife Judy Finnigan . The couple left This Morning in 2001, having been approached by Channel 4 to host a similar show, called Richard & Judy , shown for an hour in the early evenings. The show was produced by Cactus TV . In February 2007, Madeley and Finnigan apologised live on air due to the discovery of
2812-463: The award, in which Finnigan suffered a wardrobe malfunction which exposed her bra to the audience at the Royal Albert Hall and television viewers. Once Madeley had noticed the malfunction, he said: "If you vote for us next year she'll show you both of them!" The couple have returned to the show as guests since leaving. In October 2013, they were guests for the show's 25th birthday show live from
2886-436: The beatings generated, "because to me, it was abnormal not to be hit back then", and said he almost regretted writing about it in his 2008 book Fathers and Sons , noting to the general public the beatings are not the defining thing about his father, and calling his father "fun, bright, warm and tactile". Christopher Madeley had himself been subject to physical abuse by his father, Geoffrey. Madeley joined BBC Radio Carlisle at
2960-643: The channel was re-branded as ITV1 HD in December 2009. The time-shift channel ITV1 +1 launched on all TV platforms, including Freeview in 2011. ITV channels are available on cable and IPTV in Switzerland and Liechtenstein . In the Republic of Ireland, ITV (as UTV ) was widely available; however, UTV Ireland was launched in 2015 and replaced UTV in the Republic of Ireland. UTV has since ceased broadcasting in Ireland. ITV
3034-460: The discovery of a TV quiz phone scam regarding the daily phone in You Say We Pay . On the same show, Madeley and Finnigan made the decision to suspend the daily quiz until further notice. Later that week, the media confirmed that police investigations would be pursued, meaning the couple could be subject to a police interview. Channel 4 have admitted the scam may have been in force for two series of
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3108-408: The early years, the network was sometimes referred to as the "ITA network", and the companies as "ITA contractors" or "ITA stations". The companies were principally identified on air using by their own names though some did make reference to ITV too. There were also specific uses of the ITV name – for instance, ITV Schools , ITV Sport , and Children's ITV were used for programming strands. In 1989,
3182-422: The fictional talk show and radio host Alan Partridge for his perceived parallels to Steve Coogan 's bumbling, tone-deaf comedy character. Madeley himself has remarked that he believes this comparison is "a bit unfair". In November 2018, The Telegraph appointed Madeley as their agony uncle to succeed Graham Norton who had stood down the previous month. In June 2020, he apologised after being criticised for
3256-661: The first female reporter on the About Anglia news team. In 1980, Finnigan returned to Granada in Manchester, working on a range of programmes including Flying Start (with Anthony Wilson ), Granada Reports and Scramble . The couple's best known programme was This Morning , which they hosted from 1988 to 2001. The series, a mix of celebrity interviews, household tips, cookery and phone-ins lasted approximately two hours each weekday morning on ITV . It first aired in October 1988 and
3330-405: The format ITV1 regional brand ; e.g. ITV1 Granada. In English regions, up until 13 November 2006, regional names were also superimposed (post-production) on these idents below the ITV1 logo, but this practice has since ceased. ITV Wales remains unaffected, and still continues to use dual-branding across all of its on-screen presentation. Despite the lack of regional names on screen, the regional name
3404-451: The former ITV Day brand, which was axed in favour of a full-time ITV1 identity. On 14 January 2013, ITV unveiled a huge rebranding, including a new corporate logo inspired by handwriting, and the renaming of the flagship channel back from ITV1 to just ITV. Its colour schemes vary on-air to complement its surroundings; a practice referred to internally as "colour picking". Following the buyout in 2016, UTV also rebranded to these idents, using
3478-477: The issue was "incredibly complicated". Madeley was critical of the UK government's response to the COVID-19 virus , especially the lockdown response after 24 March 2020, saying there was "no point in running away and hiding from the virus". Judy Finnigan Judith Adele Finnigan (born 16 May 1948) is an English television presenter and writer. She co-presented ITV 's This Morning (1988–2001, 2019–2020) and
3552-613: The name in January 2006, bringing it to the Channel Islands . As national continuity is often used on Channel Television, ITV1 national branding had been seen on the station for several years previously. The licensees that use the ITV1 brand are: ITV Anglia , ITV Border , ITV Central , ITV Channel Television , ITV Cymru Wales , ITV Granada , ITV London (weekday) , ITV London (weekend) , ITV Meridian , ITV Tyne Tees , ITV West Country , ITV Yorkshire , and UTV . ITV Wales & West
3626-485: The name was in common public use. Independent Television, shortened to ITV , was the collective and generic name for the companies which held commercial television franchises. The name referred to the initial regulator the Independent Television Authority (ITA). It was keen to use this name for its franchisees to highlight the fact they were also public services and not simply commercial broadcasters. In
