Is ITN (Independent Television News) really independent ?

Question

do you watch it in UK (Channel 4 ) ? what is the difference between it and BBC ?

"ITN is based in London, with bureaux and offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Paris, Sydney and Washington, D.C."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITN#History

Answer 1

All the "independent" means is that it was not part of the BBC, when set up in the 50s, i.e not a government organisation.