The channel broadcast a rolling schedule of national and international news plus regular business, sport, entertainment and weather summaries.

There was also an added focus on British stories, drawing on the resources of the ITV network's regional newsrooms.

[5] In April 2004, the newly created ITV plc bought NTL's 35% stake to assume full control of the channel.

Our thanks to all our contributors, studio and production staff, to all the reporters and correspondents and everyone who made the channel the professional and effective operation that it was.

[8] On 15 June 2007, ITN chief executive Mark Wood said the company would not rule out launching another 24-hour TV news channel.

[9] Later that year, Setanta Sports News was launched, a tie up between Virgin Media and ITN which lasted until 2009.

The channel used to broadcast live ITV Sport coverage of UEFA Champions League football matches [12] whenever two British teams were playing simultaneously.When a breaking news bulletin was being reported, the news report would take the full screen while the football would be shown in an inset in the corner.

Presenters included John Suchet, John Nicolson, Leyla Daybelge, Alison Bell, Andrew Harvey, Sharon Grey, Owen Thomas, Ian Axton, Kirsty Lang, Simon Vigar, Lloyd Bracey, Sasha Herriman and Rachel McTavish.

During the Iraq war the well-known British newscaster Angela Rippon presented on the channel and then went on to host a regular weekend programme in 2004 and 2005.

Andrew Harvey, Lucy Alexander, Leyla Daybelge, Chris Rogers, Phil Gayle, Owen Thomas and Sasha Herriman were also used.

Presenters from ITV's regional news programmes and freelancers also regularly appeared on the channel at weekends and holiday periods.