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ITV
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UK Media Bill passed in House of Lords, ushering in new rules for global streamers
The UK’s long-gestating Media Bill has taken one step closer to being passed into law,…
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UK’s ITV to cut 200 jobs as advertising downturn bites
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to cut 200 jobs as a consequence of the downturn…
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UK’s ITV extends Black history quizzer ‘Sorry I Didn’t Know’ into fifth season
The UK’s ITV has extended Sorry I Didn’t Know, the country’s first ever quizshow centred…
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ITV Studios revenue drops 16% due to Hollywood strikes
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has posted a Q1 revenue drop of 7%, down to £887m…
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ITV orders Double Jeopardy drama based on Ann Ming memoir
ITV has ordered an adaptation of Ann Ming’s memoir about the UK’s Double Jeopardy law,…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How crime & sport are slowing UK linear declines
The average linear viewing time in the UK has spent years in decline, but Omdia’s…
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Buyers in France & Germany snag remake rights for NRK’s ‘Cammo’
Nordic comedy Cammo could be set for remakes across Europe after format rights were struck…
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ITV extends ‘The 1% Club’ quiz format for two further seasons
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended quiz format The 1% Club for two further seasons….
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ITV profits drop 61% in 2023, cushioned by record ITVS revenues & digital growth
UK commercial broadcaster ITV saw pre-tax profits take a 61% nosedive over the past year,…
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BBC Studios buys ITV’s BritBox stake for $322m
BBC Studios (BBCS) is taking full ownership of streamer BritBox International, acquiring ITV’s 50% share…
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ITV & PBS extend ‘Professor T’ as Beta Film strikes deals
ITV in the UK and PBS in the US have extended Professor T into a…
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ITV orders ‘crossover’ format ‘Shark!’ from Plimsoll
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned an “entertainment and wildlife crossover format” that will see celebrities…
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UK’s BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 streamer Freely sets Q2 launch
Freely, the upcoming free TV service from Everyone TV, the organisation jointly owned by UK…
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Scripted round-up: PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US; ARTE boards ‘Douglas Is Cancelled’; Peacock to adapt ‘Long Bright River’
PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US PBS Masterpiece in the US has…
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TBI Weekly: Six shows to add to your acquisitions wishlist
We’re barely into 2024 and the Miami content markets are already bustling, with NATPE Global…
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ITV ups Iain Macleod to oversee soaps ‘Emmerdale’ & Coronation Street’
British broadcaster ITV and production and distribution arm ITV Studios has appointed Iain Macleod as…
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News round-up: WBD & ITVX bring back ‘Bean’; ITV returns ‘Stand Up Sketch Show’; UKTV extends ‘Special Ops’ series
WBD & ITVX bring back Bean Warner Bros. Discovery and ITVX have ordered a fourth…
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UKTV hires ITV’s Helen Perry to head up original drama
UKTV has hired ITV exec Helen Perry as head of drama to grow its original…
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ITV strikes FTA & streaming deal for Disney+ original ‘Extraordinary’ and FX’s ‘Under The Banner of Heaven’
Disney+ and FX originals Extraordinary and Under The Banner Of Heaven are both heading to…
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ITV creates brand-funded unit BE Studio to create ‘entirely new formats’
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched a new ad-funded entertainment unit to create entirely new…
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ITV Studios braces for FTA hit as demand declines, while ITV cuts $12m from 2023 content spend
ITV Studios (ITVS) expects revenues to grow by just 3% in 2023 – down from…
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UK’s ITV lands on South Shore for new horse racing docuseries
ITV1 and streamer ITVX are looking to replicate Netflix’s Drive To Survive success with an…
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BBC, ITV & UK scripted firms face probe over possible breach of freelance competition laws
UK broadcasters the BBC and ITV, along with several local scripted production companies, are under…
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News round up: ITV orders New Pictures drama; BBC visits the ‘Undertakers’; BBC Studios rejigs brands team
ITV orders New Pictures drama ITV in the UK has ordered scripted thriller Protection from…
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ITV ‘of course’ looking again at ‘great business’ All3Media, says Carolyn McCall
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has confirmed that the broadcaster is looking again at a potential…
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BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 to launch free TV streaming service called ‘Freely’ in 2024
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have backed the creation of Freely, a…
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ITV gives romance a second chance with reality spin-off ‘Love Island: All Stars’
UK comcaster ITV has commissioned an ‘all stars’ spin-off from the hit Love Island reality…
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ITV ad revenue “enormous”, no plans to cut spend as broadcaster seeks ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’ replacement
ITV has no plans to cut commissioning spend despite the current economic challenges facing the…
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ITV earnings down in H1 as ad revenues plummet, hopes for ITVX
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has experienced a tough first half to 2023 with ad revenues…
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UK’s ITV & Pact agree new streaming-focused trade terms
UK comcaster ITV and screen body Pact have agreed a new terms of trade deal…