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ITV Q1 revenue slips, but “in line with expectations”

ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has reported that full Q1 revenues dipped slightly in Q1 2025, with gains at ITV Studios (ITVS) arm and losses in its Media & Entertainment (M&E) business. Streaming platform ITVX continues to boost the company’s digital revenues, and also saw a significant increase in total streaming hours during the quarter. […]

May 15, 2025

Global Champions partners with ITV

Global Champions has announced a new broadcasting partnership with ITV, bringing highlights from the prestigious Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and GCL team series to audiences across the UK for the entire 2025 season. Kicking off with highlights from the Shanghai leg, ITVX will also broadcast the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London […]

May 13, 2025

Research: FAST awareness remains low in UK

ScreenThink, MTM’s market intelligence tool for the TV and video industry, has released the findings of its research report including an exploration of the current impact of FAST on the UK’s television landscape. The study highlights the untapped potential of FAST TV in the UK: revealing that, while nearly half (44 per cent) of UK […]

May 7, 2025

Rabbit Hole coming to ITVX

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 […]

May 6, 2025

ITV retiring ITVBe; launching ITV Quiz

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 […]

April 16, 2025

ITV advances partnership with Unified Streaming

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 […]

April 15, 2025

ITVX hits 1bn streams in Q1

ITVX has achieved a record-breaking billion streams in a quarter for the first time. ITV’s flagship soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale have had a strong start to the year, with 124 million streams on ITVX. Soap viewing is up +35 per cent on Q1 2024, off the back of strong storylines and making episodes available […]

April 7, 2025

ITV orders more Fresh Cuts

Fresh Cuts is back and for 2025, and ITV is seeking to commission six People of Colour (POC) led and/or Deaf, Disabled or Neurodivergent (DDN) led production companies to each produce one individual x 22 mins, unscripted programme for ITV’s YouTube channel and ITVX. ITV are looking to commission one-off programmes that can be shown […]

April 4, 2025

ITV to air An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile

ITV has announced An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile, a new primetime concert special featuring live performances, stories about the pair’s careers and their enduring friendship, plus an intimate look at their new collaborative album, hosted by Dan Levy. The music special will air on April 19th on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV […]

March 27, 2025

ITV acquires Lionsgate’s Fake

The romance-scam thriller Fake is set to air exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX. All episodes of Fake will be available on ITVX from April 20th. The series will also air weekly on Saturday nights on ITV1 from April 26th. Lionsgate licensed the series to ITV1 and ITVX. Fake is inspired by the bestselling book of […]

March 13, 2025