ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has reported its H1 results. Carolyn McCall, ITV CEO, said: “ITV has recorded a strong performance across the business with both our Studios and Media & Entertainment divisions performing better in the first half than we expected at the beginning of the year. Revenues in both divisions were up year […]

ITV has signed an agreement with Glaswegian-based Anime, an independent anime licensor in the UK. This agreement will make ITVX the free-to-air home of a unique selection of anime series and movies which extends to over 500 episodes and 200 hours. ITVX has also announced a deal that involves the launch of True Crime UK […]

ITV and Lifted Entertainment (part of ITV Studios) have announced two new series of Love Island, coming to ITV2 and ITVX in the New Year. As TV’s biggest show across 16-34 year olds, Love Island will kick start the New Year with a fresh batch of Islanders heading to South Africa on a quest for […]

Gordon Ramsay’s internationally acclaimed Next Level Chef cooking competion will makes its debut on UK TV screens via ITV and ITVX. Produced by Studio Ramsay Global, Next Level Chef is a culinary gauntlet challenge. The eight-part series, broadcasting in 2023, is set in a trailblazing TV studio, with three unique kitchen spaces set across three […]

ITV has announced further details of its new streaming platform ITVX, which is due to launch in the UK later this year. A complete overhaul of existing catch-up service ITVHub, streaming service ITVX will offer viewers a choice of over 9,000 hours of new series, documentaries, cult classics and films for viewers to watch without […]

ITV Commercial has announced the appointment of marketing and media expert Mike Liall as Client Strategy & Planning Controller across ITV’s nine regional teams. Liall joins ITV with 15 years’ experience in marketing and media strategy across Dentsu North, Mediacom North and most recently McCann Manchester, working across a wide range of sectors and clients. […]

ITV has released data for drama The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe showing that the total audience for the first episode rose by 5.4 million viewers in the 28 days after the initial broadcast, with the four-part series as a whole averaging a total audience of over 9 million viewers, up by 5.1 million/123 […]

Overall, the UK’s main commercial broadcaster ITV was satisfied with its Q1 results, which were in line with expectations. Q1 revenues grew 23 per cent year-on-year to £458 million (€536m), with total advertising revenues rising 16 per cent to £468 million, as expected, and digital revenues increasing 24 per cent to £82 million. Within the […]

ITV has launched a second round of Studio 55 ventures following the success of the first year. A collaboration with strategy consultancy, Founders Intelligence, year two of Studio 55 Ventures will continue its aim of finding and growing innovative and future-facing media businesses. Applications are now open for year two will open for teams of […]

A report from equity analysts at investment bank Berenberg has downgraded its advice to clients to ‘Sell’ shares in the UK commercial broadcaster. The bank believes the market’s consensus estimates for ITV are too optimistic. “While forecasts have fallen following the announcement of additional investment in ITVX, consensus still expects modest growth in advertising revenue […]