VERSA Studios, the network of TV and Film studio production facilities, is expanding its London footprint with the acquisition of an additional 200,000 square feet of space adjacent to its existing location in Ealing, West London. This new facility will house ITV’s Big Brother, including the Celebrity edition, with the nightly Late & Live show […]

Garden Studios has doubled its sound stage footprint with the opening of four new sound stages, bringing the total to eight. Now encompassing 98,000 sq. ft of stages, 90,000 sq ft of warehouse, 40,000 sq ft of production offices, and two large unit base lots over 30,000 sq ft each, making Garden Studios the largest […]

In 2024, complaints from viewers and listeners about content broadcast on television and radio were in line with last year’s volumes, reports Ofcom. Taken together, the top 10 most complained about programmes represents 61 per cent of the total volume of complaints this year. Two programmes were responsible for nearly half of all complaints. Complaints […]

ITV has announced that Big Brother (produced by Initial, part of Banijay UK) will return for a third season in 2025 following a second season of Celebrity Big Brother set to air in spring, marking 25 years of Big Brother in the UK. The channel’s second instalment of the original reality format is set to […]

There are currently 25 million Italians watching TV content every month through a connected Smart TV. This figure grows to 32 million, or over half of the Italian population, if external devices are included. Despite the rise of streaming platforms, traditional TV is still holding its own. The average TV viewing time in 2023 was […]

ITV has announced the launch of BE Studio – a full service creative studio to produce Ad Funded Entertainment (AFE). BE Studio will serve to help brands build connections with ITV’s audience through the co-creation of new formats. AFE has grown significantly with shows across genres including Cooking with the Stars with M&S, DNA Journey […]

Formats are proving to be resilient to the decline in commissioning activity experienced across the wider media industry according to a report from Ampere Analysis. While the volume of Unscripted titles announced in North America fell by 14 per cent between H1 2022 and H1 2023, titles based on formats were less affected with a […]

ITV has announced that the new series of Big Brother will start on October 8th. To mark the return of the ultimate social experiment, Big Brother: The Launch will air on ITV1, ITV2 and ITVX in a disruptive multi-channel and streaming takeover. The remainder of the series will be available nightly at 9pm on ITV2 […]

As Big Brother prepares to makes its return to UK television in October, moving onto ITV2 and ITVX, the launch campaign has kicked off. Starting with a series of promos, each will cast Big Brother’s gaze out into the real world by using the show’s recognisable voice to narrate over everyday scenes. They seek to […]

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has released half-year results that show ITV Studios revenues up 8 per cent and digital revenue up 24 per cent, offsetting a decline in linear advertising revenues. “The continued momentum behind ITV’s strategic transformation delivered strong growth in Studios and Digital revenues in the first half of the year, largely offsetting […]