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ITV revives Wheel of Fortune

Iconic game show Wheel of Fortune will return to ITV1 and ITVX in 2024. Based on the successful global brand, the show will be hosted by Graham Norton and produced by Whisper North, part of the Sony Pictures Television- backed Whisper Group. The series will returning for an 8 x 60 run including two celebrity […]

June 28, 2023

BBC, ITV reveal Women’s World Cup TV schedule

The BBC and ITV will share live television coverage of the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Both broadcasters have now revealed their schedule and proposed picks for the tournament ahead. The tournament kicks-off on the BBC, with live coverage of host nation New Zealand facing Norway in Auckland at […]

June 23, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Red Eye to premiere on ITVX

ITV has commissioned, Red Eye, to premiere on ITVX. The six part thriller series is set between an all-night plane flight from London to Beijing and the corridors of power within Whitehall. Starring Jing Lusi, Richard Armitage and Lesley Sharp, the show has been commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama Polly Hill and is British […]

June 23, 2023By Nik Roseveare

ITV “actively exploring” All3Media acquisition

In response to recent media speculation, UK commercial broadcaster ITV has confirmed that it is actively exploring the possible acquisition of TV production house All3Media. In a letter to shareholders it said: “There can be no certainty as to whether any transaction will take place, nor as to the terms of any such transaction. A […]

June 16, 2023By Colin Mann

ITV, BBC score Women’s World Cup rights

ITV and the BBC will provide live television coverage of the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The news, accompanied by a separate announcement from the European Broadcasting Union and FIFA, ends fears that the tournament would not be shown in a number of major European markets, with the game’s […]

June 15, 2023By Colin Mann

Second season The Dry begins production in Dublin

Production company Element Pictures (Normal People, Conversations with Friends, The Gallows Pole), a Fremantle company, have announced filming has commenced on the second season of comedy-drama The Dry for ITVX and RTÉ, produced by Element Pictures, in association with Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland and ITV Studios.The eight-part comedy drama written by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Nancy Harris (Dates) […]

June 15, 2023

SailGP on ITV

SailGP has announced of a free-to-air broadcast deal with ITV. Exclusive live coverage of nine event weekends will be shown on ITVX in the first standalone live sports commission for ITV’s streaming service. Additionally, all events in Season 4 of SailGP will be available across the ITV digital and linear network, including ITV1, ITV4 and […]

June 14, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Take That doc to debut on ITVX

Take That documentary, 30 Years in the Making, which delves into the three-decade long relationship between the band and their fans, launches exclusively on ITVX on June 14th. The 72 minute documentary has been created as a companion piece to the new Take That inspired movie Greatest Days which is released in cinemas on June […]

June 13, 2023

Vinted sponsors Big Brother

ITV and Initial have announced that Vinted, the online C2C marketplace for buying and selling second-hand clothes and lifestyle items, will be the headline sponsor of the new series of Big Brother, when the reality show makes its return to UK television and moves onto ITV2 and ITVX later this year. Bringing together two brands […]

June 12, 2023

NEP Connect delivers eco-friendly vehicles to ITV

NEP Connect, a UK provider of media connectivity, has announced the delivery of 16 eco-friendly news gathering vehicles to ITV, part of a multi-million-pound contract. In February 2022, ITV selected NEP Connect, part of the NEP Group global network, to provide its next generation of news gathering vehicles for regional and national ITV News coverage. […]

June 12, 2023