ITV regional news broadcasts abruptly disappeared from screens on Monday evening (April 6) as viewers rushed to social media to enquire "what is happening?" Television screens showed a blank ITV News display as local news programming was disrupted. Viewers flocked to X to voice concerns about the issue, which seemed to have affected Granada broadcasts across the North West.

Others confirmed that Northern Ireland, Yorkshire, and the West Country programming were among those hit. Other ITV channels appeared to be operating normally. Regional news on the main channel seemed to have failed in areas of the country and was instead replaced by animated logos from each regional studio.

One person posted: "Looks like a full network breakdown on@ITV1 with no regional news bulletins across the whole of the UK including @GranadaReports and with them unable to return back to national for @ITVNews."

"What's happened to the Granada tv region signal? Its frozen on the ITV news logo," stated another, while a third queried "ITV1 seems to be down. Just a massive ITV logo and the region name below. Supposed to be airing the news right now.

"What the hell is happening with the local news/ national news in Yorkshire area as nothing on?" another shared.

In a post on X, ITV Granada disclosed that the broadcaster had been experiencing technical difficulties. It stated: "Apologies to viewers tuning in for our bulletin this evening - ITV has been experiencing technical problems and is working hard to fix the technical issues."

The problems affecting ITV's news output emerged just days after the channel announced it was shutting down one of its most prominent channels. The beloved CITV is reportedly closing its doors for good after 42 years, with its final broadcast on ITV2 scheduled for April 10.

Having helped launch the careers of numerous well-known television personalities, including Stephen Mulhern, Holly Willoughby and Cat Deeley, the channel also broadcast much-cherished programmes, such as Art Attack with Neil Buchanan, Tots TV and Horrid Henry.

CITV officially ceased broadcasting in 2023, however a programming block showcasing all the classic content launched on ITV2, allowing viewers to still enjoy their favourite shows. But now, that too is coming to an end, with the channel reportedly being wound up for good.

Breaking the news of CITV's closure this week, a social media account declared: "This really means the end of the iconic CITV brand that's been around for 42 years. Farewell CITV, this time for real."

Nevertheless, confirming that certain programmes would be taken on by CBBC while the remainder would fall under ITVX Kids, the post added: "CBBC will have some of CITV's programming while the rest will be under ITVX Kids."