ITV have announced a major scheduling shake-up following the death of Paul O'Grady aged 67.
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Horrid Henry, Rosie and Jim and Ant and Dec’s SMTV Live.It will come off the air in the autumn, after a new streaming-only channel called ITVX Kids launches in July as part of a “continuing drive to supercharge its presence in streaming, delivering content to audiences however they want to watch it”.Craig Morris, managing editor of ITVX, said in a statement: “We’re really excited to launch this dedicated destination for kids on ITVX, which will be home to a wealth of content including new series, recognisable brands and existing favourites for a range of ages, all in one child-safe area, with editorial curation to guide viewing.“The wealth of content will be available to stream for free, with the option for parents to choose ad-free viewing, through a subscription to ITVX Premium.”ITVX will provide streaming only content aimed at children between the ages of six and 12.Included in the programming will be a number of new shows including old favourites TeleTubbies, Bob The Builder and more.
ITV’s LittleBe pre-school segment will remain and be broadcast on ITVBe.Over 100 titles will feature on a dedicated homepage on the ITVX Kids platform, featuring over 1,000 hours of programming.In the announcement, ITV cited data from BARB which showed that, despite viewing figures of kids TV channels decreasing by 62 per cent since 2019, figures of “unmatched” viewing have risen over 30 per cent.
.ITV have announced a major scheduling shake-up following the death of Paul O'Grady aged 67.
ITV's schedule for the coming weeks has been changed in order to pay tribute to late TV presenter Paul O'Grady, who passed away on 28 March aged 67. News of Paul's passing broke on Wednesday morning, with the late star's husband Andre Portasio announcing the sad news in a statement. In light of the news, ITV has switched up its schedule to allow for a tribute to be aired for Paul, as well as For the Love of Dogs: A Royal Special to be aired again.
ITV has confirmed changes to its planned schedule following the death of Paul O'Grady. The comedian and TV presenter was said to be "laughing, smiling and full of life” shortly before his 'unexpected' death on Tuesday evening (March 28).
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