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ITV “cautiously optimistic” as ad market rebounds

ITV has reported that total external Q1 revenue was up 2 per cent on the same period last year to £709 million (€821.1m), despite the Covid-19 restrictions in place throughout the period, unlike the same quarter in 2020 which only had a limited impact. Total ITV Studios revenue was up 9 per cent at £372 […]

May 5, 2021

Love Island for Slovakia, Czech Republic

The global roll-out of the award-winning format Love Island continues; the popular dating reality show has been commissioned by TV Nova in Czech Republic and Markiza in Slovakia. This will mark the 21st version for the format, which sees single men and women live together in a villa and couple up in the hope of […]

April 14, 2021

ITV upbeat despite market uncertainty

ITV has released its full year 2020 results, which it notes has been materially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Total external revenue was down 16 per cent at £2.7 billion (€3.1bn). ITV Studios total revenues were down 25 per cent, impacted by the disruption to majority of its productions from March 2020 onwards. Total broadcast […]

March 9, 2021

Dad’s Army most-streamed Xmas BritBox show

After closely watching subscriber habits from Christmas Eve through to Boxing Day, BritBox, the SVoD service from the BBC and ITV, has revealed that the most-streamed content over the Christmas period was the classic comedy Dad’s Army, which was added to the platform on December 24th. In its first three days, subscribers streamed the 78-episode […]

December 31, 2020By Colin Mann

Record numbers for ITV Hub

The ITV Hub streaming service has announced record breaking viewer performances in its programmes across daytime, drama, entertainment and factual throughout 2020. Love Island’s most recent South Africa series achieved over 130 million requests across the VoD service, becoming the most requested programme across the ITV Hub, while daytime shows Good Morning Britain, This Morning […]

December 28, 2020

Studio71 UK teams with Love Island’s Andersson for Battles

Malin Andersson and Studio71 UK, a Red Arrow Studios company, announce the release of Battles, an original podcast series set to illuminate incredible stories of personal struggles and how people overcame them. The conversational podcast sees Andersson invite guests to share their amazing tales of resilience to help empower listeners facing their own personal battles. Across the […]

December 10, 2020

ITV Q3 revenues hit by pandemic

ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has published its Q3 trading update for the 9 months to September 30th. Total external revenue was down 16 per cent at £1.86 billion (€2.08bn). Total ITV Studios revenue was down 19 per cent at £902 million. Broadcast revenue was down 13 per cent at £1.27 billion with ITV total […]

November 12, 2020

Love Island reaches 20 territory with South Africa

ITV Studios’ reality format Love Island continues its global expansion and reaches its 20th territory. The dating show will be produced by Rapid Blue in South Africa, making this the 6th new commission for the format in 2020 alone. The first season of Love Island South Africa will be recorded in the country’s Western Cape […]

November 6, 2020

Love Island reaches Canada

ITV Studios’ reality hit Love Island has been commissioned by Quebecor Content in Canada for a French spoken version. Following recently announced commissions in Spain, Nigeria and Italy, this will be the 19th local adaptation of the reality dating format. In Canada, the show will be co-produced by Productions Déferlantes and Zone 3, in collaboration […]

October 26, 2020

Love Island USA on ITV2

ITV2 has announced that Love Island USA will be broadcast on the channel from September 7th. Starting next month, viewers will be able to follow season two of the US version of the international reality sensation, as a new cast of Islanders are welcomed to the content. This season, the singletons will be sequestered in […]

August 24, 2020