ITV has announced that, from January 2026, its flagship soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale will move to a new scheduling pattern on ITV1, introducing a soaps ‘power hour’ from Monday-Friday, with 30 minute Emmerdale episodes at 8pm, and 30 minute Coronation Street episodes at 8.30pm. Episodes will continue to drop at 7am on ITVX, before […]
For a second year running, ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player will be the exclusive UK home of the Oscars ceremony. ITV will premiere the 97th Oscars ceremony and red carpet coverage, offering a night of free-to-air programming across both ITV1 and ITVX, along with a reange of Oscars-themed content and added behind-the-scenes extras. The […]
ITV has announced three new investments to add to its Media for Equity portfolio at the start of 2025 in ufurnish.com, an online furniture search and comparison platform, mynestegg, a Pension & Stocks and Shares ISA consumer savings platform and Tryp.com, a personalised travel platform. As part of ITV Adventures Invest, its Media for Equity […]
AEW (All Elite Wrestling) and ITV have announced an extension of their existing UK rights deal. ITV will continue to show weekly episodes of AEW programming, with AEW Dynamite airing every Friday night and AEW Collision airing every Wednesday night on ITV4 and ITVX. AEW CEO Tony Khan announced last week that the company’s third show, […]
UK media regulator Ofcom is publishing two consultations as it begins to implement new laws under the Media Act 2024. These new laws are designed to protect public service broadcasting while fostering innovation, so that UK audiences can enjoy the services, video and programmes they love. Ofcom is implementing the new rules as quickly as […]
ITVX turns two on December 8th and will mark the occasion with a host of audience records. ITV says its streaming service has outpaced all other major streaming platforms in terms of growth in viewer hours since its launch – with a 35 per cent growth in viewer hours in two years, ahead of BBC […]
Formula E and ITV have announced a new free-to-air broadcast deal for the UK and Ireland, with all 16 E-Prix and Qualifying sessions for Season 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to be shown live on ITV4 and ITVX As the series’ new free-to-air home for the UK, the broadcaster will also […]
ITV has announced that Big Brother (produced by Initial, part of Banijay UK) will return for a third season in 2025 following a second season of Celebrity Big Brother set to air in spring, marking 25 years of Big Brother in the UK. The channel’s second instalment of the original reality format is set to […]
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 […]
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 […]