ITV
All announcements for ITV plc-owned stations on ITV and Channel Television, and for ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 come from the company's main transmission facilities at Technicolor in Chiswick, with separate teams of continuity announcers based at STV's headquarters in Pacific Quay, Glasgow and UTV's headquarters at Havelock House, Belfast.
Most announcements broadcast on ITV are conducted live, while overnight announcements and occasional regional continuity on ITV, and continuity for ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 is often pre-recorded. All of ITV plc's announcers work on a freelance basis.
STV uses live continuity during the evening (between around 17:00 and 05:30) with daytime announcements pre-recorded by the duty prime time announcer during their shift. A separate team of out-of-vision announcers present the station's overnight strand The Nightshift live each night. STV-branded presentation is utilised throughout the station's broadcast hours with transmission manned by technical staff in Glasgow 24 hours a day.
UTV continuity is broadcast live during prime time, typically from 19:00 to 00:00. In-vision continuity links often feature during the evening. No daytime continuity is provided, except for emergency situations. Some of UTV's announcing staff also present late night and short news bulletins. Overnight, UTV transmission is handed over to ITV's overnight service.
The consolidation of ITV companies during the 1990s and 2000s led to the closure of transmission and continuity facilities at some ITV company studios:
| ITV region | ITV company at time of last known announcement | Date of last known announcement |
|---|---|---|
| The Borders | Border Television | Late 1999/Early 2000 (regional continuity moved to Yorkshire Television in Leeds). |
| Central Scotland | Scottish Television (STV) | Still has regional continuity (also heard in Northern Scotland). |
| Channel Islands | Channel Television | October 27th 2002 when continuity moved to London |
| East of England | Anglia Television | 1998 (regional continuity moved to Meridian Broadcasting in Southampton). |
| London | ITV London | Still has regional continuity (which is heard throughout England, Wales and Southern Scotland). |
| Midlands | Central Independent Television | 28 October 2002 (regional continuity moved to The London Studios). Transmission moved to Yorkshire Television in Leeds in 2004. |
| North Scotland | Grampian Television | July 1998 (regional continuity moved to STV in Glasgow). |
| North East England | Tyne Tees Television | 16 March 1996 (regional continuity moved to Yorkshire Television in Leeds). Transmission moved to Leeds in early September 1993 (probably September 4); All non-live presentation fed from Leeds starting 1 January 1993. |
| North West England | Granada Television | 1998 (regional continuity moved to Yorkshire Television in Leeds). |
| Northern Ireland | UTV | Still has regional continuity. |
| South and South East | Meridian Broadcasting | 28 October 2002 (regional continuity moved to The London Studios). |
| Wales and West | HTV Wales/HTV West | 16 January 2006 for Wales (regional continuity moved to The London Studios), 2000 for West (regional continuity moved to Meridian Broadcasting in Southampton). |
| South West England | Westcountry Television | 28 October 2002 (regional continuity moved to The London Studios). |
| Yorkshire and Lincolnshire | Yorkshire Television (YTV) | 28 October 2002 (regional continuity moved to The London Studios). |
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