YouTube is leading the charge in the streaming takeover of TV sets, with the service now the first place younger viewers go as soon as they switch on, according to Ofcom’s annual report on the nation’s media habits. Overall, people spent an average of 4 hours 30 minutes per day watching TV and video content […]

Global data from Caretta Research highlights a stark reality for the broadcasting industry: broadcast and pay-TV are expected to lose $42 billion (€35.4bn) in revenue, while streaming is expected to grow by $93 billion (41 per cent) by the end of the decade. At the same time, traditional TV household penetration is in decline, and […]

ITV Studios has announced a series of sales to CBC across its drama slate. Picked up by Canada’s national public broadcaster for exclusive Canadian premieres on the free CBC Gem streaming service are Optics, Four Years Later, the second series of Showtrial and the final season of hit comedy Brassic. The deal was brokered by Craig Bohland, VP Sales, […]

ITV News has announced it will be conducting the first in-depth interview with former First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, ahead of the publication of her political memoir, Frankly, in August. Sturgeon, rarely out of the spotlight for both political and personal reasons over the past decade, will be interviewed by ITV News at Ten […]

As England’s Lionesses celebrated their Euro 2025 victory, beating Spain on penalties in the most-watched TV moment of the year so far, BBC Sport and ITV have announced that they’ve secured the joint rights to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil, ensuring that the biggest tournament in women’s football remains free-to-air for […]

Particle6, the UK indie founded by Eline van der Velden, has announced that industry veteran Tom Davidson has joined the business as its first Chief Commercial Officer, following a period as a consultant. Davidson has worked in the international television industry for 30 years, holding various senior management roles, including General Manager of Sony Pictures […]

UK commercial PSB ITV says its H1 performance is ahead of market expectations as it continues to execute successfully Phase Two of the More Than TV strategy, including the expansion of its UK and global production business in ITV Studios, supercharging its streaming business, ITVX and optimising its highly cash generative linear broadcast business. Total […]

ITV has acquired the documentary, Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, which will arrive on ITV1, ITVX, STV & STV Player on August 18th. Never seen before by a UK audience, the ITN Productions’ documentary has been updated by the producers since it first aired on Peacock in the US to feature new developments in the […]

Presenter Josie Gibson will embark upon the renovation of a lifetime as she opens the doors to her new West country home in a brand new primetime ITV series, Josie Gibson’s Big Country Build. The TV favourite is about to undertake an ambitious plan to transform her dilapidated Somerset property into a modern, 21st century […]

Sky and ITV have announced an extension of their partnership, which will see ITV’s content and services remain available across all Sky TV platforms in the UK. Building on decades of collaboration, the renewed agreement means Sky customers can continue to access ITV’s full catalogue of content, integrated into Sky’s TV range. Sky Stream, Sky […]