ITV News channel is to close in the New Year, the network has announced.

The decision to close the 24-hour rolling channel follows a strategic review of news services for ITV news up to 2010.

The
channel has struggled since the launch of ITV 4 in the autumn, as its
airtime on Freeview was slashed. ITV’s lads’ channel, Men and Motors,
was given the channel’s Freeview slot during peak evening viewing times.