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If you needed reminding why Britain’s biggest broadcasters are stacking their eggs in a BritBox-shaped basket, then look no further than ITV’s third-quarter earnings this week. Tucked away in a table was a figure not mentioned elsewhere in the press release: the revelation that ITV’s total viewing hours fell by 700M…

ITV is forecasting that revenue at its production arm, ITV Studios, will grow at least 5% in 2019 thanks to a bumper year in the U.S. where it has delivered shows including Love Island for CBS. In a third-quarter trading update on Tuesday, ITV said that ITV Studios’ total sales should increase to around £1.8BN…

The UK version of BritBox, which was recently unveiled by ITV and the BBC, could hook up with a slew of European broadcasters to co-produce high-end scripted content and may also end up co-producing with the likes of Netflix and Amazon. ITV CEO Carolyn McCall told Deadline that there are "all sorts of options" when it…

ITV Chief Executive Carolyn McCall said that buying Black Mirror and Big Brother producer Endemol Shine would have "made sense" but the "timing did not feel right". This comes after the British commercial broadcaster stepped out of the process to acquire the 21st Century Fox and Apollo-owned superindie. Earlier this…

ITV Chief Executive Carolyn McCall was always going to face the elephant in the room over its interest in Endemol Shine during the Royal Television Society's London conference. Especially as she was being interviewed on stage by former ESG President Tim Hincks. However, unsurprisingly McCall avoided revealing all when…

ITV Chief Executive Carolyn McCall is set to give a keynote address at Mipcom in October. The boss of the British commercial broadcaster will speak as part of the Cannes event's Media Mastermind line-up and will address delegates on Monday October 15 at 11:30am. The former Easyjet boss will outline ITV's new 'More…

As it prepares to welcome new CEO Carolyn McCall in January, ITV laid out its 2017 first-half earnings on Wednesday with revenue declines it said were in line with expectations. For the six months ended June 30, revenues were down 3% to £1.46B ($1.9B) while adjusted EBITDA dipped 8% to £403M ($525M) and pre-tax profit…

ITV has hired EasyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall as its new CEO, marking the first time a woman has ever held the role at the UK commercial broadcaster. She'll replace Adam Crozier, who left the company at the end of June. McCall has been chief exec at budget airline EasyJet for the last seven years. Prior to…