CITV channel ending for good over 40 years after launch

It was home to some shows we've all known and loved!
Digital Spy

ITV reduces kids TV to five hours

ITV1 is cutting its kids output from eight hours to five hours per week, its statement of programme policy has revealed. The document states that ITV will broadcast a total of 500 hours of kid’s ...
Daily Express

ITV viewers gutted as major channel is ‘ending for good’ after 42 years

11:02, Sat, Apr 4, 2026 Updated: 11:02, Sat, Apr 4, 2026 After 42 years on air, the ITV children’s channel CITV will be closing down in its usual block on ITV2 after April 10. The programming block ...
The Northern Echo

ITV close CITV as ITVX Kids will launch this summer

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Telegraph & Argus

ITV's CITV children's channel closing down after 42 years

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HELLO! Magazine

ITV viewers bid farewell to 'iconic' channel after 42-year run: 'End of an era'

ITV viewers, listen up! After more than 40 years of delivering some of the network's most memorable shows, CITV is reportedly being shut down for good. The children's channel first launched in the ...