ITV and Initial (part of Banijay UK) have announced that the new hosts for the forthcoming series of Big Brother and its companion show – AJ Odudu and Will Best – ahead of the show’s hotly anticipated return to ITVX and ITV2 later this year. The pair will share the iconic hosting role on the main […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is seeking views on whether to remove some or all of the stricter advertising rules that apply to commercially-funded public service broadcasters. All UK broadcasters are subject to restrictions on the quantity and scheduling of advertising on their channels. But under rules introduced over 30 years ago, the public service broadcasting […]
Vinted, the online marketplace for buying and selling second-hand clothes and lifestyle items, will be This Morning’s new pre-loved fashion partner. Vinted will sponsor a bespoke fashion segment, using 10″ idents interrupting editorial, as well as 10” promotional adverts shot on set, demonstrating to viewers how easy it is to buy and sell on the […]
On April 9th, ITVX officially hit the one billion streams mark. The milestone came just over four months after the service’s launch on December 8th 2022. 2022 was ITV’s previous most successful year for streaming, when it took nearly seven months to hit the one billion streams mark. This follows on from ITVX achieving its […]
LG Electronics’ free streaming service, LG Channels, has tripled its user base in Europe over the last year. The service was first launched in 2016 in the US and in 2019 in select European countries. According to LG data, as of January 2023, the number of LG Channels users in the 16 European markets where […]
The Randox Grand National at Aintree on April 15th will be available to watch in all corners of the globe – and above it – with live coverage of the world’s most famous Jumps race also available on airlines. Working with The Jockey Club, which owns and operates Aintree Racecourse and stages the Randox Grand […]
ITV has announced that Sky Mobile, the UK mobile provider, is the new headline sponsor of Britain’s Got Talent. The iconic show returns for its sixteenth season on April 15th. The sponsorship is a partnership between ITV, Fremantle, Sky Mobile and EssenceMediacom. Sky Mobile’s sponsorship is a 360 package, providing multiple opportunities beyond broadcast with […]
ITVX has announced that Space Precinct will stream for the first time in HD on BritBox, available via ITVX Premium, April 13th. All 24 episodes of the remastered live action drama, which first aired in 1994, will be available. Until now the series, directed by Gerry Anderson, has only ever been shown in standard definition. […]
During AEW: Dynamite from Long Island, New York on April 5th, AEW CEO Tony Khan, star Adam Cole and host Nigel McGuinness announced that AEW’s UK debut will take place in London at the iconic Wembley Stadium on August 27th. AEW: All In London at Wembley Stadium marks AEW’s very first show outside of North […]
ITV has announced the commission of a second season of the critically acclaimed comedy-drama The Dry for ITVX, which will be produced by Element Pictures (part of Fremantle), in association with Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland and ITV Studios, in partnership with RTÉ. Award-winning playwright and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Nancy Harris (Dates) and acclaimed director Paddy Breathnach (Viva, […]