London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has announced its UK-first edgecasting proof-of-concept trial that enables people to stream thousands of shows from ITV Hub in UHD – without eating into personal data or the train’s Wi-Fi bandwidth. The trial service is now available on three electric Azuma trains running between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh. Rail […]
UK media regulator Ofcom is seeking evidence to help determine whether there is a need to reform rules that restrict the amount of advertising shown on public service broadcasters’ TV channels. All UK broadcasters are subject to restrictions on the quantity and scheduling of advertising on their channels. But under rules introduced over 30 years […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating suspected breaches of competition law in relation to the purchase of freelance services in the production and broadcasting of sports content in the UK. The investigation has been launched under section 25 of the Competition Act 1998 (CA98) into suspected infringements of the Chapter I prohibition […]
Confused.com, a UK brand for price comparison, has been announced as the new sponsor of ITV’s prime-time soap opera Emmerdale. The deal, starting from July 18th, will offer sponsor accreditation on all broadcast episodes of Emmerdale, as well as all episodes of Classic Emmerdale on ITV3. The sponsorship was brokered and driven by a collaborative […]
Ben Stephenson, the drama producer and TV executive, is to launch a new transatlantic scripted label within ITV Studios. Stephenson’s label will be based in London and Los Angeles and will focus on premium drama. Since 2015 Stephenson has been Head of Television at J.J. Abrams’ television and film production company Bad Robot Productions in […]
This autumn, Public Broadcasting Services (channel TVM) will give a stage to the younger talents of Malta as it becomes the latest channel to commission its own version of The Voice Kids. Production on an 11-episode series will imminently produced locally by Greatt Company. This new commission marks the 43rd territory for the hit format, […]
ITV’s Love Island had its biggest overnight audience since the 2019 final on July 7th with a total audience of 3.9 million across all devices. It had a TV audience of 3 million viewers and was up on the equivalent episode last year by +0.8 million TV viewers. The show won its slot and was […]
ITV has reported that the July 4th episode of Love Island had its biggest audience so far this season beating the launch, with a total of 3 million viewers tuning in to see the latest Casa Amor episode across all devices. It had its joint highest 16-34 audience this season with 1.1 million viewers and […]
Ofcom has confirmed that the frequency and length of commercial breaks on UK television channels are to be reassessed in light of evolving viewing habits and the rise of streaming services. Current rules state that, for ITV/STV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, the total amount of advertising in any one day must not exceed an […]
ITV has announced that Season 8 of Love Island has already hit 100 million streams, which is the earliest point in the series the show has reached this milestone. This makes the eighth season of the dating show the most-streamed series so far, and ITV’s most-streamed title of 2022. June 29th was ITV’s biggest day […]