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ITV Studios Global Entertainment
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ITV Studios hires Argonon exec for non-scripted acquisitions
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has appointed Argonon’s Cecelie Olsen to its acquisitions team…
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ITV Studios taps Silver Reel exec for global acquisitions
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has hired Silver Reel Partners’ Bea Hegedus as VP…
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BBC explores The Awkward Age with Downton Abbey drama prodco
UK pubcaster the BBC has put a drama from Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films that’s…
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Show of the week: Cram
Cram tasks contestants with watching 45-second videos and then recalling details on subjects from dogs…
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ITV Studios back Piv Bernth drama studio
ITV Studios has bought a minority stake in the new drama production house of former…
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MIPCOM slates – ITV Studios & Endemol Shine
ITV Studios Global Entertainment ITV is bringing ten formats to Cannes, leading with popular dating…
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ITVSGE hands EMEA to Johnson
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has promoted Americas sales chief Greg Johnson control of the…
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TVNZ renews ITV deal despite output issues
New Zealand’s TVNZ has renewed its output deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) despite…
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ITV’s Gopal makes eOne sales switch
Dan Gopal is leaving ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) to become Entertainment One’s sales chief…
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Come Dine with Me returns to Spain
Spanish network Cuatro has ordered a local version of ITV Studios’ evergreen format Come Dine…
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Fremantle ups scripted buyer
FremantleMedia International (FMI) has promoted Rebecca Dundon to director of scripted acquisitions, and hired an…
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Seven renews ITV Studios first-look deal
Australia’s Network Seven has renewed its long-standing first-look programming deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment…
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Dalton’s ITV move sparks Endemol Shine rejig
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has rejigged its Central and Eastern Europe sales team following the…
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eOne hires DRG’s Hedges
Entertainment One Television has hired DRG acquisitions chief Noel Hedges for a senior post. Hedges…
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ITVSGE licences Graham Norton show in Latin America
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a deal to air new seasons of The Graham…
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ITV buys Line of Duty prodco
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired Line of Duty producer World Productions. World CEO Roger Charteris…
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Ex-ITV Studios exec joins DRG drama club
Former ITV Studios, Shine Group and Cineflix exec Dave Clarke has joined UK-based DRG to…
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Star China format gets new distributors after ITV deal ends
Star China format Sing My Song will now go out through Small World IFT and…
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ABC strikes off Doctor Blake
Australian pubcaster the ABC will end its popular medical-detective drama The Doctor Blake Mysteries with…
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Canuck net gets Cold Feet in ITVSGE bundle
Canadian specialty networks operator ZoomerMedia has acquired a package of ITV Studios Global Entertainment programming,…
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Meldal-Johnson to run global content at ITV Studios
Julie Meldal-Johnsen has been appointed director of global content and will oversee acquisitions and coproduction…
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ITV, AwesomenessTV create UK block
Details of the upcoming AwesomenessTV-themed block coming to UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 have been…
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BBC Worldwide poaches ITV sales exec
BBC Worldwide has hired Andre Renaud with the sales exec joining from ITV where he…
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New ITV drama boss unveils first slate
ITV’s new head of drama Polly Hill has ordered four new drama series for the…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: The Job Interview
Fixed-rig production specialist Simon Dickson is behind The Job Interview, a Channel 4 factual entertainment…
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RTL to Meet the Parents with ITVS Germany
ITV Studios Germany is producing a six-episode version of British format Meet the Parents for…
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ITV Choice crowns Victoria as UK debut scores
An international ITV network has acquired new period drama Victoria after its debut episode became…
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ITV orders daytime quiz, Fearless drama
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a 20x60mins daytime quiz show from Endemol Shine Group prodco…
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eOne hires ITV Studios EMEA sales exec
Entertainment One Television has hired ITV Studios distribution veteran Toby Melling, TBI has learned. Melling…
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ITV, AwesomenessTV create UK pact
UK broadcaster ITV and kids-focused YouTube channel operator AwesomenessTV have entered into a two-year content…