U.tv
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The URL
u.tv is the address of the main website of UTV
the Northern Irish ITV
franchise holder. The website offers News, Sport and Entertainment news and is also home to the companies ISP
services.
UTV Media plc owns the internet service provider UTV Internet, through which they provide broadband and dial-up internet packages. UTV operates this service in both Northern Ireland, and the Republic. Although they do not target internet subscribers outside the island of Ireland, the dial-up service is also available in Great Britain
.
and .ie
website prior to the availability of the .tv
top-level domain. They were displayed at the same height from the base of the screen to avoid accusations of favouritism. This was after use of the UTV Internet URL www.utvinternet.com on the company's Television Idents
caused a number of competitors to complain to the Advertising Standards Authority
, the URL was later removed. Even so, www.utv.co.uk, www.utv.ie and www.utvinternet.com all pointed to the same web location, so the victory over UTV was somewhat shallow.
Uniform Resource Locator
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u.tv is the address of the main website of UTV
UTV
UTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...
the Northern Irish ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
franchise holder. The website offers News, Sport and Entertainment news and is also home to the companies ISP
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
services.
UTV Internet
Main article : UTV InternetUTV Internet
UTV Internet is part of UTV Media plc, the owners of the ITV franchise in Northern Ireland. Internet services are available in both Northern and the Republic of Ireland...
UTV Media plc owns the internet service provider UTV Internet, through which they provide broadband and dial-up internet packages. UTV operates this service in both Northern Ireland, and the Republic. Although they do not target internet subscribers outside the island of Ireland, the dial-up service is also available in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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Changing URL
Due to the large number of viewers in the Republic of Ireland and the political situation in Northern Ireland, UTV always operated a .co.uk.uk
.uk is the Internet country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom. , it is the fourth most popular top-level domain worldwide , with over 9.5 million registrations....
and .ie
.ie
.ie is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of Ireland. Registration is open to registrants located in, or with a significant connection to any part of the island, including Northern Ireland....
website prior to the availability of the .tv
.tv
The domain name .tv is the Internet country code top-level domain for the islands of Tuvalu.Except for reserved names like com.tv, net.tv, org.tv and others, any person may register second-level domains in tv...
top-level domain. They were displayed at the same height from the base of the screen to avoid accusations of favouritism. This was after use of the UTV Internet URL www.utvinternet.com on the company's Television Idents
Station identification
Station identification is the practice of radio or television stations or networks identifying themselves on air, typically by means of a call sign or brand name...
caused a number of competitors to complain to the Advertising Standards Authority
Advertising Standards Authority (United Kingdom)
The Advertising Standards Authority is the self-regulatory organisation of the advertising industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation. However, its code of advertising practice broadly reflects legislation in many instances...
, the URL was later removed. Even so, www.utv.co.uk, www.utv.ie and www.utvinternet.com all pointed to the same web location, so the victory over UTV was somewhat shallow.