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ITV shuts down major channel after 11 years with shows including TOWIE facing shake-up

ITV has announced that it is shutting down the ITVBe channel after 11 years, with the likes of The Only Way is Essex and The Real Housewives of Cheshire moving to a new home

The beloved shows currently housed on ITVBe will find a new home on ITV2 as the channel prepares to shut down. Since its launch, ITVBe has been the launchpad for series such as The Real Housewives of Cheshire and Dinner Date, and even provided a platform for American comedies like Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. ITV2’s “supercharged offering” also includes the sitcoms G’Wed and Transaction and factual entertainment programme Olivia Attwood ’s Price Of Perfection.

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