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ITV launches Auto Match

ITV and Carwow, the online destination for car changing, have announced their new retail commerce partnership – Auto Match. A new advertising solution available through ITV’s advanced self-serve programmatic platform Planet V, it will empower car advertisers to connect with known active car buyers through ITVX. Auto Match, TV’s first dedicated commerce solution in the […]

March 4, 2025

ITV announces new series Time is Money with Sara Davies

The start of 2025 marks another stellar period for afternoon game shows on ITV1 and ITVX, with programmes such as The Chase, Deal or No Deal, Lingo and Tipping Point continuing to dominate the daytime TV landscape. Off the back of this success, ITV Daytime is also announcing brand new show Time is Money hosted […]

March 3, 2025

ITV launching Loose Women, Off Script visualised podcasts

ITVX is launching two new podcasts inviting audiences to immerse themselves further into the worlds of three of its most popular shows – Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Loose Women. Launching in March across ITVX and YouTube, Loose Women: The Podcast (produced by ITV Studios Daytime) and Off Script…Coronation Street & Emmerdale (produced by Lifted Entertainment, […]

February 20, 2025

Ofcom consults on Media Act implementation

UK media regulator Ofcom is publishing two consultations as part of its implementation of the Media Act. These new laws seek to ensure, among other things, that audiences can easily find and discover public service broadcasters’ content on connected TV platforms, and that they are well served by this content. Specifically, the new laws require […]

February 11, 2025By Colin Mann

LIV Golf signs ITV deal

LIV Golf is coming back to free-to-air television in the UK after agreeing a broadcast partnership with ITV for the 2025 season. Starting with round two of the season-opening LIV Golf Riyadh presented by Ma’aden, golf fans in the UK will have access to 41 rounds of live golf coverage across 14 tournaments throughout the season on […]

February 7, 2025

Lion Forge bringing Iyanu to ITVX

Lion Forge Entertainment has closed a deal with ITVX to stream the fantasy superhero animated series Iyanu, based on Nigerian mythology. ITVX has acquired exclusive VoD (including AVoD) rights for the UK and non-exclusive rights for the Republic of Ireland. US viewers can already watch the series this spring on Cartoon Network and Max, while […]

February 6, 2025

ITV announces new soaps schedule for 2026

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 […]

February 4, 2025

Oscars 2005 live on ITV1, ITVX

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 […]

January 23, 2025

ITV announces new Media for Equity investments

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 […]

January 21, 2025

AEW extends ITV deal

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, […]

December 26, 2024By Nik Roseveare