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ITV
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ITV to commission AVOD originals and eyes more BritBox coproductions
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has said the UK commercial broadcaster will start to commission original…
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BritBox North America chief Sriraman departs
BritBox president & CEO for North America Soumya Sriraman is leaving the BBC Studios and…
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BritBox ‘performing well’ as it ramps up originals drive and looks to international expansion
UK SVOD streamer BritBox is performing well as it prepares for the debut of its…
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BritBox launches on Freesat
ITV and BBC streaming joint venture service BritBox has launched on Freesat, the UK’s free…
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ITV sets 2030 net zero carbon goal
British pubcaster ITV has set a net zero carbon goal for 2030. The broadcaster said…
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ITV signs up InfoSum for data strategy
UK pubcaster ITV has announced a new partnership with identity infrastructure provider InfoSum to improve…
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BritBox partners to invest A$35m in Australian venture
UK commercial broadcaster ITV and BBC Studios (BBCS) are to inject more than A$35m (€21…
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ITV looking at ‘two waves’ of BritBox international rollout, Australia is top priority
UK SVOD JV BritBox’s planned launch in up to 25 countries will take place in…
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ITV seeks cost savings as COVID-19 delivers blow
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to seek further cost savings after seeing its Q2 and…
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BritBox announces international expansion in up to 25 countries
Streaming service BritBox – the joint venture of ITV and BBC Studios – will further…
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ITV Hub to ‘supersize’ content in Love Island-less summer
ITV’s catch-up platform ITV Hub will ‘supersize’ its content offering this summer, the broadcaster has…
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ITV furloughs 800 as ad revenues dip by 42%
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has revealed the immediate impact of the Covid-19 crisis on its…
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Boris Johnson coronavirus address becomes one of the UK’s most watched programmes ever
UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s address to the nation on March 23 was historic in…
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Pay TV future more likely for Six Nations after government rejects ‘A list’ appeal
The UK government has declined to place the Six Nations rugby tournament on a list…
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Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway attracts record numbers, becomes most-watched show of 2020 so far
A live audience-less iteration of ITV variety show Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway attracted…
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ITV lays out plans for coronavirus
British pubcaster ITV has announced its response to the coronavirus pandemic as the UK looks…
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Rugby World Cup breaks records with 857 million viewers
The 2019 Rugby World Cup has broken the record for the most-viewed rugby union tournament….
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Brexit and Coronavirus add to ITV uncertainty, ‘majority’ of BritBox free sign-ups converting to pay
UK commercial broadcaster ITV saw its revenues rise last year by 3% to £3.308 billion…
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BritBox announces Australian expansion, hits 1 million subs in US
ITV and BBC Studios UK-content streamer BritBox is to launch in Australia later this year….
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Six Nations could go to pay TV from 2022 in UK
Rugby Union’s Six Nations could move to pay TV from 2022 in the UK. According…
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ITV and BT Sport to simulcast Queensberry boxing
BT Sport and ITV have signed a rights sharing deal for Boxing bouts featuring fighters…
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EE to offer six months free BritBox to users
BT-owned mobile operator EE has announced a new distribution agreement with the ITV/BBC joint venture…
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Kantar appoints former ITV CEO Crozier as chairman
Data analytics firm Kantar has hired Adam Crozier as its non-executive chairman. Crozier is an…
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Home unions battle for FTA Six Nations in £300 million CVC deal
Private equity firm CVC’s £300 million deal to acquire a 15% stake in Rugby Union’s…
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Fite opens UK office, hires ITV’s Halabi as SVP of international business development
Combat sports platform Fite has announced the opening of a UK office. The UK represents…
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ITV poaches Channel 4’s Bala to helm data and AI division
British pubcaster ITV has appointed Sanjeevan Bala as its chief data and AI officer. Bala…
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BBC and ITV favourites to retain Six Nations
The BBC and ITV are set to retain the rights to rugby union’s Six Nations,…
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Harrison in as BritBox UK managing director
ITV and BBC streaming service BritBox has hired Will Harrison as its UK managing director….
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BT and ITV in talks over Champions League sublicensing
British pubcaster ITV is reportedly in talks with BT Sport over a sub-licencing deal for…
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ITV Hub hits 500 million hours viewed in 2019
In a sign of its continued growth, British PSB ITV has announced that viewing hours…