Business
ITV, BT ‘in talks over Champions League rights’
BT is entitled to sell the rights to a rival broadcaster
ITV
TVBEverywhere
ITV Hub reports 13 per cent YoY increase in 2019
Generated 500 million hours of viewer consumption in 2019
Business
Sky, BritBox deal “highly unlikely”
Sky said the platform would not offer significant additional value for its customers
TVBEverywhere
Sky exec calls for broadcast regulation overhaul
"Commercial public service broadcasters do seem a bit of an anachronism"
Production & Post
MediaCityUK prepares to host first debate of the general election
Live debate to take place in dock10's studios
TVBEverywhere
ITV travels to Planet V with new addressable advertising platform
Will launch in February
TVBEverywhere
UK broadcasters compete for Champions League rights
UEFA could reveal winners by the end of today
Business
ITV confirms South Bank studios sale
Former London Studios site sold to Mitsubishi Estate London
TVBEverywhere
BritBox: “Nowhere else will you find as much great British TV and film”
BritBox execs talk to TVBEurope about today's launch
TVBEverywhere
Rugby final was “most watched TV moment of 2019”
79 per cent of TV viewers on Saturday morning were watching the match
TVBEverywhere
ITV Hub reaches 30 million registered users
Beats ITV's previous target for the platform
TVBEverywhere
O2 launches “world’s first” live ad using 5G
Broadcast during ITV's Rugby World Cup coverage
Production & Post
Anna Valley provides ‘window on the world’ for ITV’s Rugby World Cup coverage
Studio combines live-action, augmented reality and mixed reality
Content
ITV launches Instagram news show The Rundown
New episodes launch daily to coincide with school closing times
Technology
ITV signs Landmark II deal with Imagine Communications
Deal extends Imagine’s longstanding relationship with the ITV
TVBEverywhere
ITV to open immersive attraction at Salford
Part of the Lowry's 'Watergardens' project
TVBEverywhere
House of Lords to meet Netflix and ITV representatives
Communications Committee will scrutinise Netflix's commitment to British programming
Technology
ITV, M2A Media renew Late & Live solution partnership
Will deploy Live Capture product for a further 12 months
Production & Post
Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow to be filmed at dock10
The series will update five classic formats
Production & Post
BBC Studioworks facilitates Love Island: Aftersun
Love Island companion show returns to Studioworks' Elstree operations and TV screens on 9th June
TVBEverywhere
ITV joins new social mobility initiative
Partnership with ScreenSkills designed to improve inclusivity in the TV industry
Data Centre
Netflix and Amazon streaming revenues “double those of UK broadcasters”
Streaming giants made £1.1bn in UK revenues last year
Content
FA Cup returns to FTA following new broadcast deal with BBC and ITV
BBC and ITV to share broadcast rights from 2021
Business
Netflix could buy a British production company
Sees itself existing alongside ITV and the BBC
Content
30 broadcasters saddle up for live Randox Health Grand National coverage
Includes airlines, cruise ships and troops watching oversees
Content
UK viewers want more women’s sport
52 per cent think the BBC should be doing more to encourage women in sport
TVBEverywhere
BritBox partnership ‘supports the whole PSB ecology’ says Hall
Both Lord Hall and ITV's Carolyn McCall have been setting out their vision for BritBox
TVBEverywhere
BBC and ITV confirm plans for new ‘transformational streaming service’
Set to launch in the second half of 2019
Business
BBC and ITV to launch ‘Netflix rival’
Expected to make classic British shows available to subscribers
TVBEverywhere
ITV ‘to unveil new SVoD later this month’
ITV could partner with BBC and Channel 4 to create a 'British Netflix'
Business
dock10 and ITV Studios extend contract
University Challenge and The Voice are among the programmes produced at dock10
Business
ITV could sell South Bank studios for £150 million
CEO Carolyn McCall confirmed plans to sell the site in 2018
TVBEverywhere
ITV announces 2019 idents project
Each week will feature an ident designed by a different artist
Business
“Window is closing” to launch a British Netflix warns ITV’s McCall
ITV CEO says UK broadcasters have little time left to act to turn the tide of the big US streamers
Features
Bringing a broadcasting icon back to life
David Conway, managing director, BBC Studioworks, looks back over the last 12 months at the iconic Television Centre
Business
ITV confirms plans to sell South Bank site
Broadcaster will not return to site after redevelopment
Technology
ITV partners with M2A Media for Late & Live solution
Broadcaster will employ Live Capture to create catch-up assets for live programmes
Production & Post
Technicolor recreates Victorian London for Vanity Fair
Company provided various post production processes for ITV's new adaptation
Technology
Accedo to test new AI project with ITV
Prototype will leverage the emotional triggers of viewers to deliver personalised cover art