Premiership rugby stays on free-to-air TV in new two-year deal September 30, 2024 Premiership rugby will remain available to terrestrial TV viewers after the league extended its deal with ITV to show seven live matches per season. The two-year agreement ensures the Premiership Final will be shown live on ITV, which will also continue to broadcast a weekly highlights programme. “Premiership Rugby is thrilled to extend our relationship [...]
Ofcom launches review as online news overtakes TV for first time September 10, 2024 Ofcom’s annual study shows that 71 per cent of adults in the UK now get their news online, just pipping the 70 per cent that get it on the box.
Big Talk Studios: Bumper year for ITV-owned The Outlaws maker September 2, 2024 Revenue and profit both surged at Big Talk Studios, which helped make the likes of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, during 2023. The business, which was founded by Nira Park in 1994, led by CEO Kenton Allen since 2008 and acquired by ITV Studios in 2013, has reported a revenue of £35.7m for the 12 [...]
ITV snaps up majority stake in studio behind Sherlock and Men Behaving Badly July 25, 2024 ITV has snapped up a majority stake in the TV production company behind smash hit shows including Sherlock, Men Behaving Badly and Amazon Prime's The Devil's Hour.
ITV profit rises after ‘very successful’ period with Euro 2024 and Love Island July 25, 2024 ITV said its studios business, which has produced TV shows such as Mr Bates vs the Post Office, is expected to deliver record annual profit.
Behind the companies turning goals into gold at Euro 2024 July 17, 2024 England may have fallen at the final hurdle, but Ali Lyon says advertising agencies and broadcasters enjoyed a very fruitful tournament at Euro 2024 Adidas’s flagship advert for this year’s European Championships had all the raw ingredients to pluck on the archetypal England fan’s heartstrings effectively. In Jude Bellingham it had a protagonist who was [...]
‘Nothing like it’ – England’s Euro 2024 run gives UK broadcasters a much-needed boost July 15, 2024 The Euros may be over, but the tournament will have left a sweet taste in the mouth advertisers and broadcasters - unlike England fans.
Budget cuts see profit slashed at production firm behind BBC’s The Responder July 15, 2024 The Freemantle-backed production company behind programmes including Channel 4's Big Mood and The Responder for the BBC has seen its profit slashed in half amid "budgetary pressures" on UK television channels, according to newly-filed documents.
England Euros win over Netherlands was most watched broadcast of the year July 11, 2024 Sunday’s final against Spain could set a new record for the most watched British broadcast of all time.
Is England v Switzerland on BBC or ITV? How is it decided? Is the ITV curse real? July 6, 2024 The two main UK broadcasters split England games between them.