ITV’s Director of Reality and Acquisitions, Paul Mortimer, has decided to step down from his role at the end of the year, after 13 years with the broadcaster. Mortimer joined ITV as the Controller of Digital Channels in 2012. Under Paul’s leadership, ITV2 has become the market leader for young adults, with many of the […]

Comcast topped estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on, driven by a surge in theme park attendance, growth in its domestic wireless business and a spike in streaming revenue. Shares were up 5 per cent in pre-market trading. The Orlando theme park – which recently opened the gates on its new Universal Epic Universe attraction […]

Television has a long-standing history of audience participation, stretching back to the days of dial-in votes and fan-led polls. Yet few could have predicted the extent to which viewer speculation would transition into formalised betting. While traditional sports have always enjoyed a close relationship with betting markets, a number of unconventional television programmes have become […]

ITV America has announced that creator, producer and seasoned media executive David Eilenberg is rejoining the company in a newly created role that will leverage his development skills and track record in unscripted for the new content universe. As creative director, Eilenberg, who has served as head of content at Roku Media since 2022, will oversee […]

ITVX has achieved a record-breaking billion streams in a quarter for the first time. ITV’s flagship soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale have had a strong start to the year, with 124 million streams on ITVX. Soap viewing is up +35 per cent on Q1 2024, off the back of strong storylines and making episodes available […]

ITV has reported that 2024 group total revenue was down 3 per cent at £4.14 billion (€4.94bn), with growth in total advertising revenue (TAR) offset by the expected decline in ITV Studios revenue. Group external revenue was down 4 per cent at £3,4 billion. Group adjusted EBITA was up 11 per cent in 2024, reflecting […]

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 […]

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: […]

ITV Studios has announced the expansion of its Brand Licensing team, driving growth across its portfolio of brands. Under the leadership of Jurian van der Meer, Executive Vice President of Brand Licensing, the team focuses on creating opportunities in merchandise, publishing, events, gaming,and brand integrations. Joining Steve Watling (SVP of Gaming), Kayla Bredewold (VP of Brand Licensing), Christina Lima (VP […]

Fastly, the edge cloud platform has  announced the expansion of its partnership with ITV to include the use of Fastly’s Media Shield. The decision was made in the run up to ITVX’s biggest ever live-streaming event during Euro 2024, and allowed ITVX to scale up to handle millions of concurrent live-stream viewers during England’s semi-final […]