Timeline of regional news on ITV

This is a timeline of the history of regional news on the British television network ITV. == 1950s == 1955 22 September – The first news bulletin is broadcast at 10pm on ITV's launch night. 1956 17 February – ITV begins broadcasting in the Midlands - ATV Midlands launches ITV in the Midlands and the following day the Midlands’ weekend contractor ABC Weekend TV broadcasts for the first time.