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ITVX commissions Transaction series

ITVX has commissioned Transaction, a comedy series from Big Talk Studios, created by and starring comedy performer Jordan Gray. Currently filming in Hartlepool, the workplace comedy also stars Nick Frost, Doon Mackichan,Thomas Gray and Francesca Mills. Gray stars as Liv, a transgender egomaniac, causing havoc in the strange world of the supermarket nightshift. Having been […]

November 15, 2024

ITV announces The Summit reality series

ITV has announced a new adventure reality series The Summit, produced by Shine TV, part of Banijay UK, coming to ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player in 2025. Hosted by Ben Shephard, the series sees 14 strangers from all walks of life face the daunting challenge of climbing a mountain in the rugged Alps of […]

November 11, 2024

ITV revenue down 8% impacted by Studios

ITV has reported that group revenue for the nine months to September 30th 2024 was down 8 per cent at £2.74 billion (€3.29bn) with growth in total advertising revenue (TAR) offset by the decline in ITV Studios revenue. Group external revenue was down 8 per cent at £2.32 billion. Carolyn McCall, ITV Chief Executive, commented: […]

November 7, 2024

ITV scores Ligue 1 highlights

LFP Media and ITV have announced a deal that will see ITV broadcast the weekly Ligue 1 McDonald’s highlights magazine show in the UK during the current 2024/25 season. ITV will broadcast the magazine show compiling all the key highlights from the previous weekend of France’s top flight football league. The first programme will be […]

October 30, 2024By Nik Roseveare

McFly, Dua Lipa concerts coming to ITV

ITV has announced that Mcfly’s 21st Birthday Party, produced by Gold Dust Films, is set to air on ITV1, ITVX and STV Player later this year. Recorded at The O2 during the band’s 21st birthday concert, the show took fans on a journey through McFly’s history from their breakthrough hit Five Colours in Her Hair […]

October 24, 2024By Nik Roseveare

ITV Studios’ My Mum, Your Dad to launch in Brazil on Globoplay

ITV Studios has announced that its globally successful dating format My Mum, Your Dad has been commissioned by Globoplay in Brazil. Produced locally by Formata the Brazilian edition will be the third new international market this year to bring the heartwarming show to viewers. Production is already underway and the series is set to launch on […]

October 21, 2024

The Girls Aloud Show coming to ITV

ITV has announced that it will air The Girls Aloud Show: Live at The O2 – recorded in London during the band’s sell-out arena tour earlier this year which saw them play to over 300,000 people. The show will feature concert highlights plus behind-the-scenes footage when it airs as a one hour special later this […]

October 15, 2024By Nik Roseveare

More Disney titles coming to ITVX

ITV has acquired Welcome to Chippendales and Culprits from Disney Entertainment. Both series will be available to stream for free on ITVX later this year. Welcome to Chippendales tells the true story of Somen Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest male-stripping empire – and let nothing stand in […]

October 10, 2024By Nik Roseveare

ITVX adds Home of the Huns rail

ITV’s research titled Hey Hunni: the ultimate guide to Hun Culture has explored the phenomenon of Hun Culture using semiotic, qualitative and comms planning techniques and identifies the audience opportunities for brands. Hun Culture is a form of entertainment that centres around the persona of ‘hun’, a frivolous, camp and deeply relatable personality that is […]

September 27, 2024

ITV acquires 3 series from Sony Pictures Television

ITV has acquired three series from Sony Pictures Television to stream on ITVX – British legal thriller The Killing Kind starring Colin Morgan and Emma Appleton; 1960s-set period drama Pan Am set at the dawn of the jet age and starring Christina Ricci, Margot Robbie and Michael Mosely; and animated comedy Universal Basic Guys from Adam and […]

September 16, 2024