GMTV

Good Morning Television (GMTV) is the national breakfast television franchise of the British ITV network. It began broadcasting in 1993, replacing the previous contractor, TV-am.

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The franchise reaches approximately 10 million viewers a week http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklybreakfast, transmitting daily from 6-9.25am on ITV1. Its programming is designed to reach a large cross-section of the viewing public - ranging from children's programming to entertainment news and indepth reporting on the day's developing news stories.

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Its sister channel GMTV2 follows the same broadcast slot on ITV2.

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The company is 75% owned by ITV plc and 25% owned by Disney, who produce its children's television output.

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As of 2005 the show claims to have the highest breakfast show audience in Europe.

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The current presenters on the show include, Fiona Phillips, Ben Shephard, Kate Garraway, Andrew Castle, Jenni Falconer and Penny Smith. The main daily weather presenters are Andrea Maclean and Clare Nasir.

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