ITV to launch ITV1+1 channel

ITV will launch a one-hour timeshift of its main ITV1 channel on October 1.ITV1+1
will launch on digital satellite and Virgin Media's digital cable
service and run from 10:25 to 07:00 every day. GMTV's programming will
not be timeshifted.Six regional variants will be transmitted:
London; "South East Macro" encompassing Meridian and Anglia; "West
Macro" encompassing Wales, West and West Country; Central; a single
region for Yorkshire and Tyne Tees; and a further single region for
Granada and Border.ITV1+1 will not be available in Scotland,
Northern Ireland or the Channel Islands. Channel 3 franchises are
operated in these areas by franchisees not part of ITV plc.