Business
ITV’s McCall “not considering” BBC director general job
Current DG due to step down in the summer
ITV
TVBEverywhere
BritBox heads Down Under
BBC and ITV continue to evaluate opportunities for additional territory launches
Business
Could this be the last Six Nations on free-to-air TV?
Sky is reportedly planning to outbid current holders BBC and ITV
Data Centre
O2: 5G-enabled sports experiences will provide major boost to entertainment industry
Telco working with ITV to explore impact of connected HD cameras on higher-capacity networks
Production & Post
Saturday Night Takeway stays in with BBC Studioworks
Show moves to TC1 for its 16th series
TVBEverywhere
Sky urges Ofcom action against ITV, Channel 5
Current PSB model "no longer fit for purpose" says Sky
Business
ITV, BT ‘in talks over Champions League rights’
BT is entitled to sell the rights to a rival broadcaster
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
Media Consumption
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
Media Consumption
ITV to show three live La Liga matches
Negotiations between La Liga and ITV are ongoing
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