About UTV and how to contact us

UTV Live presenters Marc Mallett, Rose Neill, Paul Clark, and Sarah Clarke.
UTV presenters Marc Mallett, Rose Neill, Paul Clark, and Sarah Clarke. Credit: UTV

UTV is the Channel 3 public service broadcast licence for Northern Ireland.

Based in Belfast, UTV is by far the most watched channel in Northern Ireland - delivering high quality, popular home-produced programmes, backed up by the best of ITV programming.

UTV first went on air in 1959 as part of the ITV Network and has held the Channel 3 public service broadcasting licence ever since.

UTV was also the first commercial television operator on the island of Ireland.

It was based at Havelock House in Belfast for almost 60 years, before moving to City Quays 2, and became part of ITV in 2016.

UTV is regulated by the Office of Communications (OFCOM).



Contact us

UTVCity Quays 28th Floor2 Clarendon DockBelfastBT1 3YD

Tel: 028 90 262 000 / 028 90 262 001

To contact the newsroom, email: news@u.tv

For advertising, email: ads@u.tv

To obtain footage from our archive, email: archive@u.tv


Social media

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Twitter: @utv @UTVNews @UTV Sport