ITV has reported that group revenue for the nine months to September 30th 2024 was down 8 per cent at £2.74 billion (€3.29bn) with growth in total advertising revenue (TAR) offset by the decline in ITV Studios revenue. Group external revenue was down 8 per cent at £2.32 billion. Carolyn McCall, ITV Chief Executive, commented: […]
LFP Media and ITV have announced a deal that will see ITV broadcast the weekly Ligue 1 McDonald’s highlights magazine show in the UK during the current 2024/25 season. ITV will broadcast the magazine show compiling all the key highlights from the previous weekend of France’s top flight football league. The first programme will be […]
ITV has announced that Mcfly’s 21st Birthday Party, produced by Gold Dust Films, is set to air on ITV1, ITVX and STV Player later this year. Recorded at The O2 during the band’s 21st birthday concert, the show took fans on a journey through McFly’s history from their breakthrough hit Five Colours in Her Hair […]
ITV Studios has announced that its globally successful dating format My Mum, Your Dad has been commissioned by Globoplay in Brazil. Produced locally by Formata the Brazilian edition will be the third new international market this year to bring the heartwarming show to viewers. Production is already underway and the series is set to launch on […]
ITV has announced that it will air The Girls Aloud Show: Live at The O2 – recorded in London during the band’s sell-out arena tour earlier this year which saw them play to over 300,000 people. The show will feature concert highlights plus behind-the-scenes footage when it airs as a one hour special later this […]
ITV has acquired Welcome to Chippendales and Culprits from Disney Entertainment. Both series will be available to stream for free on ITVX later this year. Welcome to Chippendales tells the true story of Somen Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest male-stripping empire – and let nothing stand in […]
ITV’s research titled Hey Hunni: the ultimate guide to Hun Culture has explored the phenomenon of Hun Culture using semiotic, qualitative and comms planning techniques and identifies the audience opportunities for brands. Hun Culture is a form of entertainment that centres around the persona of ‘hun’, a frivolous, camp and deeply relatable personality that is […]
ITV has acquired three series from Sony Pictures Television to stream on ITVX – British legal thriller The Killing Kind starring Colin Morgan and Emma Appleton; 1960s-set period drama Pan Am set at the dawn of the jet age and starring Christina Ricci, Margot Robbie and Michael Mosely; and animated comedy Universal Basic Guys from Adam and […]
ITV has launched its new consumer-facing affiliate marketing brand, ITV Kerching – a browser extension which aims to simplify the process of finding discount codes across hundreds of online retailers. Available from the ITVX website and mobile app, ITV Kerching uses tech company Kindred’s technology to search for discount codes from retailers to help consumers […]
Dolby Laboratories has unveiled a new range of cloud video products and solutions supporting real-time interactive streaming at IBC. This comes on the heels of Dolby’s recent acquisition of THEO Technologies, a provider of video streaming tools embraced by a number of leading sports, media, and entertainment companies worldwide. Together, Dolby and THEO’s products and […]