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…

Newly appointed ITV America CEO David George has set his senior executive team, naming Adam Sher president and David Eilenberg Chief Creative Officer. Both report to George. Additionally, Heath Banks and Danielle Bibbo have been elevated to EVPs. Sher, who previously was Chief Creative Officer at ITV America, will now…

Brent Montgomery has revealed full details of his post-ITV America venture, launching a dual coast media company, Wheelhouse Entertainment, and its first production division, Spoke Studios. This comes after Montgomery stepped down as Chief Executive of the U.S. division of the British broadcaster and studio last week…

Updated: David George internal email.  Brent Montgomery is to step down as Chief Executive of ITV America to launch his own production company – three and a half years after the British broadcaster paid $360M to buy his Pawn Stars production company Leftfield and two years after handing him the top U.S…

British commercial broadcaster ITV heralded "strong growth" at its ITV America production business and U.S streaming service Britbox after posting third quarter financial results in line with market expectations. The broadcaster, which airs shows including The X Factor and The Voice, managed to slow the decline in…

Literary manager and producer Sharlene Martin and her Martin Literary & Media Management are teaming with ITV America, signing an exclusive overall deal with the studio. The pact sets development for unscripted projects based on the literary works of Martin's clients, including The New York Times bestselling authors…

The WGA East is accusing ITV America of employing the tactics of right-wing union-busters in the union’s ongoing attempts to get the company to negotiate a fair contract for writers/producers employed on reality TV shows such as Pawn Stars, Counting Cars and Tiny House Nation. The guild says that the main roadblock to…