3700-526: The negative publicity was 'mortifying', although he has since been able to joke about it. Madeley has expressed strong support for former Prime Minister Tony Blair . In a 2001 interview for The Guardian , he said the UK had got better under New Labour , identified independent MP Martin Bell as his favourite politician, and expressed support for the euro . He supported the Iraq War , saying international law on
3774-668: The presenter for the unaired pilot of the home video show You've Been Framed in 1990. Madeley hosted the news quiz Have I Got News for You on 14 December 2007, and then featured as a guest panellist in May 2011. He sat in for Richard Bacon on BBC Radio 5 Live . Madeley also covered for Dawn Patrol presenter Sarah Kennedy during the week of 27–30 April 2009, for Zoe Ball for two months until 27 February, and on numerous occasions for Chris Evans ' Breakfast Show, all on BBC Radio 2 . He appeared on Piers Morgan's Life Stories in April 2009 and
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#17328838249783848-455: The regional broadcaster. However, only half of the regional broadcasters opted to use the package, which had completely failed by 1997. In 1998, another second ITV common presentation (once again using dual-branding with the ITV name) was launched, under the theme, "TV from the Heart". By 2001, all eleven franchises of England and Wales were owned by either Granada plc or Carlton Communications, and
3922-495: The season finale of season 2 of a TV version of the classic board game Cluedo in 1991. Madeley presented the last two seasons of the game show, quiz show Connections , from 1988–1989, and the daytime quiz Runway from 1988–1993. In 1991, he presented a series on the world's wildest weather, Eye of the Storm . He hosted the ITV1 show Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway in 2007, and was
3996-481: The series being in 2015. Evans was acquitted of any wrongdoing in October 2016. Finnigan presented a series of video-only specials, looking at a particular character of Coronation Street and were released in 1995 to mark the soap's 35th anniversary. Finnigan, and her husband, Richard Madeley , were the subjects of This Is Your Life in 1997 when they were surprised by Michael Aspel live on air while broadcasting This Morning . In 1998, Finnigan presented
4070-550: The show to recuperate fully from the surgery. During this time, Madeley was joined by guest presenters Emma Bunton and Myleene Klass and on 23 July, he presented the episode by himself. On 22 August 2008, the couple's Channel 4 series aired its final episode. After seven years at Channel 4 , Finnigan and Madeley began hosting a topical prime-time chat show on UKTV 's new digital channel, Watch . From 7 October 2008, Richard and Judy's New Position aired on weeknights from 8pm. The programme still contained popular features such as
4144-479: The show. While Madeley and Finnigan urged callers to continue entering, it was confirmed that winners were picked in the first ten minutes of the show. The couple both deny being involved in the scam that was revealed by The Mail on Sunday newspaper after it was sold the story through media publicist Jonathan Hartley. The television show also launched two very successful "clubs", the Richard & Judy Book Club and
4218-474: The sole on-air identity in October 2002 when the two companies decided to create a single unified playout of the channel, with regional references used only prior to regional programming, such as local news and weather. Carlton and Granada went on to merge in 2004, creating ITV plc , which now owns thirteen of the fifteen regional ITV licences. The ITV1 name was only used in England, Wales, Southern Scotland , and Isle of Man , until Channel Television adopted
4292-405: The time of the alleged rape. Finnigan stated that Evans should be able to return to his club as the victim was drunk and the alleged rape was "unpleasant" but "not violent". Finnigan stated later in the day: "I apologise unreservedly for any offence that I may have caused as a result of the wording I used." She continued to make intermittent appearances on the programme, her final appearance on
4366-492: The two companies. By 1981, due to regulation, the company was forced to de-merge; however, they resumed their alliance in 1993 as Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television , which therefore owned the two franchises, and integrated the two companies' assets more than its predecessor. The intense race to own a larger share of the ITV network began in 1994, when Carlton Communications , the owner of London weekday broadcaster Carlton Television, took control of Central Independent Television in
4440-491: The wedding, while the couple were still on their honeymoon, his father died at the age of 49. Madeley met Judy Finnigan in 1982 when they worked on separate programmes for Granada Television. At the time, they were both married to other people. The couple married in 1986 in Manchester. They have two children together, both born in Manchester: Jack Christopher (born 1986) and Chloe Susannah (born 1987). They have
4514-485: Was Canadian . He attended Shenfield High School in Brentwood. In 2008, Madeley told The Guardian that his father was physically abusive , with little provocation. He estimated that during a period of two years his father beat him with a stick about 25 times. The final and most vicious beating occurred when Richard was aged 10. His father ordered him to remove his shirt and then hit Richard "repeatedly, dementedly, with
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#17328838249784588-401: Was Ravi Deepres . UTV continued with its 2013-era idents until it adopted ITV continuity and trials in 2020. However, it used the new on-air presentation on trails with a tweaked version to accommodate the UTV logo. On 15 November 2022, ITV renamed the channel back from ITV to ITV1 which was used as the name on the channel between 2001 and 2013. ITV1 also received another rebrand, as part of
