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 […]

ITV has announced the launch of the ITV Academy to address current and future skills gaps. Sonny Hanley – whose career at ITV has spanned over 20 years with roles varying from Fac Ent Production, Technology, Operations and Content Services – has been appointed as its inaugural Director. In common with others across the industry, […]

ITVX has confirmed that Jonathan Ross will be handpicking and recommending his favourite movies on the new ITV platform each month. A new show called Jonathan Ross: Must-Watch Films will launch exclusively on ITVX on February 14th. The inaugural episode will focus on some of the best films to enjoy on a date night including […]

ITV1 and ITVX have announced their 2023 weekend morning schedule, with two new lifestyle and entertainment series fronted by Oti Mabuse and Laura Whitmore and a second series commission for Katie Piper OBE. Produced by Cactus Television, the as yet unnamed series will debut across ITV1 and ITVX in the spring of this year, with […]

Love Island and ITV’s World Cup coverage were the most watched events in broadcaster streaming in 2022, with 273 million streams and 146 million streams respectively. Reality series Love Island tops the table as the biggest series in UK broadcaster streaming, with more than 273 million streams in summer 2022, making it the show’s most […]

ITV has announced the completion of their first ever purpose built, public facing building. The 16,500 sq ft Coronation Street Visitor Centre and Event Space is situated on the corner of the programme’s 7.7 acre production facility at MediaCity in Greater Manchester and will be open to the public in February. As well as being […]

ITV Studios’ Chief Operating Officer David McGraynor has announced that Ruth Berry (currently Managing Director, Global Distribution) has been promoted to lead both of ITV Studios’ global commercial divisions. ITV Studios says that the bringing together of Global Distribution and Global Entertainment under a single leadership team, led by Berry, will enable it to “align […]

ITV has announced a further investment in data technology company InfoSum, increasing ITV’s investment by 50 per cent of its original amount. The investment comes following the announcement of the launch of Planet V 2.0, the newly updated version of ITV’s premium advanced advertising platform, and the launch of the new Matchmaker advertising product which […]

TV presenter duo Ant & Dec will celebrate 25 years with ITV by extending their current exclusive deal with the broadcaster for a further three years. The new contract comes at the start of a busy year for the duo, who will host brand new series of Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win (currently airing on […]

UK-based global content creator Plimsoll Productions, part of ITV Studios, has announced the appointment of formats and distribution executive Andrea Jackson as Creative Director of Factual Entertainment. She will report directly to CEO Grant Mansfield and will be joining the Plimsoll executive leadership group. In her new role, Jackson will develop, package and serve as […]