Kaia Gerber, Austin Butler, and Karlie Kloss were spotted out for dinner over the weekend and they definitely had something in common to talk about: attending the Eras Tour!
27.07.2023 - 06:27 / deadline.com
Half-year earnings at UK’s largest commercial network, ITV, fell more than 50%, its latest interim financials show.
Group adjusted EBITA was down 52% at £152M ($197M) for the six months to June 30 — a result the broadcaster expected as the global advertising market continues to suffer. Last year the figure was £318M. Earnings per share were down 62%.
Revenues at ITV’s Media & Entertainment segment was down 9% at £964M but strong performances from production and sales wing ITV Studios (£1B) and the digital division (£218M), which houses streamer ITVX, meant total external revenues came in at £1.64B, down just 2% on the same six months in 2022.
ITV Studios already has 89% of committed revenues for the full year, in line with last year, with new and returnable programs lined up.
ITV said ITVX, which replaced ITV Hub in November last year, was “attracting increased users, who are watching more and staying for longer” compared with its predecessor. Monthly active users were up 29% to 12.5 million and total streaming hours increased 33% to 737 million. Digital ad platform Planet V helped H1 digital ad revenue to hit £179M.
The network said ITVX’s performance gave it confidence it would deliver “at least” £750M in digital revenues by 2026.
“The continued momentum behind ITV’s strategic transformation delivered strong growth in Studios and Digital revenues in the first half of the year, largely offsetting the expected weakness in the UK advertising market — with total revenue declining just 1% in H1, even in a very tough advertising market,” said ITV CEO Carolyn McCall.
“ITV Studios increased revenue by 8%, reaching £1 billion in H1 for the first time with strong and growing global demand for ITV’s content.
“ITVX drove an
Kaia Gerber, Austin Butler, and Karlie Kloss were spotted out for dinner over the weekend and they definitely had something in common to talk about: attending the Eras Tour!
Austin Butler made a special stop during a recent trip to Malibu.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director With the long “Elvis” awards season behind him, Austin Butler is gearing up for two major upcoming releases: Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part 2” and the Apple TV+ miniseries “Masters of the Air.” The latter comes from executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and serves as the third installment in their long-running World War II saga that also includes the acclaimed “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” In a recent interview with The Times of London, Butler revealed that he nabbed a starring role in “Masters of the Air” after Hanks grew concerned about his mental health on “Elvis.” According to Butler, Hanks told him: “You have immersed yourself so deeply in ‘Elvis’ that, for your mental health, it would be wise to go straight into something else. If you just jump off the train, you might have emotional whiplash… and, you know, I’ve got this thing I’m producing.'” Butler said “Elvis” forced him “to go to the very edge of what is possible, and not every experience will be like that.
Elvis co-star Tom Hanks to save him from “emotional whiplash”.The actor, who received an Oscar nomination for his performance as Elvis Presley in the biopic, said Hanks expressed concern after he was consumed “so deeply” by the role for two years.Hanks’ concern led him to offer Butler a part in upcoming Apple TV+ series Masters Of The Air, which he’s co-producing with Steven Spielberg, to help him detach from Elvis.Speaking to The Sunday Times, Butler said that Hanks told him: “[Hanks] said, ‘You have immersed yourself so deeply in Elvis that, for your mental health, it would be wise to go straight into something else. If you just jump off the train, you might have emotional whiplash…“And, you know,’ Hanks continued.
Austin Butler is opening up about the sage advice Tom Hanks gave to him.
Austin Butler is opening up about some valuable career advice he received from “Elvis” co-star Tom Hanks — and how it wound up landing him his next job.
Austin Butler has shared the key piece of advice he received from Tom Hanks, his co-star in last year’s hit biopic Elvis.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hybe, the Korean music and entertainment firm, achieved record revenues in the first half of the year as album sales climbed and live performances took off. This was achieved despite the hiatus being forced on BTS, the company’s most famous K-pop act, by its band members’ military enlistment. On Tuesday, Suga, who had his first solo music tour earlier this year, became the third member of BTS to begin his compulsory military service.
RTL Group, the owner of American Idol outfit Fremantle, has downgraded its full-year financial expectations following a tricky six months during which group profit tumbled by more than 50%, although Fremantle revenues grew slightly.
Naman Ramachandran Revenues at Bertelsmann’s Luxembourg-based RTL Group, a media giant which owns Fremantle, slid 5.1% to €3.1 billion ($3.4 billion) for the first half of 2023, financial results released on Tuesday have revealed. Adjusted EBITA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Amortization) was down to down to €250 million compared to €501 million during the same period in 2022 and group profit was at €132 million, more than 50% down €304 million in 2022. The company attributes this to “challenging TV advertising markets, in particular in Germany.” RTL group’s TV advertising revenue declined 12.5% to €1.18 billion (H1/2022: €1.35 billion).
Austin Butler and David Beckham earned their Good Samaritan badge over the weekend and showed off their muscles in the process.
David Beckham and Austin Butler are A-list celebrities – but they’re still willing to get their hands dirty when it comes to acts of kindness.
David Beckham and Austin Butler teamed up to help out some drivers. On Sunday, Victoria Beckham shared a video of her husband working with their son, Cruz Beckham, and Butler to hold a tree out of the way of drivers in Canada.
David Beckham and Austin Butler randomly teamed up to help remove a tree from the road in Muskoka, Canada over the weekend.
Austin Butler landed a Best Actor nomination at the 2023 Oscars for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis. However, he wasn’t guaranteed the role.
It’s a very big day for Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott!
Mac Miller’s legacy continues to live on thanks to a new project with Vans.
ITV has axed The Voice Kids, according to reports. The singing contest, judged by Danny Jones, Pixie Lott, Ronan Keating and Will.i.am won’t be returning to TV screens next year.
Just in time for Oscar season, 20th Century Studios has dated the Jeff Nichols written and directed, The Bikeriders, which follows the rise of a Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. The pic will open on Dec. 1 this year.
Earlier this month, legendary Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki saw his first feature film in 10 years, “The Boy And The Heron,” hit Japanese theaters. Now North American audiences know when they’ll have their first chance to see the film before it releases theatrically on this continent: the 48th Toronto International Film Festival will be the Opening Night Gala Presentation.