ITV has announced that, from January 2026,  its flagship soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale will move to a new scheduling pattern on ITV1, introducing a soaps ‘power hour’ from Monday-Friday, with 30 minute Emmerdale episodes at 8pm, and 30 minute Coronation Street episodes at 8.30pm. Episodes will continue to drop at 7am on ITVX, before […]

The Cheltenham Festival is the most important meeting of the year in horse racing in the UK. The four-day event at Cheltenham Racecourse features the championship races in each division of Jumps racing. ITV will once again cover the Cheltenham Festival on terrestrial television, and this year, racing fans will benefit from 24 of the […]

UKTV has acquired the UK premiere of Side Hustlers, the US business reality series produced by Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine, part of Candle Media, for its free-to-air entertainment channel U&W and streaming service U. UKTV and BBC Studios’ Global Acquisitions Manager, Roxana Rehman, secured the deal, overseen by Melanie Rumani, Global Head of […]

ITV, in partnership with Guinness, is bringing live audio description commentary to its coverage of four matches during the Guinness Men’s Six Nations, making the tournament more accessible and inclusive for blind and partially sighted fans. The service will be available during ITV’s coverage of Ireland v England on February 1st, England v France on […]

ITV has announced a slate of both new and returning commissions across its reality offering for 2025, with two of its biggest reality franchises celebrating milestone years. The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE), produced by Objective Entertainment 0 part of All3Media’s Objective Media Group, will mark a monumental milestone as it celebrates fifteen years on […]

The Alpine Hexagon Cup 2025, the leading padel competition, is set to reach over 825 million households worldwide through a global network of 38 broadcast partners having renewed key partnerships from the inaugural event and signing key new deals. The Hexagon Cup 2025 will deliver free-to-air live access to every match globally (excluding the US) […]

Good Morning Britain has launched a new social media strand delivering presenter-led news bulletins on the programme’s TikTok platform. As Good Morning Britain continues to break the latest news and current affairs across the airwaves daily from 6am on ITV1 and ITVX, the programme has also seen strong growth across its social media platforms. In […]

For a second year running, ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player will be the exclusive UK home of the Oscars ceremony.  ITV will premiere the 97th Oscars ceremony and red carpet coverage, offering a night of free-to-air programming across both ITV1 and ITVX, along with a reange of Oscars-themed content and added behind-the-scenes extras. The […]

The Hexagon Cup has announced the renewal of its partnership with ITV as broadcasting rights holder for the second edition of the padel tournament, ensuring fans across the UK can enjoy free-to-air extensive coverage of the tournament’s second edition, taking place from January 29th to February 2nd, in Madrid, Spain. 2024 marked the first time […]

ITN and ITV have announce the appointment of Laura Wilshaw as the new Editor of ITV News. In this role, Wilshaw will oversee all of ITV’s national news programmes and digital output, as well as ITV News London, ITN-produced current affairs shows including Tonight, live specials and documentaries. Wilshaw brings a wealth of experience, having […]