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ITVX now on Sky Q

ITVX is now available on Sky Q. The AVoD service was previously only available on Sky Glass and Sky Stream. ITVX live streams are now also available on Sky Q allowing viewers to access ITV’s main channels plus a selection of streaming-only services. ITVX is the new streaming service from ITV, launching in December 2022. […]

February 27, 2023By Nik Roseveare

BritBox at 3m subs

BritBox International, the British streaming platform,  has reached a milestone of three million total subscribers across the eight international markets in which its streaming service is available – the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. This represents over 15 per cent subscriber growth during the past year across all of the […]

February 23, 2023

ITV named founding partner for Upriser

Creative company Saatchi & Saatchi has announced ITV as its founding partner for Upriser, the free creative schools platform that it launched at the end of 2022. ITV is the first major name to be announced, with a number of other partners currently being matched and onboarded at schools across the UK as part of […]

February 20, 2023

ITV commissions After the Flood

ITV’s Head of Drama Polly Hill has commissioned a six-part mystery drama, After the Flood, produced by multi award winning Manchester based executive producer Nicola Shindler and her team at Quay Street Productions in association with ITV Studios. The drama is written by BAFTA nominated writer and actor Mick Ford who is known for his […]

February 16, 2023

ITV, S4C sign up to Coalition for Change

ITV and S4C are the latest UK broadcasters to sign up to the TV Coalition for Change (CFC), the body seeking to improve working conditions for freelancers in the UK TV industry. They join some of the biggest names in UK broadcasting including Channel 4, BBC, Sky, UKTV, Channel 5 and Prime Video amon others. […]

February 15, 2023

The Case Against Cosby on ITVX this May

ITVX has announced that true crime documentary The Case Against Cosby will stream exclusively on the platform in late May. Of the sixty-three women who have come forward to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault, only one was able to gain a conviction. This is her story. With intimate access to Andrea Constand and her […]

February 8, 2023

ITV nominated for 14 RTS Television Journalism Awards

ITV has received a total of 14 nominations in the RTS Television Awards shortlist, including a first-time nomination for Good Morning Britain news anchor Susanna Reid in the prestigious Network Presenter of the Year category, as well as a double nomination for ITV News’ UK Editor Paul Brand, recognition for Anushka Asthana in the new […]

February 8, 2023

ITVX acquires HBO’s Love & Death

ITVX has announced that HBO Max Original Love & Death will get its exclusive UK debut on the streaming platform this autumn. The series focuses on two church going couples, enjoying small town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe.The cast includes Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision, Godzilla), Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad, Fargo), Lily […]

February 7, 2023By Nik Roseveare

ITV AdVentures Invest launches new startup TV ad campaigns

ITV AdVentures Invest, the company’s Media for Equity division, has partnered with two startup companies, LiveLink and Syrona Health, to launch their first ever TV advertising campaigns as part of ITV’s partnership with Google Startup’s Black Founders Fund. LiveLink is a platform where creators and experts get paid to teach what they love. The company […]

February 7, 2023

ITV, BBC recruit more psychologists

ITV and the BBC have teamed up to expand the pool of registered psychologists with experience of working in television. Together, the broadcasters have developed a continuing professional development programme which has been accredited by the British Psychological Society. HCPC registered practitioner psychologists from a wide range of backgrounds are now invited to apply. The […]

February 3, 2023