Global, the Media and Entertainment group, has appointed Simon Pitts as the next Group Chief Executive of the company from Q1 2025, replacing Stephen Miron, who announced recently he was stepping down as Group Chief Executive after 16 years at the helm to become Global’s Chairman. Pitts joins Global from STV, where he has been […]

ITV has revealed the five companies that have been matched with one of the broadcaster’s commissioners and given funding to pitch to a brief, as part of Amplify: The Regions – a new development initiative being piloted by ITV in the nations and regions. The five companies are: Afro-Mic Productions, Blazing Griffin, Bowled Over, Drummer […]

South Shore and Bone Soup have been commissioned to produce a new Tom Kerridge fronted series for ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player. Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain sees the Michelin-starred chef embarking on a road trip in a remodelled 1950’s food truck. From Cornish fisherman to Scottish fruit farmers, he calls in on producers to […]

ITV has sold its entire 50 per cent interest in digital subscription streaming service BritBox International to its joint venture partner BBC Studios for a cash consideration of £255 million (€297.7m). The sale comes as ITV focuses its strategy on its own streaming service, ITVX, and its Studios division. The Board intends to return the […]

Figures from the UK children’s content industry, regulators, academics, policy makers and advocates for young people’s wellbeing came together today at the Children’s Media Summit 2024 on February 28th to try to find answers to the major issues faced by the children’s audience and the industry in these rapidly changing times. Organised by the Children’s […]

ITV has detailed a corporate brand refresh, which it says reinforced its three strategic pillars of expanding Studios, supercharging streaming and optimising broadcast. The refresh sees the overall Group Brand for ITV continue to evolve with new logo colours. As the company continues to deliver its strategic vision of being a leader in UK ad-funded […]

The Aintree Grand National is expected to have an earlier start time in 2024, following safety concerns surrounding the race. The Grand National is arguably the world’s most famous horse race, capturing the imagination of millions of bettors and casual viewers worldwide. It’s one of the main races where the bookmakers tout for custom with […]

ITV has commissioned UK-based Plimsoll Productions (Super/Natural, A Bug’s Life), an ITV Studios company internationally renowned for its hallmark natural history and factual entertainment content, to produce a new entertainment and wildlife crossover format SHARK! Celebrity Infested Waters. The show will see the expertise of ITV Entertainment combined with the natural history legacy of Plimsoll […]

BritBox, the ad-free subscription streaming service created by the BBC and ITV, has started a distribution partnership with Elisa Viihde offering BritBox’s ad-free subscription streaming service on platform, becoming the third platform in Finland to offer the service. BritBox offers Finnish customers thousands of hours of premium British content, including BritBox Originals such as Irvine […]

The Voice UK will return to ITV1, STV, ITVX and STV Player later this year with three new coaches joining will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones and host Emma Willis on the hunt for a musical superstar. Grammy Award winner and internationally acclaimed artist LeAnn Rimes joins the coaching line up, and making The Voice UK history, Tom Fletcher […]