For the first time, two iconic race meetings – the Randox Grand National and the Dubai World Cup, sponsored by Emirates Airline – will take place on the same day; April 5th. This unusual scheduling is primarily influenced by the timing of the holy month of Ramadan and a shorter three-week gap between the Aintree […]
Wheel of Fortune may have originated in the USA, but the UK version was just as iconic. It ran from 1988 to 2001 on ITV and was a staple of British television in homes up and down the country. When it came back to our screens in 2024 and once again attracted mass audiences, it […]
ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Moonage Pictures, the UK independent producers of drama including global hits The Gentlemen and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. Moonage Pictures was established in 2018 by Will Gould, Matthew Read and Frith Tiplady and produces original content for UK and international markets. The Gentlemen (pictured), directed by […]
ITV has announced its new Proximity Shopper addressable advertising offering and new elements to its Retail Match solution – providing increased targeting and insights for FMCG advertisers through ITV’s advanced self-serve addressable platform Planet V. Proximity Shopper, in partnership with Circana, a market insights company, is now available in Planet V. It provides a dynamic […]
InfoSum, the data collaboration platform, and ITV have announced the extension of their strategic partnership. This renewal follows four years of collaboration that has underpinned ITV’s addressable advertising capabilities. Since 2021, the partnership has enabled ITV to develop sophisticated audience targeting solutions without compromising viewer privacy. This is made possible by InfoSum’s decentralised technology, which […]
ITV has announced An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile, a new primetime concert special featuring live performances, stories about the pair’s careers and their enduring friendship, plus an intimate look at their new collaborative album, hosted by Dan Levy. The music special will air on April 19th on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV […]
VERSA Studios, the network of TV and Film studio production facilities, is expanding its London footprint with the acquisition of an additional 200,000 square feet of space adjacent to its existing location in Ealing, West London. This new facility will house ITV’s Big Brother, including the Celebrity edition, with the nightly Late & Live show […]
The recently concluded Cheltenham Festival made headlines the world over, but not for the reasons you may initially think. Plenty of interest was placed on the meeting’s dwindling attendance, down from over 60,000 in 2020 to an estimated 45,000 in 2025. However, it’s worth noting that the number of spectators through the turnstiles on Friday’s […]
Women in Film and TV (UK) (WFTV) has announced the launch of the 2025 Julie Burnell Scholarship: WFTV Production Management Programme, supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions. This initiative underscores WFTV’s ongoing commitment to empowering women in Production Management and advancing their careers within High-end TV […]
An investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found some of the largest sports broadcast and production companies in the UK shared sensitive information about fees for freelance workers such as camera operators and sound technicians. Four companies – BT, IMG, ITV and BBC – have agreed to pay fines totalling £4,240,356 (€5m). […]