4662-567: Was a guest on BBC Question Time in January 2010. In 2011, Madeley was featured in the eighth season of Who Do You Think You Are? , tracing his mother's ancestors to Canada and the United States. In April 2013, he appeared as a Dictionary Corner guest on Countdown for five shows. Madeley presented his own show on Radio 2, Madeley on Sunday (previously Made on Sunday ), covering for Terry Wogan 's Weekend Wogan over Wogan's holidays. Wogan died in January 2016, and Madeley's show became
4736-427: Was arrested at a Tesco supermarket in Manchester for allegedly failing to pay for certain items, including champagne. He was subsequently acquitted of all shoplifting charges. Madeley attributed the incident to a lapse in memory, stating that he had simply forgotten to pay for the champagne while going through the checkout. Reflecting on the experience years later, he described the incident as a 'horrible cropper' and said
4810-522: Was broadcast from the Albert Dock in Liverpool , although production moved to London in 1996. Madeley and Finnigan were so closely associated with the show, that many people referred to the show as This Morning with Richard and Judy or simply Richard and Judy . In December 2000, at the 6th National Television Awards , This Morning won the Daytime Programme category. Both Richard and Judy accepted
4884-466: Was confirmed that winners were picked in the first 10 minutes of the show. The couple both denied being involved in the scam. Due to low audience numbers, the show ended in July 2009. The presenters stated that viewers "simply couldn't find us". Madeley and Finnigan's show Richard & Judy Book Club was shown on digital channel Watch . Whilst working on their daytime show, the couple have been involved in other projects. Madeley and Finnigan won on
4958-556: Was forced to sell HTV to Carlton. By this time, all of the franchises in England and Wales were owned by either Carlton or Granada. On 2 February 2004, Granada plc officially merged with Carlton Communications, creating ITV plc , although it was in effect, a takeover by Granada. In 2011, ITV plc acquired Channel Television from its private owners Yattendon Group plc . On 19 October 2015, ITV announced they were to buy UTV for £100 million subject to regulatory approval. The deal also included UTV Ireland , UTV's Irish channel. Initially,
5032-533: Was formally split in two by Ofcom from 1 January 2014, when the West region merged with the Westcountry region to form the West Country franchise). Channel Television adopted the ITV1 brand on-air prior to the 2011 ITV plc takeover of the channel. UTV was purchased by ITV plc in 2016, but did not adopt national continuity until April 2020 (see above). Areas with full ITV1 channel branding and continuity: * ITV1 +1
5106-402: Was formed by the unification of eleven of the ITV licences. The United Kingdom Broadcasting Act 1990 changed many of the rules regulating the ITV network, which most notably relaxed separate franchise ownership, and hours of production. However, as far back as 1974, Yorkshire Television and its North East neighbour, Tyne Tees Television, formally created Trident Television , a merged entity of
5180-433: Was in their first marriage. The couple married in 1986 in Manchester and have two children together, both born in Manchester: Jack Christopher (born 1986) and Chloe Susannah (born 1987). Finnigan has twin sons – Dan and Tom (born 1977) – from her first marriage with journalist David Henshaw. ITV1 ITV1 (formerly known as ITV ) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by
5254-469: Was merged with ITV Tyne Tees ' North East Tonight programme, ITV Westcountry's Westcountry Live merged with ITV West 's The West Tonight programme, and ITV Meridian 's Meridian Tonight south and south east editions merged with ITV Thames Valley 's Thames Valley Tonight . On 16 September 2013, ITV reverted to a more localised system, as was the case prior to a shake-up in 2009, with 14 news regions (rather than eight). This meant people in
5328-489: Was published by Simon & Schuster . Madeley is the author of three novels: Some Day I'll Find You (2013), The Way You Look Tonight (2014) and The Night Book (2016). Madeley and Finnigan were the subjects of This Is Your Life in 1997 when they were surprised by Michael Aspel live on air while broadcasting This Morning . Since August 2017, Madeley has been a relief presenter on ITV's breakfast programme Good Morning Britain . He has been compared by viewers to
5402-475: Was the main relief presenter of Channel 5 's The Wright Stuff (2012–2017), and since 2017, he has been one of three main relief presenters of ITV breakfast show Good Morning Britain . Madeley was born in Romford , Essex on 13 May 1956, the son of journalist Christopher Holt Madeley (died 1977), from a family of tenant farmers at Kiln Farm, Shawbury , Shropshire , and Mary Claire ( née McEwan). His mother
5476-634: Was the only exception, using the name ITV1 Wales at all times for the Welsh part of its broadcast area, as it has a higher regional commitment. Latterly, the ITV1 Wales name was only used on break-bumpers and regionally advertised programmes until 2013. Non ITV plc-owned licensees on the ITV network, nowadays only STV Group , generally did not refer to the ITV name. The network production arms of nowadays ITV plc-owned licensees have been gradually combined since 1993, to eventually form ITV Studios . The ITV1 channel
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