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ITV is to double down on its scripted ambitions in the U.S., searching for more talent deals that can bring it shows like Showtime's The Loudest Voice and TNT's Snowpiercer. However, the British broadcaster has reiterated that it has no plans to make any sizable acquisitions in the States to bolster its scripted…

Cara Delevingne is set to executive produce and host an all-female practical joke series from ITV America’s Sirens Media, for Quibi. In each episode of the as-yet untitled show, Delevingne and a band of female accomplices will wreak havoc, executing a new stunt or practical joke – ranging from the ridiculous to the…

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy-winning television executive Danielle Gervais has been promoted to executive vice president, casting and talent at ITV America. In her expanded role, Gervais will continue to oversee the unscripted industry's largest internal casting department, working across ITV America's entire portfolio…

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island exec producer Simon Thomas has been promoted at ITV America. Thomas, who was previously SVP, programming becomes Executive Vice President, Programming, West Coast at the U.S. production division of the British broadcaster. He recently exec produced reality dating series Love Island for CBS…

CBS has handed dating reality series Love Island a second season. The broadcaster is showing faith in the remake of the British entertainment format, which is hosted by Arielle Vandenberg. The show, which has aired five nights a week in an 8pm slot since July 9, ends its opening run on August 7. Contestants will…

ITV America is "cautiously optimistic" about its remake of Love Island for CBS as boss David George lifts the lid on the reality dating format as well as how he anticipates the forthcoming "streaming wars" will give unscripted a much-needed boost. CEO George admitted that there's a lot of pressure resting on Love Islan…

EXCLUSIVE: Kimmelot, the company formed by Jimmy Kimmel and Wheelhouse Group last year, has struck an unscripted production deal with ITV America. The company has set up its recently announced revamp of Crank Yankers for Comedy Central as its first show to be produced through the exclusive arrangement. The Jimmy Kimmel…

The cancellation of Duck Dynasty and American Grit has hit ITV America's bottom line with the U.S. production division of the British broadcaster suffering a 21% fall in revenue over the last twelve months. ITV America reported a drop in revenue from £310M ($412M) for 2017 to £245M in the twelve months to the end of…

Love Island is heading back to Australia for a second season and is in "active" pre-production in the U.S. as the reality entertainment format wowed buyers in Cannes this week. The ITV Studios format was one of the most talked about entertainment formats at Mipcom, helped largely by six of the international cast…

ITV America CEO David George has lifted the lid on his company's recently streamlined strategy, discussing how the production group is keeping Netflix's Queer Eye fresh, working with CBS to make Love Island a hit in the U.S. and finding his next non-scripted hit. George was promoted to the top job in January following…

ITV's problems with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) won't go away after the union threatened to protest at the company's annual general meeting next week. The union is supporting a group of employees and former employees, who claim that there is "systematic discrimination and harassment" against women and…

ITV America is doubling down on non-scripted projects for a slew of SVOD services as it emerged that the U.S. production arm of the British broadcaster is making a documentary series about the dark net for Netflix. The company revealed that it is producing Dark Web for the digital platform, a multi-part documentary…