Media Management
Pixel Power delivers graphics automation for ITV brand refresh
All programme promos and idents are generated on Pixel Power systems, including automated trailer production, jointly developed with ITV as Project Phoenix
ITV
Business
Score draw: BBC, ITV to share Euro 2024 and 2028
The deal ensures that both tournaments will be shown on free-to-air television in the UK
Media Delivery
ITVX to launch in time for World Cup Final
Broadcaster is promising viewers will see a "new and improved product experience"
Live Production
ITV plans biggest OB in its history for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
All of the day’s programming from 6am to midnight will be simulcast on all of ITV’s main channel and five digital channels and hub...
Production & Post
Coronation Street becomes first continuing drama to use virtual production
The ITV series has employed virtual production for a special rooftop sequence set to air this week
Business
ITV collaborates with North West employers to grow next generation of technology talent
16-18 year olds will be invited into the broadcaster's offices to explore what a job in technology has to offer
Business
Sky, ITV, BT Sport, IMG under investigation over ‘anti-competitive behaviour’
The broadcasters are being investigated under Section 25 of the Competition Act, which allows the CMA to look into potential cartels
Media Delivery
Sky agrees deal with PSBs to make vital FIFA World Cup play-off free-to-air
The match between Wales and either Scotland or Ukraine will be available on Sky Sports as well as ITV, S4C and STV
Production & Post
ITV Content Services aims to preserve films for future generations with Prasad Corp agreement
Scanity produces digitisation for new feature films, film archive scanning for mass digitisation, short-form commercials, digital intermediate and new formats like 4K UHD
Media Delivery
DAZN agrees deals with European broadcasters to sublicense UEFA Women’s Champions League final
DAZN will make the final available in at least 10 separate language commentary feeds across its streaming service, DAZN's YouTube channel and the local...
Business
ITV begins moving all staff to White City
800 members of staff have moved into the Broadcast Centre at White City
Media Consumption
All eyes on Aintree: 30 broadcasters to air Grand National
Broadcasters including ITV in the UK, Racing TV, NENT, Polsat, Sony Pictures Network in India, and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will air the world's most...
Business
ITV ‘considering bid for Channel 4’
Reports suggest ITV is considering a bid for the broadcaster, which would lead to it controlling 70 per cent of the British TV advertising...
People
BritBox UK MD Will Harrison to step down
Responsibility for BritBox UK will now fall under the remit of Rufus Radcliffe, ITV managing director of streaming
People
Andrew Cosslett succeeds Peter Bazalgette as ITV chair
Will take over as chair of the broadcaster at the end of September
Business
ITV, BBC agree to continue funding YouView until 2024
YouView's shareholders have reached an agreement on the IPTV service's governance and funding arrangements
Media Delivery
ITV plans to launch new AVoD/SVoD platform, ITVX
Service will include content from BritBox, as well as 20 FAST channels at launch
Business
ITV agrees £500 million revolving credit facility linked to sustainability targets
Broadcaster will benefit from a lower interest rate if it delivers emissions reductions in line with its net zero roadmap
Business
How broadcasters are taking steps towards sustainability
TVBEurope hears from the signatories of The Content Climate Pledge about how they are implementing sustainable practises across their businesses
Media Management
ITV switches to AI-based segmentation with PFT cloud solution
Changes manual process from 15-20 minutes to 3 minutes automatically
Media Consumption
ITV connects with Virgin Media O2 on enhanced prominence, advertising
ITV’s live channels and the ITV Hub will also be made available through Virgin TV’s upcoming IPTV service
Production & Post
How NEP helped ITV’s Love Island create a long distance relationship in 2021
Robotic cameras were managed remotely from London using NEP Connect’s Anylive network, with the show's directors operating as if they were actually at the...
Production & Post
Broadcasters, streamers sign up for The Climate Content Pledge
The Climate Content Pledge has been convened by albert, the screen industry organisation for environmental sustainability
Business
ITV updates green targets ahead of Cop26
ITV said all of its suppliers with the highest environmental risk will be required to meet its best practice sustainability criteria by 2025
Business
ITV, Michael Grade ‘mulling bids’ for Channel 4
The former Channel 4 boss originally fought against the idea of privatising the channel, but changed his mind in 2015
Media Delivery
ITV Hub records best ever month
ITV Hub+, the ad-free subscription version of ITV Hub, also broke records
Media Management
ITV moves simulcast delivery to the cloud with AWS
ITV Hub has now moved a majority of its video processing and transport into the cloud
Live Production
ITV heads to the cloud for graphics from Singular.live
ITV Wales employed Data Streams as part of its coverage of the Welsh Assembly election
Business
BT ‘hopes to announce Sport deal by next quarter’
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall says broadcaster is not looking to buy BT Sport, but doesn't rule out a possible tie-up between the two
Business
McCall: ITV emerging from worst of the pandemic
Broadcaster said it had seen "the largest advertising revenues for the month of June for ITV in its history"
Media Management
All workflows lead to the cloud
TVBEurope talks to three experts about points of challenge and opportunity in media delivery
Media Consumption
Euro 2020 final scores biggest UK TV audience since 1997
Ratings peaked at almost 31 millions as England's men's team missed out on their first major trophy since 1966
Media Consumption
ITV becomes first UK broadcaster to launch shoppable TV
AI technology identifies and tags featured products during programmes and notifies viewers that products on-screen are available
Business
Whittingdale: Merging ITV and Channel 4 “an interesting possibility”
Minister in charge of the consultation on the future of Channel 4 was speaking to the DCMS Committee
Media Consumption
England v Scotland scores for ITV
Friday's match reached an audience of 18.4 million viewers - much more than the corresponding game at Euro 96 when there were 250 fewer...
Media Consumption
Sky, Channel 4 and ITV’s new advertising metric takes CFlight
New post-campaign online evaluation tool uses combined linear TV and broadcaster VoD (BVoD) data to show media buyers how popular their campaigns have been
Business
BBC, ITV beat the scrum for Six Nations broadcast rights
Men’s Guinness Six Nations, Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under- 20’s all set to stay on free-to-air TV
Live Production
dB Broadcast delivers new green machines for ITV Daytime
New fleet of satellite vehicles include, where possible, broadcast equipment repurposed from ITV's previous vehicles
Business
ITV warns of ‘radical changes’ needed if PSM system to continue
The broadcaster has laid out five areas where it says Ofcom and the government need to act in order to future-proof public service media