Editing ITV3 (section)

===ITV3 HD===
[[File:ITV3 HD logo 2022.svg|thumb|Third HD logo used since 15 November 2022]]

A [[High-definition television|high-definition]] [[simulcast]] of ITV3, '''ITV3 HD''', was launched on 15 November 2010 alongside the sister channel, ITV4 HD on Sky.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itvplc.com/media/news/itv-2010-interim-results|title=ITV plc 2010 Interim Results & Sky deal|publisher=ITV plc|date=3 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712130553/http://www.itvplc.com/media/news/itv-2010-interim-results|archive-date=12 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a287927/itv3-hd-and-itv4-hd-go-live-on-sky.html|title=ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD go live on Sky|work=Digital Spy|date=15 November 2010}}</ref> The channel was initially available through Sky's [[Pay television|pay subscription]] service in a non-exclusive deal,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/mar/02/itv-programme-making-talent|title=ITV earmarks £12m to hire new talent to break international hit drought|work=The Guardian|date=2 March 2011 | location=London | first=Mark | last=Sweney}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/aug/03/itv-unveils-pay-tv-push|title=ITV unveils pay-TV push|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=3 August 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London}}</ref> before being added to [[Virgin Media]]'s service on 14 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://about.virginmedia.com/press-release/9306/virgin-media-introduces-hdelightful-itv-channels |title=Virgin Media introduces HDelightful ITV channels |publisher=Virgin Media |date=14 March 2013 |access-date=14 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927150231/http://about.virginmedia.com/press-release/9306/virgin-media-introduces-hdelightful-itv-channels |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ITV3 HD offers most of the ITV3 catalogue of recent drama in high definition, including ''[[Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' and ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' and factual series such as ''Joanna Lumley's Nile'' and ''Martin Clunes' Islands of Britain''.

On 1 November 2022, in the lead up to the launch of ITVX and as part of the 18th anniversary of ITV3 and 17th anniversary of ITV4, the encryption was dropped on ITV3 HD at around 11 am that day and so became free to air.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/itv2-3-and-4-hd-to-go-free-to-air|title=ITV2, 3 and 4 HD go free-to-air|date=1 November 2022|access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref> Later that day, [[Freesat]] data had been added to ITV3 HD, indicating that the channel will be made available on Freesat soon. On 8 November 2022 the HD version replaced the SD version on Freesat channel 115.