Carolyn McCall


ITV hires Britbox exec for SVOD push

ITV has hired Britbox exec Reemah Sakaan to push new SVOD plans for the company in the UK. ITV CEO Carolyn McCall revealed the plans during the company’s Capital Markets Day in London earlier this week. Sakaan, who was previously SVP of creative and editorial for Britbox -a joint venture between the BBC, AMC and […]

ITV’s Carolyn McCall to deliver MIPCOM keynote

ITV CEO Carolyn McCall is set to deliver a keynote at MIPCOM, where she will touch on ITV’s plan to grow UK and global productions. The Media Mastermind keynote will be held on October 15 at 11:30am at the auditorium of the Palais des Festivals. Taking the MIPCOM stage for the first time since joining […]

ITV mulls SVOD plans as it aims to be ‘more than TV’

ITV has said that growing its direct-to-consumer business will be a “key focus” of its new strategy as the UK broadcaster aims to the “more than TV”. In its half year report, ITV indicated that it plans to make a bigger push into the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) space, claiming that UK consumers are “willing to […]

ITV Studios drives 5% revenue rise for ITV

ITV has released a trading update for Q1, revealing that its revenue has risen by 5%, driven by 11% growth in ITV Studios revenue and 41% in online revenue. ITV chief Carolyn McCall (pictured) revealed that total external revenue is up 5% at £772 million, up from £734 million at the same time last year. […]

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 […]

Studios investment brings 3% revenue drop to ITV

UK broadcaster ITV’s mid-year results show a 3% drop in revenue, which it partly attributes to ITV Studios’ investments. Total external revenue is down 3% at £1.46 billion from £1.5 billion recorded at the same time last year. While production wing ITV Studios’ total revenues grew 7% to £697 million, including currency benefits, adjusted EBITA […]

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, […]