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ITV readies new Corrie visitor centre

ITV has announced the completion of their first ever purpose built, public facing building. The 16,500 sq ft Coronation Street Visitor Centre and Event Space is situated on the corner of the programme’s 7.7 acre production facility at MediaCity in Greater Manchester and will be open to the public in February. As well as being […]

January 30, 2023

ITV partners with People’s Postcode Lottery

ITV and People’s Postcode Lottery have teamed up for a new on-air partnership aimed at showing what a big win feels like – featuring Jason Donovan, a helicopter and a big red truck. The new partnership, which culminates in a 200-second break takeover when the big postcode reveal for the Postcode Lottery’s biggest-ever £16.9 million […]

November 29, 2022

ITV announces new sustainability measures

ITV has announced new measures to strengthen support for producers, including access to advice on sustainability topics on and off screen for all producers, as well as publishing guidance and ideas on how to bring sustainability topics to life in on-screen content. ITV says the new measures align with its wider commitment to integrate sustainability […]

November 25, 2022

ITV expands on Climate Content Pledge

ITV has announced new measures to strengthen support for producers, including access to advice on sustainability topics on and off-screen for all producers, as well as publishing guidance and ideas on how to bring sustainability topics to life in on-screen content. ITV says the new measures align with its wider commitment to integrate sustainability across […]

November 7, 2022

Heineken 0.0 on tap in The Rovers Return and The Woolpack

From April 29th real Heineken 0.0 Draught taps will be on the bars in two of Britain’s most cherished TV pubs, The Rovers Return (Coronation Street) and The Woolpack (Emmerdale). They will sit alongside fictional beers like Newton & Ridley and Ephraim Monk for much-loved landlords Jenny Connor and Charity Dingle to pull on-screen pints […]

April 25, 2022

Survey: Most recognised TV theme tunes

A study by electronics retailer Currys has uncovered which TV theme tune is the most recognised, which one is most nostalgic and whether the UK has become a nation of intro skippers. The study surveyed 2,006 people in the UK to find out what TV theme tune springs to mind when first questioned. It turns […]

April 4, 2022

ITV reschedules Coronation Street

ITV has announced that, from March 7th, its flagship soap Coronation Street will change to new hour long format. The soap will then air 8-9pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Coronation Street Producer Iain MacLeod said: “It’s an exciting time for the show and these [current storylines] will propel us into the hour-long era with […]

February 24, 2022

ITV Studios makes multiple sales to CBC

ITV Studios has struck a major content deal with the CBC, Canada’s national public broadcaster, for a slew of Scripted and Non-Scripted titles, including Ten Year Old Tom, Bump Series 2 and Showtrial. The deal will also see the long-running soap Coronation Street extended, as well as a number of new dramas, comedies and factual […]

February 23, 2022

Quay Street Productions announces 5 new hires

Quay Street Productions, the Manchester-based production company launched by prolific multi-award-winning producer Nicola Shindler OBE in 2021, has made five new hires across production, development and business affairs, ahead of its first raft of productions. Richard Fee, Davina Earl, Chris Leach, Athena Stavrakis and Kate Boyle join the growing team as Executive Producer, Head of […]

January 26, 2022

ITV extends evening news

ITV has announced that its evening national and international news programme will be extended to an hour, with more focus on reporting from outside of London feeding into the programme, to reflect the whole of the UK. Additionally, ITV’s soaps are to move into new schedule slots destined to build a  block of continuing drama, […]

January 25, 2022