ITV will show the upcoming Men’s Scotland and Northern Ireland Nations League fixtures, free to air, following a deal with Viaplay. Scotland vs Poland will air live and free to air at 19:30 on ITV4 and ITVX on September 5th. Scotland’s second match in League A of the Nations League, Portugal vs Scotland, will air […]
ITV1 has commissioned Top Hat Productions to produce a one-off documentary that captures the horror of the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza. The 1 x 90’ documentary, titled Israel & Gaza: Into the Abyss follows a small number of Gazans and Israelis through the most dramatic and tragic year of their lives. Using personal […]
ITV Studios has announced a new single management structure for Tetra Media Studio and ITV Studios France. Thierry Lachkar, CEO of ITV Studios France, and Céline Roux, COO ITV Studios France, are expanding their responsibilities to become President and COO of Tetra Media Studio respectively. Lachkar and Roux will oversee all Tetra Media Studio activities. […]
STV Group, the Scottish media company, has announced that Rufus Radcliffe will join the Board as Chief Executive Officer on November 1st. Radcliffe joins STV from ITV where, until April 2024, he was a member of the Executive Committee and latterly held the position of Managing Director of Streaming, Interactive and Data, playing a key […]
ITV’s Chief Viewer Officer Jane Stiller has announced the appointment of Akhila Khanna to head up the Media and Entertainment division’s UK distribution strategy, in the role of Director of Distribution, beginning in October. Khanna will lead the execution of the distribution strategy of ITVX and ITV channels for all linear and streaming platforms, while […]
Expanding its relationship with LiveU, ITV News is deploying technology from across LiveU’s IP-Video EcoSystem for live newsgathering. Initiated in 2022, the deployment spans the full video production chain from contribution and production to distribution. Multiple LiveU portable mobile encoders are deployed nationwide for daily newsgathering, including both the LU800 and LU300. Multi-cam LU800 units […]
BBC Sport and ITV have agreed a deal for live coverage of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, which takes place in Switzerland. The 16-team tournament kicks off on July 2nd with every match broadcast in the UK on either the BBC or ITV, except for the final, which will be shown on both the BBC […]
CNBC has announced that Deep Bagchee has assumed the role of CNBC International President, effective immediately. Reporting to CNBC President KC Sullivan, Bagchee now leads CNBC International business operations across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America and will split his time between London and Singapore. Bagchee joins CNBC from ITV where […]
Spanish Entertainment Executive, Hugo Tomás, has been appointed Executive Producer, Non-Scripted Programmes, ITV Studios Iberia. He joins the company on September 1st and will report directly to Nathalie Garcia, CEO. In his new role, Tomás will lead on the adaptation of ITV Studios’ reality, factual, dating and game show formats, such as Come Dine With […]
Champions: Full Gallop, the new, prime-time six-part docuseries which delves into the world of horseracing, has proved a winner for ITV. The first episode of the docuseries aired on ITV1 and ITVX on July 19th and offered a backstage pass to the lives of jockeys and trainers connected to horses competing in a dramatic King […]