Objectives table

Provide a popular and varied schedule compliant with the Ofcom Broadcasting Code on issues such as offence, privacy and decency.

ITV maintained a popular schedule with a low level of complaints upheld by Ofcom:

• ITV family viewing share 23.2% in 2009.
• Thirteen Ofcom adjudications which found programmes or series on ITV channels to be in breach of the Broadcasting Code.

Provide a popular and varied schedule compliant with the Ofcom Broadcasting Code on issues such as offence, privacy and decency.

Meet programming obligations contained in our licences. For ITV1 these are:

• 365 hours of national and international news and weather, with 125 hours in peak time.
• 78 hours of current affairs.
• 3.45 hours of regional news per week.

We exceeded the obligations in all categories for ITV1:

• 384 hours of national and international news and weather, with 238 hours in peak time.
• 88 hours of current affairs, with 61 in peak time.
• 3 hours 50 minutes of regional news per week including 15 minutes of regional non-news programming (4 hours for Wales plus 1.5 hours of non-news)

Meet programming obligations contained in our licences. For ITV1 these are:

• 365 hours of national and international news and weather, with 125 hours in peak time.
• 43 hours of current affairs.
• 3.45 hours of regional news per week.
• 15 minutes of regional non-news per week (1.5 hours hours in Wales).

Meet accessibility services commitments for ITV1 (these differ for other channels, see Reflecting society):

• 89% of transmission time subtitling.
• 5% transmission time signed.
• 10% of transmission time audio described.

We met or exceeded accessibility service commitments for ITV1 (these differ for other channels, see Reflecting society):

• 95.4% of transmission time subtitled.
• 5.6% transmission time signed.
• 17.3%of transmission time audio described

Meet accessibility services Commitments for ITV1 (these differ for other channels, see Reflecting society):

• 90% of transmission time subtitling.
• 5% transmission time signed.
• 10% of transmission time audio described.

• 25% of transmission time from independent production.
• 85% original programming in peak time.
• 65% original all time production.
• 50% European production.

• 45% of transmission time from independent production.
• 95% original programming in peak time.
• 80% original all time production.
• 82% European production.

Meet programming obligations contained in our licences:

• 25% of transmission time from independent production.
• 85% original programming in peak time.
• 65% original all time production.
• 50% European production.

Reduce our energy use by 15% by the end of 2012, from a 2007 baseline.

In 2009, our energy use was around 3% less than in 2007.

Recycle 50% of waste by July 2009.

In 2009 we recycled 65% of waste, nearly double the recycling rate of 2008.