Deadline: Kevin Lygo Says John Torode Remained On ITV After ‘MasterChef’ Scandal Because “It Was A Bit Much For Us To Jump On The Bandwagon”

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After the MasterChef scandal which saw the sacking of presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode, Torode’s Weekend Kitchen series remained on ITV.

Advanced Television: ITV to broadcast Lloyds Tour of Britain Men

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Cycling fans can watch free-to-air live coverage of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race, the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men, on ITV.

Advanced Television: Mortimer stepping down at ITV

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ITV’s Director of Reality and Acquisitions, Paul Mortimer, has decided to step down from his role at the end of the year, after 13 years with the broadcaster. 

Deadline: ‘Good Morning Britain’ U.S. Correspondent Noel Phillips To Exit Amid Job Cuts

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Good Morning Britain journalist Noel Phillips is expected to leave the breakfast show after more than four years amid sweeping redundancies across ITV‘s daytime brands.

Advanced Television: 12.2m watch Lionesses’ Euro 2025 victory on BBC

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A peak live audience of 12.2 million watched England’s historic back-to-back Women’s Euro final on July 27th across all BBC platforms, making it the most watched television moment of 2025 across all TV broadcasters.

Advanced Television: BBC, ITV to share FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027

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As England’s Lionesses celebrated their Euro 2025 victory, beating Spain on penalties in the most-watched TV moment of the year so far, BBC Sport and ITV have announced that they’ve secured the joint rights to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil, ensuring that the biggest tournament in women’s football remains free-to-air for UK audiences.

Variety: ITV Half Yearly Profits Drop 31% Despite Studios Gains, Digital Growth

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U.K. media giant ITV posted a 31% drop in group adjusted EBITA (Earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization) for the first half of 2025, coming in at £146 million, down from £213 million a year earlier.

Advanced Television: Sky, ITV extend content and platform partnership

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Sky and ITV have announced an extension of their partnership, which will see ITV’s content and services remain available across all Sky TV platforms in the UK.

Advanced Television: Byker Grove on ITVX, STV Player

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Nearly two decades after its final episode, Byker Grove has returned to UK screens – with classic episodes available to stream for free on STV Player and ITVX.

Variety: Disney and ITV Strike ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Deal to Share Select Content Across Streaming Platforms

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Disney and U.K. network ITV have signed a pact billed as a “first-of-its-kind initiative” that will see them share a curated selection of content across their streaming services.

Advanced Television: ITV, Guinness bring audio descriptive commentary to Euro 2025

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ITV, in partnership with Guinness, is bringing live audio description commentary to its coverage of matches during UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.

Variety: U.K. Government Formally Rejects Streaming Levy, Doubles Down on Mixed Production Ecology

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The U.K. government has firmly rejected calls for a 5% levy on streaming platforms and mandatory IP retention rules, instead emphasizing the benefits of a “mixed ecology” that welcomes both international investment and local production in its formal response to parliamentary recommendations on British film and high-end television.

The Sun: Skint ITV finds This Morning & Loose Women a budget new home in ‘far cry from plush life stars are used to’

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ITV Daytime has found a budget new home after it was savaged by cuts.

C21 Media: BBC Studios Productions launches reality label, hires ITV’s Peter Tierney to lead

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BBC Studios Productions in the UK is launching a development label specialising in reality shows and has hired ITV’s commissioning editor of reality Peter Tierney to lead it.

Advanced Television: ITV unveils new commercial innovations

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During the ITV Showcase in Manchester on June 12th, the broadcaster unveiled three new commercial innovations.

Express: ITV axes huge breakfast TV show segment in brutal new cost-cutting

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Andi Peters and Jeff Brazier will reportedly no longer be sent abroad as ITV have been forced to cut their all-expenses-paid lavish trips.

Advanced Television: ITV Quiz channel goes live

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ITV has announced the launch of its new quiz channel – ITV Quiz – a dedicated destination bringing viewers non-stop brain-teasing entertainment from 9am to 1am every day.

At launch, ITV Quiz offers a slate of celebrated programmes and formats such as Tipping Point, Wheel of Fortune, Tenable, Deal or No Deal, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Lingo.

The channel is available now on Freeview channel 28, Freely channel 22, YouView channel 28, Freesat channel 119, Sky Q channel 131, Sky Glass channel 125, Virgin TV channel 119 and streaming via ITVX.

“Whether it’s trivia games, picture games, parlour games, general knowledge or simply luck and chance, ITV Quiz has something for everyone from the devoted trivia buff to the casual quizzer,” said a statement from ITV, which also noted: “In the last year, 43 million viewers have watched a quiz show on ITV channels – which is 69 per cent of the population. Quiz shows have [also] amassed a colossal 185 million streams on ITVX in the last year.”

ITV Quiz replaces the retired ITVBe reality channel.

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Hollywood Reporter: Banijay Has No Immediate Plans to Buy ITV Studios as CEO Talks Consolidation at SXSW London

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Advanced Television: ITV draws biggest Sunday audience of 2025

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ITV has reported its biggest Sunday audience of 2025.

Sport Business: Disney need to sublet The Uefa Women’s Champions League to European Broadcasting Union

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''The Uefa Women’s Champions League will be streamed across Europe to Disney+ subscribers during the 2025-30 cycle, while a European Broadcasting Union deal will ensure a level of free-to-air exposure, SportBusiness understands.''