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ITV orders more Deal or No Deal

ITV has recommissioned the iconic TV show Deal Or No Deal with host Stephen Mulhern back at the helm, as a new batch of contestants prepare to go head to head with the Banker. The commission sees the game show return with four celebrity specials. Produced by Remarkable Entertainment (a Banijay UK company) the series […]

January 30, 2024

ITV, Saatchi & Saatchi extend Upriser partnership to Salford

ITV, founding partners of Saatchi & Saatchi’s creative schools’ platform Upriser, has launched a new partnership with Salford City Academy. Supporting Upriser’s core ambition to inspire state secondary school students with the power of creativity in every corner of the UK, this is ITV’s second creative schools alliance, joining its existing partnership with Kensington Aldridge […]

January 30, 2024

Former ITV director launches JEM Media Ventures

Former ITV director, William van Rest, has announced the launch of JEM Media Ventures, a new company designed to help businesses, brands and talent create ancillary income streams with IP, assets and/or unused inventory. Building on van Rest’s extensive commercial experience, which has seen him generate additional revenues from IP, manage high-profile content brands, and […]

January 29, 2024

ITV updates Cultural Advisory Council

ITV has announced further updates to its Cultural Advisory Council. For its second term, the broadcaster recently updated the membership to include Prof Jason Arday – Professor of Sociology of Education, University of Cambridge; Jenny Lay-Flurrie – Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft; and Sara Wajid MBE – Co-CEO, Birmingham Museums Trust. Professor Arday, Lay-Flurrie and Wajid […]

January 29, 2024

Jimmy Doherty’s Taste of Florida, Ainsley’s Taste of Malta on ITV

Coming to ITV1 and ITVX in early 2024 is a new series fronted by two of ITV’s most popular presenters Ainsley Harriott and Jimmy Doherty. The two five-part programmes, Ainsley’s Taste of Malta and Jimmy Doherty’s Taste of Florida will take viewers on a culinary journey from two of the most exciting places for creative […]

January 29, 2024

ContentWise powers ITVX UX personalisation

ContentWise, a provider of user experience automation and personalisation software, has been selected by ITV to enhance the UX personalisation of ITVX. The ContentWise UX Engine, a machine learning platform, was launched in production on ITVX in early November 2023. Designed to analyse viewer behaviour, it delivers highly relevant content recommendations, thereby enhancing engagement and […]

January 23, 2024

ITV announces slate of Oscars 2024 programming

For the first time in nearly two decades, UK viewers can tune-in to the Oscars ceremony completely free and exclusively on ITV with a raft of programming to celebrate the event. On the night itself, March 10th, at 10.30pm viewers can join Jonathan Ross live on ITV1 and ITVX as he hosts the ultimate Oscars […]

January 18, 2024By Nik Roseveare

ITV scores Hexagon Cup deal

The Hexagon Cup, the new padel tournament, has announced ITV as its UK broadcast rights holder as it prepares for its inaugural event in Madrid, Spain. The deal will see the Semi-Finals (February 3rd) and the Finals (February 4th) of the tournament live streamed on ITVX, along with a highlights programme on ITV4. The partnership […]

January 16, 2024

FilmRise expands ITV Studios deal

FilmRise, the US-based film, television studio and streaming network, and ITV Studios have expanded their longstanding relationship for over 5,000 hours of programming containing 3,000 hours of newly added content of British dramas both classic and new and many never before made available to stream the US. The deal includes a renewal of Gordan Ramsay’s […]

January 16, 2024

The TV Access Project announces as project lead

The TV Access Project (TAP) has announced a new project lead in Heloise Beaton. Beaton joins The TV Access Project from her role as Disability Lead at thinkBIGGER!, where she had the opportunity to work closely with organisations such as BAFTA and ScreenSkills to develop disability inclusive practices. In her new role as Project Lead for […]

January 16, 2024