Adam Crozier


ITV CEO focused on ‘strategic refresh’ as profits fall

ITV CEO Carolyn McCall is “very focused” on the UK broadcaster’s “strategic refresh”, as full-year 2017 profits fell. McCall (pictured) was bullish despite the numbers, saying there was “no doubt that ITV’s operational performance in 2017 in a challenging environment was strong”. Under McCall’s predecessor, Adam Crozier, ITV diversified away from its broadcast advertising business […]

STV names ITV online chief as CEO

Scotland’s STV has appointed ITV’s managing director of online, pay television, interactive and technology, Simon Pitts, as its next CEO. Pitts (pictured), who has worked at ITV for 17 years in various senior roles, is due to join the Scottish broadcaster’s board as chief executive on January 3, 2018. His appointment comes after STV’s current […]

EasyJet boss McCall named ITV CEO

The CEO of low-cost carrier EasyJet, Carolyn McCall, is to become chief executive of leading UK commercial broadcaster ITV. McCall emerged as frontrunner to succeed Adam Crozier earlier this month, and an announcement this morning confirmed her appointment. “In a very impressive field of high calibre candidates, Carolyn stood out for her track record in […]

EasyJet chief ‘favourite’ for ITV CEO job

EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall is likely to become CEO of UK broadcaster ITV, according to a report. The former chief executive of The Guardian Media Group chief has been interviewed along with former STV boss Rob Woodward and Paul Geddes of insurance company Direct Line. However, the Guardian claims McCall is in the driving seat, […]

ITV eyes retransmission fees as ad revenues fall

UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s revenues have dropped by 3% over the quarter, with ITV family net advertising revenues tumbling by 9%, but hopes changes to retransmission rules will help boost the coffers. In a trading update, ITV said it expected net advertising revenues to be down between 8% and 9% for the first half, in […]

Adam Crozier leaving ITV

ITV boss Adam Crozier is leaving after seven years, with Sir Peter Bazalgette, the UK broadcaster’s chairman, becoming interim executive chairman and finance chief Ian Griffiths becoming COO and finance director until a replacement is found. The ITV boss leaves at end-June. Bazalgette said this morning: “Adam has been talking to me and the board […]

ITV position set to worsen, say analysts

UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s performance looks set to worsen as a result of a Brexit-related economic slowdown and increased costs related to next year’s football World Cup, according to an analysis by Berenberg. According to analysts Sarah Simon and Alastair Reid, ITV is likely to face a continued deterioration in the media buyer outlook for […]

ITV ‘preps for end of Crozier era’

UK broadcaster ITV is preparing for life after CEO Adam Crozier, though TBI understands there is no imminent exit forthcoming. The commercial network has reportedly hired headhunters to search for “long-term options” to replace Crozier and group finance chief Ian Griffiths. Sky News, which broke the story over the weekend, reported that London-based consulting firm […]

ITV cutting jobs amid concern over Brexit

ITV is cutting about 120 staff in a cost-cutting drive, amid Brexit-driven uncertainty, with the job losses coming from all areas of the UK broadcaster’s business. The cuts will made across the board and shared proportionally across the business, meaning production and distribution arm ITV Studios will be affected. The UK-listed broadcaster gave notice of […]

The script for ITV Studios America

ITV Studios America wants to be the top indie drama studio in the US. In his first interview since taking charge, Philippe Maigret, the exec charged with making that happen, talks to Stewart Clarke ITV Studios America had three series on the air in 2015 and has 40 projects currently in development, but a year […]

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