ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has reported that Group total external revenue was up 1 per cent in Q1 2026 and Group total revenue was flat year on year at £877 million (€1.01bn). ITV Studios delivered total revenue growth of 4 per cent to £400 million, driven by strong external revenue growth up 8 per […]
ITV has reported that its ITVX streaming platform has now surpassed 1 billion streams for 2026. The milestone figure was reached eight days earlier than in 2025. 2026 is now the biggest year ever for streaming for two flagship events on the ITV sport and entertainment schedule – the Rugby Six Nations and the current […]
ITV has published its 2025 Impact Report detailing progress across Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Climate Action, and ITV’s social purpose priorities, Mental Wellbeing and Better Futures. The report details progress in the UK commercial broadcaster’s mission to connect and reflect modern audiences, including stand-out commissions which have attracted wide audiences. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Building […]
In January, BVoD platform ITVX saw its biggest ever month with 383 million streams. ITV has now announced that the platform has maintained its record-breaking trajectory with its best-ever February performance. Building on the momentum from the start of the year, February’s growth was fuelled by a significant performance in the Reality genre, as well […]
Lifted Entertainment, part of ITV Studios, has announced a strengthened and expanded leadership team, reflecting the size, success and momentum of the powerhouse business as it continues to grow its slate of large-scale, original unscripted programming. The changes see Richard Cowles appointed Chief Executive Officer, with Tom Gould named Chief Content Officer. Jeanette Moffat becomes […]
ITV has reported that January 2026 was officially its biggest ever month for streaming, recording 383 million streams, surpassing the previous record of 375 million set in June 2024 after the Men’s Euro football tournament. The milestone was driven by particularly strong performances from soap, reality and drama, with ITV noting its continued lead as […]
Last summer, ITV celebrated the tenth anniversary of its popular reality dating show, Love Island. To ramp up the excitement of season 12 (launched in the UK on June 9th) and to engage younger demographics the broadcaster, supported by LiveU, expanded Love Island‘s highly successful digital-first strategy. For the first time, ITV live streamed the […]
ITV Studios and Television New Zealand (TVNZ) have announced the renewal of their longstanding exclusive content partnership. The multi-year deal, brokered by Augustus Dulgaro, EVP, Asia Pacific at ITV Studios, Harry Seward, Senior Sales Manager and Anthony Sonego, Senior Legal Manager, ensures TVNZ remains the home of ITV Studios’ catalogue of drama, non-scripted and entertainment […]
Ofcom has reported that it received almost 50,000 complaints about more than 8,000 TV, radio, and on-demand programmes in 2025 (so far) – a clear sign that “audiences care deeply about what they watch and listen to”. Complaint numbers have fallen overall from 2024, notes the media regulator. There are some genres that continue to […]
ITVX has announced that it has already surpassed its total annual streams figure from 2024, with December viewing still to be counted. ITVX hit 3.3 billion streams on November 30th, achieving this figure a full month earlier than 2024. ITV said the accelerated growth “further evidences ITVX’s success as the dominant commercial BVoD service in […]