Tag: ITV

ITV Chief Executive Carolyn McCall set out three key areas that the broadcaster will be focusing on in the future, including creating a scaled direct-to-consumer business, as it aims to be "more than TV."

Ian Griffiths is planning to retire from ITV, where he's serving as COO and group finance director, in the next 12 months.

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and network operator Arqiva have signed a new five-year agreement to accelerate Freeview’s transition to a "fully hybrid platform."

ITV’s pre-tax profits were down by 6 percent to £800 million ($1.1 billion) in 2017, as TV advertising revenue dipped 5 percent to £1.6 billion ($2.2 billion).

ITV has brought in Julian Ashworth, BT’s global director of policy strategy, to serve as director of group strategy and direct to consumer.

ITV has threatened to drop its flagship channel from the Virgin Media platform unless the cable operator agrees to pay up to £80 million ($106 million) a year for the service.

ITV has ordered the holiday special Al Murray’s Make Christmas Great Again from Avalon (Taskmaster, Not Going Out, Catastrophe).

ITV has commissioned Your Song, a music special from Syco Entertainment and Thames, which is part of FremantleMedia UK.

Total external revenue at ITV was down 3 percent to £1.46 billion ($1.9 billion) in the first half of the year, as advertising dipped.

ITV has formally appointed easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall as its new chief, succeeding Adam Crozier.