ITV Studios has announced the appointment of Charlotte van Weede as Sales Director of its Global Entertainment business with immediate effect. Reporting directly to Arjan Pomper, Managing Director Global Entertainment, van Weede will oversee the day to day running of the format sales division with its catalogue of 285 unique formats. This include popular titles […]
From April 29th real Heineken 0.0 Draught taps will be on the bars in two of Britain’s most cherished TV pubs, The Rovers Return (Coronation Street) and The Woolpack (Emmerdale). They will sit alongside fictional beers like Newton & Ridley and Ephraim Monk for much-loved landlords Jenny Connor and Charity Dingle to pull on-screen pints […]
BritBox International, the BBC & ITV joint venture, will launch in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland on April 28th, offering thousands of hours of British content. The streaming service’s Nordic debut will extend Britbox into eight countries internationally, following successful launches in the US, Canada, Australia, and South Africa that join BritBox in the UK. […]
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration event will be broadcast live on ITV and ITV Hub from the private grounds of Windsor Castle on May 15th, with the likes of Dame Helen Mirren, Damian Lewis, Omid Djalili and Tom Cruise leading an all-star cast of guests who will be participating in the celebrations. Phillip Schofield and […]
ITV has launched a second round of Studio 55 ventures following the success of the first year. A collaboration with strategy consultancy, Founders Intelligence, year two of Studio 55 Ventures will continue its aim of finding and growing innovative and future-facing media businesses. Applications are now open for year two will open for teams of […]
A report from equity analysts at investment bank Berenberg has downgraded its advice to clients to ‘Sell’ shares in the UK commercial broadcaster. The bank believes the market’s consensus estimates for ITV are too optimistic. “While forecasts have fallen following the announcement of additional investment in ITVX, consensus still expects modest growth in advertising revenue […]
Gravity Media, a global provider of live broadcast facilities and production services, has been awarded the contract to bring three of the motorsport calendar’s greatest events to the screens for Goodwood. Hosted by The Duke of Richmond at the Goodwood Estate, the Goodwood season is firmly established in the English sporting and social calendar. The […]
The BBC and ITV have revealed their coverage plans for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this winter. The BBC will show England’s opening match against Iran on November 21st, as well as the possible Home Nations group match against the final European qualifier, which will be one of Wales, Scotland or Ukraine. ITV will […]
ITV has announced that David Coughtrie has been appointed Director of Distribution Partnerships (Pay TV), and Managing Director of SDN, which is the multiplex operator owned by ITV, which operates one of the national multiplex licences in the UK on Freeview. Reporting to Group Strategic Partnerships and Distribution Director Martin Goswami, Coughtrie will lead on […]
ITV has acquired The Reunion to premiere on ITVX later this year. The six-episode drama series from MGM will then air on ITV’s linear channels in 2023. The French Riviera-set series is adapted from Guillaume Musso’s bestselling novel La Jeune Fille et la Nuit, and started shooting on location in the south of France in […]