IBC2025 is now open for registration, with the global media, entertainment and technology community set to gather at the RAI Amsterdam from September 12th–15th. IBC drives innovation, collaboration, and real-world business success across the content and technology ecosystem. With a dynamic four-day exhibition and a three-day conference, IBC2025 promises to connect professionals from across the media […]
ITV America has announced that creator, producer and seasoned media executive David Eilenberg is rejoining the company in a newly created role that will leverage his development skills and track record in unscripted for the new content universe. As creative director, Eilenberg, who has served as head of content at Roku Media since 2022, will oversee […]
ITV has announced that espionage thriller, Rabbit Hole, starring Kiefer Sutherland, will be available to stream on ITVX from May 11th. Produced by CBS Studios and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution, Rabbit Hole follows Sutherland as John Weir, a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, who is framed for murder by powerful forces who […]
France’s Banijay Group could be working up a bid for ITV or its studio arm to bring together two of Europe’s largest TV production groups, according to reports in the FT. Banijay has already talked to ITV executives insiders have claimed. ITV’s studio arm has attracted interest from investment groups such as RedBird IMI, which […]
Catalina Ramirez, has joined ITV Studios as VP Sales US and Latin America. Formerly Co-Head of Propagate International, she will report to SVP Sales US and Latin America, Rob Kaplan. In her new role, Ramirez will lead on sales of ITV Studio’s 95,000 hour catalogue to the Latin American region and support all US sales […]
Everyone TV – the organisation leading the evolution of free TV in the UK – has confirmed that a collection of streamed channels are coming to Freely, the live and on demand streaming platform backed by the PSBs BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5. As audiences increasingly choose to stream live TV, Freely says that […]
ITV2 is set to become the linear home of all of ITV’s most popular reality series as they move from the retiring ITVBe brand to the digital channel in June. The likes of The Only Way is Essex of The Real Housewives of Cheshire will join a schedule of returning formats and new commissions which […]
ITV is expanding its tech collaboration with Unified Streaming, the Amsterdam-headquartered video delivery software company. New projects in ITV’s pipeline, developed in tandem with Unified Streaming, will serve to bolster ITV’s tech evolution and refinement, and help the broadcaster provide an even more enjoyable viewing experience for ITV viewers. Unified Streaming technology facilitates the delivery […]
ITV has announced a one-off documentary Torvill & Dean: The Last Dance. This 60 minute programme will follow ice skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean as they embark on their last ever tour. This film, made by FilmNova, explores Torvill and Dean’s career, looking back on their professional highlights, and following the skating duo as they […]
Channel 4 News has announced the appointment of Anushka Asthana as its US Editor. She joins from ITV News where she has been Deputy Political Editor since July 2021. Renowned for her agenda-setting journalism and exceptional political reporting, Asthana has worked across some of the most recognisable international newsrooms, including The Guardian where she served […]