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ITV Studios’ The Hack to air in 50+ countries

ITV Studios has announced the first international sales for the new premium event drama series The Hack which will see it airing in 50 countries with more under discussion. The Hack has been acquired by ARTE for French and German speaking countries, YLE in Finland, SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, DR in Denmark, Cosmote […]

September 24, 2025

ITV Studios content on Spotify

Zoo 55, part of ITV Studios, and Spotify, the digital music, podcast and video service, have announced a partnership which will see ITV Studios content available to Spotify users for the first time. It marks a continued expansion of video offerings on the platform. The partnership will see popular ITV Studios shows, beginning with episodes […]

September 16, 2025

ITV moving Daytime show production to The H Club

ITV Studios has confirmed The H Club Studio as the new location for its Daytime shows: Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women. From January 2026, the new studio, in London’s Covent Garden, will see the ITV Studios Daytime label produce and broadcast almost 900 hours of live daily programming annually. The studio will be equipped […]

September 16, 2025

ITV Studios launching label for entertainment/competitive formats

ITV Studios has revealed it will launch a new label in January 2026 focused on scalable entertainment and competitive formats. Tim Carter, MD Unscripted UK at ITV Studios, has named Lily Wilson as its new Managing Director and Tom Williams as Creative Director. The name of the label will be unveiled in January 2026 when the […]

September 3, 2025

Fifth Season appoints ITV Studios’ WIlcox

Film and TV studio Fifth Season has appointed David Wilcox as SVP Sales EMEA, as its latest senior leadership hire. Effective immediately, Wilcox will lead the company’s television distribution strategy across the EMEA region and will report into Fifth Season’s EVP of Television Distribution, Jennifer Ebell. In his new role, Wilcox will be responsible for […]

September 1, 2025

O’Shea appointed ITV Studios Technology Director

ITV has announced the appointment of Matthew O’Shea as Technology Director for ITV Studios. O’Shea has over 30 years of experience in technology and business transformation, and will report into Simon Farnsworth, ITV CTO, with an additional reporting line into David McGraynor, Chief Operating Officer, ITV Studios. He will lead a team responsible for the […]

August 26, 2025

ITV H1 profits down 31%

UK commercial PSB ITV says its H1 performance is ahead of market expectations as it continues to execute successfully Phase Two of the More Than TV strategy, including the expansion of its UK and global production business in ITV Studios, supercharging its streaming business, ITVX and optimising its highly cash generative linear broadcast business. Total […]

July 24, 2025

ITV Studios takes majority stake in Plano a Plano

ITV Studios has taken a majority stake in the leading Spanish scripted production company Plano a Plano. Founded in 2011 and run by owner and Producer César Benítez, Plano a Plano is known for the hit series Valeria, based on the novels by Elísabet Benavent ranked in Netflix’s Top 5 most-viewed international dramas globally, El Principe for Mediaset which has sold […]

July 23, 2025

ITV Studios secures APAC scripted deals

ITV Studios has announced numerous sales of its premium scripted slate in the Asia Pacific region, underscoring continued strong demand, throughout Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. The sales include returning hits and breakout thrillers. Australian free-to-air broadcaster SBS has snapped up Mammoth Screen’s ITV ratings smash Code of Silence, which has just […]

July 21, 2025

ITV Studios expands partnership with SIRASA TV

ITV Studios and SIRASA TV have expanded their partnership with the renewal of The Voice franchise and the first-ever Asian commission of the physical game show, Catchpoint, localised as SIRASA Catchpoint. As part of the renewed deal, SIRASA TV will continue its successful run with The Voice Sri Lanka and The Voice Teens, commissioning a […]

June 30, 2025