Beat the Chasers, the newest member of the hugely popular The Chase family, rounded up a fantastic first season in the UK. The game show scored stellar ratings throughout the entire week and continued to outperform in its market share, easily winning the 9pm slot. Beat The Chasers averaged a consolidated 6.4 million viewers and a 25% market share across the week. This places it at a very impressive +68% on ITV’s weekday 9pm slot average volume (3.8 million viewers and a 17.0% market share), and … [Read more...] about Beat the Chasers beats all competition
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ITV Studios’ Blue-Chip Natural History specials picked up in major global markets
ITV Studios has unveiled a host of global sales for its stunning natural history one-off’s, India’s Wild Karnataka and Wild Tokyo. BBC America has opted to pick up both documentaries for its dedicated bluechip natural history strand “Wonderstruck”, with the two titles also being acquired by Bilibili and Huanxi Media in China and TVNZ in New Zealand. India’s Wild Karnataka, narrated by Sir David Attenborough and produced by Icon Films and Mudskipper, has also sold across Europe, as well as into … [Read more...] about ITV Studios’ Blue-Chip Natural History specials picked up in major global markets
Let Love Rule continues its success in the Netherlands
ITV Studios Netherlands' newest slow dating show Let Love Rule launched this January in the Netherlands on SBS6 and is outperforming the slot average each night in market share key demo. On average, the first six weeks achieved a +89.5% market share in the key demo compared to slot average. The last few weeks the format is showing a steady increase in key market share. Last Monday’s episode scored a market share of 11.5% in the key demo, which is the highest market share achieved during the … [Read more...] about Let Love Rule continues its success in the Netherlands
12 Yard appoints new Managing and Creative Director
12 Yard, part of ITV Studios, has announced that Michael Mannes has been appointed Managing Director, while Liz Gaskell is to take up the role of Creative Director, forming a new management team at the label following the departure of Andy Culpin to 110% Content. Together they have over 25 years of experience at 12 Yard, Mannes having joined in 2005, while Gaskell has spent 13 years there during two separate stints. They will lead the label – which has offices in London and Glasgow … [Read more...] about 12 Yard appoints new Managing and Creative Director
ITV Studios to launch landmark natural history series
ITV Studios announced it is the international distribution partner to Plimsoll Productions’ ambitious and innovative new natural history series, A Year on Planet Earth (6 x 60’ international version) for ITV. A Year on Planet Earth is from a highly specialised and multi award-winning blue-chip natural history team, comprising Tom Hugh-Jones, (Planet Earth II), Andrew Jackson (Frozen Planet, Deadly 60) and Dr Martha Holmes (Blue Planet, Life in the Freezer). A unique … [Read more...] about ITV Studios to launch landmark natural history series
ITV Studios appoints new Managing Director International Studios
ITV Studios announced the appointment of Lisa Perrin, as the new Managing Director of its International production business. Lisa joins the company from Endemol Shine Group (ESG) where she held the position of CEO Creative Networks. Reporting directly to Julian Bellamy, Managing Director ITV Studios, Lisa will be part of the senior management team, overseeing the day to day running of ITV Studios’ leading production labels outside the UK and US, developing business strategy and … [Read more...] about ITV Studios appoints new Managing Director International Studios