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ITV: The 1% Club biggest original game show in a decade

ITV has reported that The 1% Club has become the biggest game show on UK television over 2023 and to date with its current series averaging 5.8 million viewers in consolidated figures. The show’s ratings success also makes it ITV’s biggest original game show in a decade. Hosted by Lee Mack, the show, which last […]

April 16, 2024

ITV, Argos expand Coronation Street sponsorship

ITV and Argos have confirmed the renewal of the retailer’s Coronation Street headline sponsorship deal. In addition, a new Sainsbury’s and Argos store facade is being added to the show’s famous cobbles. After three years of engaging sponsorship, the retailer is both continuing its deal with the celebrated soap opera for an additional two years […]

April 16, 2024

Ant & Dec finale pulls 5.3m peak audience

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway final peaked with 5.3 million viewers on ITV1 on April 13th, bringing the final series (for now) to a close with a two-hour special. This contributed to ITV1 having the biggest share of viewing across any channel on the day. The final episode averaged 4.6 million viewers with a 34 […]

April 15, 2024

Strong start to 2024 for ITV Drama

ITV Drama has reported its best start to the year for six years with the top four performing new original dramas in 2024 all coming exclusively from ITV. In the company’s first quarter (January – March 2024), across both ITVX and linear channels, ITV drama reached 44 million viewers which equates to more than 72 […]

April 12, 2024

Why terrestrial coverage is crucial for horse racing

Horse racing is a sport that some would argue is in decline, as it has struggled to attract new fans into the sport. Others would suggest otherwise, citing that the sport continues to flourish, with millions tuning in each year to big events such as the Cheltenham Festival, Derby and Grand National. One thing is […]

April 10, 2024

AMC Stories, AMC Reality on ITVX

AMC Networks International UK (AMCNI UK) has announced the launch of two new streaming collections on ITVX, the AVoD streaming service operated by ITV. AMC Stories and AMC Reality will each have a dedicated area on the ITVX platform and include more than 1,100 hours of content. AMC Stories is a catalogue of celebrated and […]

April 9, 2024

Record quarter for ITVX

ITVX recorded its best ever quarter between January 1st and March 31st with 896 million streams across the service – an increase of 12 per cent on Q1 2023. This follows January’s record-breaking month with 328 million streams, more than any other month on ITVX or previously on ITV Hub, and February was just behind […]

April 2, 2024

Will Stephen Mulhern become one of the UK’s greatest presenters?

Stephen Mulhern got arguably the biggest deal of his career recently when he was asked to take over as host on Deal or No Deal. The rebooted game show is now on ITV, with the 46-year-old taking the reins from British television legend Noel Edmonds. Mulhern has become a household favourite over the last decade, […]

April 2, 2024

ITV announces Studio Sessions series

ITV has announced a new music show, ITV Studio Sessions, in partnership with Priority from O2 and Lifted Entertainment, part of ITV Studios. ITV Studio Sessions aims to champion top talent and exciting emerging artists from the UK. Each episode of the six-part series will deliver an immersive, intimate experience, all led by broadcaster, podcast […]

April 2, 2024

New roles for Harrison and de Pomerai at DPP

The DPP, the international network for media and technology, has transferred the role of CEO from Mark Harrison to Rowan de Pomerai, with Mark Harrison now taking the role of Founder and Chief Content Officer. Rowan de Pomerai has been the DPP’s CTO since 2018, working with Mark and COO Kelvin Jones to shape the […]

April 2, 2024