The document discusses several British television shows and networks. It provides details about three popular supernatural, period, and crime drama series: The Vampire Diaries, Downton Abbey, and Broadchurch. It also summarizes information about the British commercial television network ITV, including its history and genres. Additionally, it describes E4, a digital television channel aimed at ages 15-35 that airs both British and American programming comedies and dramas.

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Claudia Beccafichi

3. • The Vampire Diaries-The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural drama television
series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of
the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on
September 10, 2009.
• Downton Abbey- Downton Abbey is a British period drama television series
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created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece.[1] It
first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 26 September 2010 and on
PBS in the United States on 9 January 2011 as part of the Masterpiece Classic
anthology. Four series have been made so far.
http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-commissions-fifth-series-downtonabbey (Press release)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M3moEeErr8 (Trailer)
• Broadchurch- Broadchurch is a British television crime drama broadcast on
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ITV, involving the death of a young boy and the search for his killer, produced by
Kudos and starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman. Casting was announced in
June 2012, with filming commencing in Clevedon in August as well as in West Bay in
Bridport. The series is set on the Dorset coast. It premiered on 4 March 2013 at
9:00pm on ITV. In January 2013, the series was bought by BBC America, where it
was shown in the United States beginning August 7, 2013.
http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-packs/broadchurch (Press release)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsFOWAPTDI (Trailer)

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ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK and was launched on the
22 September 1955.
ITV is the flagship television channel of ITV plc in the United Kingdom. It’s
operating in England, Wales, southern Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway, the
Scottish Borders), the Isle of Man, and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and
Guernsey. The ITV brand, however, should be distinguished from the UKwide ITV, of which ITV forms a large proportion.
The genres are Horror, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy and Sci-fi.
It has many spin off channels. ITV HD, ITV2/ITV2 HD, ITV3/ITV3
HD, ITV4/ITV4 HD, CITV.
{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV_(TV_channel)}
89% of housewives are reached on ITV.
75% of 16-34s reached on ITV2.
81% of ABC adults reached with ITV3.
79% of ABC men reached with ITV4.
http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/new-to-itv/why-choose-itv

5. • E4 is a British digital television channel, launched as a pay-TV
companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. The "E" stands for
entertainment, and the channel is mainly aimed at the lucrative 15–
35 age group. Programming includes U.S. imports such as The
Cleveland Show, The O.C., Smallville, Veronica
Mars, Everwood, What About Brian?, Desperate Housewives, How I
Met Your Mother, 90210, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, Scrubs, Rules of
Engagement, The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls, Revenge, and
formerly Friends. Other programming includes British shows such as
Misfits, The Ricky Gervais Show, Shameless, Hollyoaks, Skins, The
Inbetweeners, Made in Chelsea, and My Mad Fat Diary. Some U.S.
imports, such as Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty are
screened on E4 up to one week ahead of their Channel 4
broadcasts. Its most successful broadcast to date was on 11
October 2010 when an episode of The Inbetweeners pulled in over
3.7 million viewers