The BBC has commissioned 110% Content, the production company founded by former ITV Head of Entertainment Commissioning Siobhan Greene and former MD of 12 Yard Andy Culpin, to make Unbreakable, a brand-new celebrity competition format coming to BBC One and iPlayer later this year. The 6×60’ factual entertainment show will see some of the UK’s favourite celebrities and their real-life […]
BritBox UK has announced that Hugh Laurie’s three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, will launch exclusively on the streaming service this spring. The series is commissioned by BritBox North America and produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited. The cast features Will Poulter (The Revenant, Detroit, Dopesick) as […]
cinch, the UK’s online car sales platform, is today announced as sponsor of ITV’s brand-new entertainment show Starstruck, hosted by Olly Murs. The sponsorship deal, which launches on ITV and ITV Hub from February 12th at 8.30pm, includes airtime in the new Saturday night family viewing blockbuster, and cinch idents around breaks on broadcast and […]
The BBC, ITV and S4C have secured the rights Six Nations rugby in Wales. Under the agreement, which starts in 2022 and ends after the 2025 Championships, the BBC will broadcast all of Wales’ home matches as Wayne Pivac’s men prepare to take on Scotland, France and Italy at the Principality Stadium. The BBC also […]
ITV, has selected NEP Connect to provide its news gathering vehicles for Regional and National ITV News coverage. The five-year, multi-million-pound deal will see NEP Connect supply ITV News with a fleet of eco-friendly, plug-in hybrid vehicles, equipped with interior electronic systems powered by battery, reversing the need for a petrol or diesel generator. These […]
Six of ITV2’s biggest entertainment shows are back for 2022 as the broadcaster announces the return of a roster of audience favourites. The 2022 schedule on ITV2, which in 2021 remained the number one digital channel for 16-34 year olds, will include return series of The Emily Atack Show, Celebrity Karaoke Club, Apocalypse Wow, Celebrity […]
ITV will show full live coverage of new international women’s football tournament, the Arnold Clark Cup, featuring England Women, next month. The round robin competition will also include Germany, Spain and Canada, taking place at stadiums across England, which hosts the event. ITV’s coverage will be presented by Laura Woods and featuring punditry from guests […]
ITV has announced Estée Lauder as Dancing on Ice‘s first ever Beauty Partner for the 2022 series. Through the run of the series, the beauty brand’s partnership with the ITV Entertainment format, planned and brokered by Estée Lauder’s media agency, MG OMD, will feature a number of touchpoints: ● Product Placement: Estée Lauder will have […]
Consumer insights provider Toluna has released a study about the 2022 Winter Olympics and media choices. The survey questioned 1,244 people in the UK and found that 71 per cent are going to watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with, perhaps surprisingly, the majority of respondents planning to watch the games live on television. Additional […]
Quay Street Productions, the Manchester-based production company launched by prolific multi-award-winning producer Nicola Shindler OBE in 2021, has made five new hires across production, development and business affairs, ahead of its first raft of productions. Richard Fee, Davina Earl, Chris Leach, Athena Stavrakis and Kate Boyle join the growing team as Executive Producer, Head of […]