ITV Studios continues to strengthen its global scripted production base as it increases its stake in Monumental Television from 26% to a 51% majority in the UK production company. The agreement will see the label, founded by Oscar nominated film producers Alison Owen and Debra Hayward, become a more integral part of ITV Studios. ITV Studios Global Entertainment has held a minority stake in the company since its launch in 2015, and ITVS GE will continue distributing television … [Read more...] about ITV Studios strengthens global scripted production base
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Award-winning producer to join ITV Studios
Acclaimed and award-wining producer Patrick Spence is to join ITV Studios. Spence is the executive producer behind a raft of stand-out dramas from Fortitude for Sky Atlantic; Marvellous, The A Word, Five Minutes of Heaven and Silent Witness for the BBC; the upcoming Adult Material for C4 and The Eddy for Netflix. Spence will set up and run a new scripted Studio which will see him develop and produce premium drama for the UK and international market and attract talent, both in front of and … [Read more...] about Award-winning producer to join ITV Studios
ITV’s Carolyn McCall joins MIPCOM 2018 keynote line-up
PARIS – MIPCOM has announced that Carolyn McCall, CEO of ITV, will be joining the MIPCOM 2018 Media Mastermind Keynote line-up. She will address delegates in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals on Monday 15 October at 11.30am. The world’s entertainment content market, MIPCOM takes place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 18 October. ITV Studios is a leading creative force in global content production and distribution both as a leading unscripted producer and a thriving drama … [Read more...] about ITV’s Carolyn McCall joins MIPCOM 2018 keynote line-up
ITV Studios secures European deals for hit formats
LONDON – ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has secured two brand new Central and Eastern European territories for its hit format Four Weddings, together with recommissions in the region for two of its other biggest shows, Hell’s Kitchen and The Chase. Four Weddings, which follows four different brides as they each judge each other’s big day, will launch on Polsat in Poland (10x60) and in Croatia on RTL (30x60), with the number of countries the format has reached now over … [Read more...] about ITV Studios secures European deals for hit formats
ITV’s “Love Island” commissioned in three new countries
ITV Studios’ award-winning and record-breaking format Love Island has been commissioned in Denmark, Finland and Norway, raising the number of countries the show is currently being produced in to seven. TV3 has ordered the show in both Denmark and Norway, while MTV3 has commissioned it in Finland. ITV’s local production labels, United Productions, ITVS Norway and ITVS Finland, will all produce the show in their respective territories. All three series will air in 2018, … [Read more...] about ITV’s “Love Island” commissioned in three new countries
ITV Studios acquires Felix
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has announced that it has acquired the international rights to the brand new Movistar+ drama, Felix. An original production by Movistar+, the romantic thriller is directed by Cesc Gay (Truman, Krampack, In the City) and is due to air in 2018, with ITVS GE taking it to the global market outside of Spain. Filmed on location in Andorra, Madrid and Barcelona, Felix takes place over ten days, where nothing is what it seems and where everything becomes … [Read more...] about ITV Studios acquires Felix