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Six FA Cup Third Round matches on BBC, ITV

The Emirates FA Cup Third Round returns to the BBC and ITV in January with six live matches on the FTA channels as Premier League clubs join the knockout competition. ITV’s January 9th coverage, which includes both the West Ham v Leeds United and Nottingham Forest v Arsenal matches, will also include the FA Cup […]

December 9, 2021By Nik Roseveare

cinch sponsors ITV Musical Game Show Walk The Line

cinch, the UK’s online car sales platform, will be the first-ever sponsor of new musical game show, Walk The Line, which starts on ITV and ITV Hub at 8pm this Sunday, and will air every night until its finale on Friday (December 17). The sponsorship covers idents on both broadcast and catch-up as well as […]

December 8, 2021

Lachkar named ITV Studios France CEO

Thierry Lachkar has been named as the CEO of ITV Studios France. He takes up the helm at the label with a focus on building and growing the company, which works with a numner of the biggest French TV broadcasters and platforms. Shows produced by ITV Studios France include The Voice, which saw a record-breaking […]

December 7, 2021

ITV, John Lewis & Partners expand I’m A Celebrity campaign

Following the launch of a bespoke I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! experience in Fortnite Creative, ITV and John Lewis & Partners today unveil further details of the integrated commercial partnership, planned by MG OMD, bringing the retailer’s Christmas story ‘Unexpected Guest’ dramatically to life via a synchronised cross-media event taking place in Fortnite […]

December 7, 2021

BritBox order Secrets of the Spies

BritBox UK has announced a new, three-part original factual commission, available exclusively to subscribers from March 2022. Secrets of the Spies delves deep into a world of secrets and lies; from James Bond to Ian Fleming, Kim Philby to Sergei Skripal; the world of espionage is one of blurred lines where fact is often stranger […]

December 6, 2021

ITV Studios reveals slew of APAC content sales

ITV Studios has announced a host of deals in Asia Pacific for scripted content across its catalogue, including pre-sales for brand new shows Anne, The Ipcress File, Holding, Redemption, Our House and season two of Noughts + Crosses. Anne (World Productions), the story of Anne Williams, an inspirational mother who dedicated her life to campaigning […]

December 3, 2021

Mosaku, Dooley, Maitlis, Coel, Moore amongst winners at The 30th Women in Film and TV Awards

The 30th Women in Film and TV (UK) Awards have taken place at the Park Lane Hilton celebrating 2021’s inspiring women from the film and TV industry, with fourteen awards categories covering all aspects of the industry including directing, performance, producing, business and project management. Hosted for the first time by Mel Giedroyc, a previous […]

December 3, 2021

Xmas content on ITV Hub ahead of broadcast

ITV has revealed plans to make Christmas shows available on ITV Hub each morning, ahead of their evening broadcast. The feature length Christmas special of The Larkins and the Christmas Day episodes of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be among the content viewers will able to stream for those who don’t wish to wait. The […]

December 1, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Beyond Rights appoints Smyth as CEO

Beyond Rights, the content distributor, has announced that David Smyth will be joining the business as its new CEO on January 3rd. Smyth’s most recent role was founder and CEO of YouLook.tv, the UK multi-channel AVoD service. Before that he worked for lengthy periods at both 20th Century Fox where, latterly as SVP and managing […]

November 29, 2021

ITV launches ITV AdLabs

ITV has announced the launch of ITV Adlabs – a new enterprise and strategy to bring together all of ITV Commercial’s innovation. Unveiled at the ITV Palooza by Commercial MD Kelly Williams, and Deputy Commercial MD Simon Daglish, ITV AdLabs will exist to bring ITV’s customers closer to the development pipeline as new innovations are […]

November 24, 2021