World Productions, part of ITV Studios, has announced two senior appointments to further bolster its editorial team. Kathryn Shrubb joins as Head of Development, where she will lead World Productions’ strategy to bring diverse projects to life. An experienced story producer, Shrubb has developed and managed scripted slates across a number different production companies, including […]

BAFTA has announced the winners of the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises 2025 at a ceremony in London. Celebrating the best of television broadcast in 2024, the ceremony was hosted by Alan Cumming, with musical performances from Jessie J, Tom Grennan and Esther Abrami. Mr Loverman was the only programme to win two categories: […]

The 51st Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards celebrated outstanding achievements in television, streaming, and audio, with Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, and Rivals emerging as the night’s biggest winners. The event, held at The Everyman in Broadgate, brought together industry leaders, BPG members, and key figures from the UK […]

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) awarded their highest Awards accolade, the Outstanding Contribution to Writing Award, to Mr Bates vs The Post Office screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes and writer and WGGB Treasurer Gail Renard. The recipients received their awards at the Garden Museum in Lambeth on January 13th, presented by WGGB Chair Emma Reeves. […]

As 2024 comes to a close, audience data for the year to date reveals that ITV programmes have come out on top across a wide range of genres. Mr Bates vs The Post Office is 2024’s biggest drama, and I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! continues to claim the top spot as the UK’s […]

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 […]

Hyperoptic, the UK’s alternative full fibre broadband provider, has announced the appointment of Kathryn Bowden as the new Director of Regulation, Policy, Risk, and Compliance. With an impressive background spanning 15 years in the telecommunications sector, Kathryn will bolster the experience and expertise of the Hyperoptic team. Bowden’s career began at BT, where she contributed […]

ITV has commissioned Little Gem to produce new film, Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact [working title], which will reveal how the ITV drama series, also produced by Little Gem, has affected the lives of the subpostmasters it featured and provide an insight into the ongoing struggle for justice and financial redress. The […]

ITV Drama has reported its best start to the year for six years with the top four performing new original dramas in 2024 all coming exclusively from ITV. In the company’s first quarter (January – March 2024), across both ITVX and linear channels, ITV drama reached 44 million viewers which equates to more than 72 […]

ITVX recorded its best ever quarter between January 1st and March 31st with 896 million streams across the service – an increase of 12 per cent on Q1 2023. This follows January’s record-breaking month with 328 million streams, more than any other month on ITVX or previously on ITV Hub, and February was just behind […]