The Members of the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) elected the new ACT Board following the Association’s annual General Assembly that took place in Brussels on 19 June 2024. The new Board Members are elected for a period of two years. They are: Carolina Lorenzon (Mediaset) – Chair […]
ITV is readying to debut Douglas Is Cancelled – a four-part comedy drama about modern cancel culture, set in the world of television news, starring Hugh Bonneville, Karen Gillan, Ben Miles, Alex Kingston, Nick Mohammed and Simon Russell Beale – and written by Primetime Emmy and BAFTA Winning screenwriter Steven Moffat. The series sees national […]
More than 10 million viewers watched ITV’s coverage of Euro 2024 opening match between Germany and Scotland on June 14th – the highest peak audience of any opening to a major football tournament in a decade. On ITV1 and ITVX the match peaked with 10.4 million, with an average of 9.1 million watching the match […]
The 2024 Royal Meeting, taking place from June 18th to June 22nd, is set to be carried by over 30 broadcasters showcasing the event in 180 territories. A jewel in the crown of international horse racing, the event attracts significant broadcaster interest, with HBA Media delivering coverage on behalf of Ascot Racecourse. In their eighth […]
ITV has announced that product design and technology company, SharkNinja, has renewed its headline sponsorship of ITV1’s This Morning until 2025. The established partnership will showcase both Shark and Ninja brands, building its reach across broadcast, digital, app, social, bespoke content, licensing, experiential, and product placement. The deal was brokered by ITV’s Commercial team with […]
ITV has confirmed the seven politicians who will appear for its General Election multi-party debate on June 13th at 8.30pm. The ITV Election Debate 2024 will be broadcast on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player. Leaders or senior representatives from the following parties will participate as follows; Penny Mordaunt for Conservative Party, Angela Rayner for Labour […]
ITV has commissioned Little Gem to produce new film, Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact [working title], which will reveal how the ITV drama series, also produced by Little Gem, has affected the lives of the subpostmasters it featured and provide an insight into the ongoing struggle for justice and financial redress. The […]
ITV has confirmed its line up for Election night. Tom Bradby – who anchored election nights in 2015, 2017 and 2019 – will again lead ITV’s coverage as viewers see the results announced and the emerging political shape of the new Parliament. Bradby will be joined in the studio throughout the night by a team […]
Planet V, ITV’s proprietary, self-service addressable advertising platform, has reported £1 billion (€1.18bn) in bookings since its launch in October 2020. Major agencies, independents, regional agencies and in-house client teams are using Planet V as an intuitive, self-serve platform, allowing them to streamline their approach to planning and buying addressable campaigns on ITVX. The platform […]
Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate on June 4th drew in a peak of 5.5 million viewers (average 5 million) across devices, an increase of almost 2 million viewers on the Conservative Prime Minister debate in 2022. The combination of the leaders’ debate on ITV1, Love Island on ITV2 and the Lioness football qualifier (England […]