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ITV Studios Global Entertainment
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ITV’s Crozier to keynote MIPCOM
Adam Crozier, the CEO of UK broadcaster ITV, will deliver a keynote speech at MIPCOM…
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ITV sets dramas with Nye, Bridge writer
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a crime series from the screenwriter behind The Bridge, a…
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Texas Rises to 4.1 million
US cable net History’s latest epic miniseries, Texas Rising, garnered 4.1 million viewers for its…
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Epic drama Rising
The story of History’s new historical miniseries, Texas Rising, which debuts this evening on Memorial Day,…
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ITV Studios to bring BBC’s 5 Star Reunion to market
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered a new Saturday night entertainment series, 5 Star Family…
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ITVSGE buys in Monumental Television
The sales arm of ITV Studios has acquired a minority stake in UK-based scripted indie Monumental…
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ITV to sell Discovery’s Animal Black Ops
ITV Studios has taken international rights to Animal Black Ops, the spin-off of the successful…
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ITV Studios to take MIPTV to 10,000 BC
ITV Studios Global Entertainment will launch reality format 10,000 BC at MIPTV next month. The…
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Liotta, Paxton, Joffe heading to Cannes
ITV Studios is bringing Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) and Bill Paxton (Titanic) to MIPTV to promote…
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ITV Encore buys Swedish drama
ITV Encore has acquired Swedish drama Jordskott for UK screens. The 10-part drama from Palladium…
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Hoho taps sales vet to replace Davies
UK children’s indie Hoho Entertainment has tapped a former Target Entertainment, Souther Star Entertainment and…
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ITV looks to international business for growth
Reporting strong full-year results this morning, UK broadcaster ITV said today revenue at its content…
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ITV bags first deal for Chinese format
ITV Studios has placed Chinese talent format Sing My Song with Vietnamese broadcaster VTV3. The…
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Turkey: imports and exports
Following this week’s Discop Istanbul event, TBI speaks to Turkey’s main distribution companies about how…
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Ovation gets a 60 Minute Makeover
US arts and culture channel Ovation has acquired UK lifestyle series 60 Minute Makeover. The…
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PBS, BBC in ‘ambitious’ factual partnership
Pubcasters from both sides of the Atlantic Sea have com together to coproduce a slate…
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Downton, Mr Selfridge enter Mongolia
ITV’s British period dramas Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge are headed into Mongolia following deals…
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TV Formats: Made in China
A decade ago China was considered the enemy of the international formats business, but today…
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CBC in ITV’s Shadows
Canada’s CBC has bought in ITV drama Chasing Shadows as local budget cuts force the…
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Netflix buys ITV Studios dramas for Europe
Netflix has acquired several drama series from ITV Studios Global Entertainment for its services in…
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Walker to take ITVSGE COO post
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has named its finance and operations director Duncan Walker as its…
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Buccieri leaves ITV Studios for A+E
Paul Buccieri is exiting ITV Studios America in order to become president of the A&E…
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NBCU confirms ex-ITV Studios exec hire
NBCUniversal has confirmed the hire of David Wilcox, the former ITV Studios Global Entertainment sales…
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Pair of channels call on Thunderbirds
MBC in the Middle East and Noga in Israel have acquired the CGI reboot of…
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British programme exports hit £1.3bn
The total value of UK television exports was £1.28 billion (US$2.1 billion) in the 2013/14…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Aquarius
Aquarius is the first project out of Tomorrow ITV Studios, the new joint-venture prodco ITV…
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ITV to float Lion Ark in Cannes
ITV Studios has picked up international rights to indie feature doc Lion Ark and will…
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ITV Studios picks up app-to-format Quiz Clash
ITV Studios has taken rights to the TV format based on the Quiz Clash mobile…
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ITV, WPP back new Avnet digital producer
UK broadcaster ITV and advertising giant WPP are the main investors in Indigenous Media, a…
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ITV makes Believe with digital prodco investment
UK broadcaster’s latest investment in the US is in digital producer Believe Entertainment Group. ITV…