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ITV
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ITV cancels ‘The Jeremy Kyle Show’ after death of guest
ITV has cancelled its tabloid talkshow The Jeremy Kyle Show after a guest was found…
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ITV banking on targeted programmable advertising after tough Q1
ITV is “making good progress” on delivering its strategy after turning in a Q1 performance…
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ITV enters wrestling arena with AEW partnership
ITV has partnered with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) to air a major wrestling event on…
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ITV orders Duchy of Cornwall series from BBC Studios
ITV has commissioned Inside The Duchy from BBC Studios, a new series including exclusive interviews…
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Exclusive: ITV swoops for ‘The Masked Singer’
ITV has swooped for Fox’s hit format The Masked Singer, TBI understands. The UK broadcaster…
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Aftercare or afterthought?: Unpacking duty of care on youth-skewing formats
With TV’s biggest entertainment format facing backlash over its aftercare practices, do casting directors and…
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NBC inherits ‘Small Fortune’ remake
US broadcaster NBC has signed on to adapt Youngest Media’s Small Fortune competition series. The network has…
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ITV boss defends “different and distinctive” BritBox UK plans
ITV boss Carolyn McCall has defended the broadcaster’s SVOD tie-up with the BBC, BritBox UK,…
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Spun Gold TV reveals ‘Secrets of the Royal Babies’ for ITV
Spun Gold has been commissioned by ITV to produce an hour-long doc focused on royal…
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ITV responds to ‘Love Island’ backlash with bolstered aftercare
ITV has said it is extending its “support processes” for Love Island contestants following the suicide of 2017…
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UK parliament launches inquiry on the future of PSBs
The UK’s communications committee is launching a new inquiry that investigates whether there is a…
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ITV reports full-year growth driven by D2C offering
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has reported a total revenue of £3,211m in 2018, up by…
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BBC, ITV confirm plans for Netflix rival Britbox UK
The BBC and ITV expect to launch their joint SVOD service BritBox in the UK…
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ITV strikes deal with La Liga for free-to-air coverage
British broadcaster ITV has struck a deal with Spanish football league La Liga, to show…
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How ITV’s comedy controller is helping writers reach ‘hard to access’ broadcasters
ITV comedy controller Saskia Schuster made an open call in December for writers to visit…
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ITV’s Love Island heads to Belgium, the Netherlands & Poland
ITV Studios and Motion Content Group hit format Love Island will be adapted in Belgium…
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ITV launches consumer mag as part of ‘More Than TV’ strategy
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched a new consumer magazine as part of its ‘more…
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Hulu picks up ITV drama Butterfly
Hulu has picked up US rights to ITV mini-series Butterfly, which follows the story of…
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Acorn TV teams with DRG for Martin Clunes drama Manhunt
Acorn TV, the US streaming service specialising in British television, has struck a deal with…
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Canada’s CBC takes Fremantle mini-series Butterfly
Canadian national broadcaster CBC has acquired Butterfly, a mini-series the follows the story of an…
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ITV Studios drives revenue growth for broadcaster
ITV delivered 6% growth in revenues over the first nine months of the year, driven…
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Plimsoll hires former IWC exec Richard Klein for docs push
Yellowstone Live producer Plimsoll Productions has appointed former IWC and ITV exec Richard Klein as…
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ITV and Amazon’s Strangers heads to Asia
Fox Asia has picked up ITV and Amazon co-production Strangers from All3Media International. The channel…
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TBI Weekly: Could Endemol go back to Fox?
A new frontrunner to buy Endemol seems to emerge each week – is it all…
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ITV rules out Endemol Shine purchase
ITV has said that it will not make a bid for Endemol Shine, joining the…
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RTL and ITV strengthen advertising partnership
German and international broadcaster RTL and UK commercial broadcaster ITV are to strengthen and extend…
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ITV hires Britbox exec for SVOD push
ITV has hired Britbox exec Reemah Sakaan to push new SVOD plans for the company…
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Endemol Shine exec confirms sale is imminent
The sale of Endemol Shine Group is reaching its final stages, with a deal expected…
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ITV’s Carolyn McCall to deliver MIPCOM keynote
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall is set to deliver a keynote at MIPCOM, where she will…
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TBI Weekly: Virgin Media’s potential channel wipeout
This week, Virgin Media’s carriage disputes with content providers dominated the conversation in the TV…