Pat Younge has been named as the new Non-Executive Director for the ITV Studios Board. An award-winning journalist and creative leader with 30 years experience working at major broadcasters in the UK and abroad, Younge takes up the role with immediate effect. Younge is currently the co-founder of and co-MD of Cardiff Productions, which he […]
ITV has launched its first branded podcast, My Life in TV. Hosted by Alison Hammond, the show will see some of ITV’s favourite names discuss their most loved TV shows, open up about their career highs and lows, as well as the television that shaped their childhoods. Available across Global Player and other podcast providers, […]
ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has published its Q3 trading update for the 9 months to September 30th. Total external revenue was down 16 per cent at £1.86 billion (€2.08bn). Total ITV Studios revenue was down 19 per cent at £902 million. Broadcast revenue was down 13 per cent at £1.27 billion with ITV total […]
ITV has announced the commission of new documentary Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean, produced by Wingspan Productions. The 90 minute film will see Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean travel to Alaska on an quest to fulfil a life-long dream that also provides a first-hand insight into the effects of climate change. The […]
UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has confirmed that negotiations over the level of the next BBC licence fee are getting under way and that he has assembled a panel of broadcasting and tech experts to help shape the future of public broadcasting. Writing an opinion piece in UK daily The Telegraph, Dowden says the BBC […]
ITV Studios’ reality hit Love Island has been commissioned by Quebecor Content in Canada for a French spoken version. Following recently announced commissions in Spain, Nigeria and Italy, this will be the 19th local adaptation of the reality dating format. In Canada, the show will be co-produced by Productions Déferlantes and Zone 3, in collaboration […]
The ITV Hub is to launch two new spin off shows which premiere on the platform, offering audiences a wealth of bonus content around two of ITV’s most popular entertainment shows, I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here and The Masked Singer. I’m A Celebrity…The Daily Drop is a new companion show for I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out […]
UK commercial PSB ITV is to restructure its broadcast business in a move it says will better reflect and serve changing viewing habits. ITV will establish a new Media and Entertainment Division with two new business units – Broadcast and On-Demand. The Broadcast business will continue to deliver ITV’s USP of mass simultaneous reach. ITV’s […]
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has told the RTS digital conference that it will start to commission original programming for its AVoD platform ITV Hub, and has talked up co-production opportunities for its joint venture streamer BritBox. McCall said ITV had “invested a lot in Hub” and added that 80 per cent of 16-34s in the […]
BritBox has ordered a second season of Spitting Image that will air in autumn 2021. The satirical puppet show returned to UK screens on October 3rd as the first BritBox original, and received critical acclaim; new subscribers for BritBox increased ten-fold compared to the average daily rate for the BBC and ITV created streaming platform. […]