UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is a television network based in Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. UTV is the ITV licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media plc.

UTV can be watched via the following methods:

The main transmitters which broadcast UTV's analogue and digital signals are based at Divis outside Belfast,Limavady in County Londonderry and Brougher Mountain in County Tyrone. Each transmitter has a series of relay stations.

Although UTV is licensed to broadcast in the Northern Ireland region, UTV's terrestrial broadcasts can be received in parts of the Republic of Ireland (mainly in the Northern and Midland areas), South West Scotland, the Isle of Man, North Wales and North West England.

In 2012, UTV will cease broadcasting on the analogue transmitter network. UTV is the last of the ITV regions to have its analogue signals turned off. UTV's analogue broadcasts will cease on 24 October 2012.

The governing body of the Independent Television network, the Independent Television Authority, first advertised the franchise for Northern Ireland in September 1958. Two consortia applied for the franchise; one led by the Duke of Abercorn and supported by The Belfast Telegraph and The Northern Whig newspapers, the other led by the Earl of Antrim and supported by The News Letter and Sir Laurence Olivier. The ITA eventually persuaded both applicants to merge their bids to obtain the new franchise, on the provision that a greater stake of investment in the station was offered to Catholic sources.

Gregory Jack "Greg" Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. After racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series in the mid-90s, he was recommended to Jack Roush by former announcer Benny Parsons. He subsequently became champion in NASCAR's other two national touring divisions, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series.

Biffle grew up in Camas, Washington and began his racing career driving on short tracks around the Pacific Northwest. He first gained national attention as a driver when he raced in the nationally televised Winter Heat Series in the winter of 1995–1996. Biffle dominated the series championship that winter, leading former ESPN announcer and NASCAR champion, Benny Parsons, to recommend the driver to Jack Roush.

Biffle entered the first two races of the 1996 Winston West Series, finishing 30th at Tucson and 4th at Altamont. His debut in one of NASCAR's national divisions came later that year when he ran the final two Busch Series races of the season. Driving a Chevrolet for Dick Bown, he finished 23rd at Rockingham but lost an engine the following race at Homestead and finished 36th.