Mammoth Screen, the ITV Studios indie behind critically-acclaimed shows including The Serpent, World On Fire and Endeavour has announced that Samantha McMillon is joining as Managing Director. McMillon will join from ITV Studios where she is currently Commercial Director for its in-house UK drama labels and will have a role across the development and production […]
UNICEF UK Ambassador Robbie Williams will sing his iconic ballad Angels in front of 60,000 fans at Soccer Aid for UNICEF on June 12th. The pop superstar will take to the London Stadium pitch at half-time of the world’s biggest celebrity football match to deliver the performance. It will also be a coming home party […]
Dougray Scott will return as troubled detective, Ray Lennox, in a second season of the original crime thriller, Crime, adapted from the best-selling novel by one of Scotland’s greatest ever writers, Irvine Welsh. Produced by Buccaneer Media and Off Grid Film and TV, and scripted by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh alongside long-standing screenwriting partner, Dean […]
BritBox UK and Virgin Media O2 have announced that Virgin TV customers can now access the BritBox app directly through their latest set top boxes. Virgin TV homes will now be able to access the best of British entertainment including the likes of Broadchurch, Downton Abbey, Vera, Only Fools and Horses and Love Island. BritBox […]
ITV has announced plans to reserve £80 million (€72.1m) of its content commissioning budget over the next three years to drive change towards racial equity and disability equity. Of this amount, at least £20 million will be reserved for content made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies. ITV has also created […]
Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the connected world with people-centred security, has announced that Alphazet Technologies has selected Verimatrix Streampeeper DRM to efficiently and securely deliver its iTV app. Featuring more than 90 TV channels, the interactive iTV app also offers films, TV series and cartoons – all available across numerous platforms. Alphazet set out to […]
ITV, STV and Livewire Pictures are partnering with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to stage a two hour fundraiser concert on March 29th raising money for the humanitarian appeal in Ukraine. Concert for Ukraine will bring together names from the world of music for a unique event spreading a message of hope and support, and […]
Will Harrison, Managing Director at BritBox UK, is set to depart the streaming service as ITV prepares to roll out ITVX. Harrison, who has been in the role since BritBox launched in 2019, will not be replaced, with the news coming a week after major shareholder ITV said it will be folding BritBox into new […]
ITV has announced that Laura Franses has been appointed into the important new role of Director of Content Partnerships, reporting to Media and Entertainment Content Director Rosemary Newell, and Managing Director of Streaming Rufus Radcliffe. Franse will lead the strategy of identifying and securing strategic content partnerships for ITVX, to support ITV’s ambitions to enhance […]
UK commercial PSB ITV has appointed Andrew Cosslett as its new Chair to succeed Sir Peter Bazalgette, who will step down after just over six years in the role and nine years on the Board. Cosslett will join the Board as an independent Non-executive Director and Chair Designate with effect from June 1st and will […]