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Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV has taken rapid strides towards meeting its mental and physical health goals and has revealed ambitious plans for more.ITV’s 2021 Social Purpose Impact Report shows that ITV programs and initiatives directly resulted in 5.1 million people taking an action to support their mental or physical health.

Manori Ravindran International EditorITV is setting aside £80 million ($105 million) of its commissioning budget over the next three years for a Diversity Commissioning Fund.Of the £80 million fund, at least £20 million will be reserved for shows made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies. ITV has also created a new £500,000  development fund to develop ideas that will qualify for its Diversity Commissioning Fund.While at least 25% of the fund is only for productions made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies, the remaining 75% of the fund can be accessed as long as productions are overseen by companies with either diverse ownership or leadership.

ITV has appointed Andrew Cosslett as its new Chairman, succeeding Peter Bazalgette, who will step down after just over six years in the role and nine years on the board. The UK broadcaster said today that Cosslett will join the board as an independent Non-executive Director and Chair Designate from June 1 and will become Non-executive Chair from September 29 when Bazalgette exits.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV has appointed Andrew Cosslett as its new chair to succeed Peter Bazalgette, who will step down after six years in the role and nine years on the board. Cosslett will join the board as an independent non-executive director and chair designate from June 1 and 1 will become non-executive chair from Sept.

K.J. Yossman ITV has bought out BBC’s share of BritBox U.K. ahead of the launch of its new streaming service ITVX, Variety has confirmed.ITVX will integrate BritBox U.K.

ITV Studios has ordered Russian networks TNT and Channel One to take I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and The Voice Kids off air.

ITV has announced plans to launch a brand new streaming service later this year.

The next phase of ITVs digital strategy is here as the network launches a streaming service called ITVX that will air shows months before they arrive on linear, while posting impressive revenue and profit growth and record advertising spend.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV’s annual results for 2021 were announced Thursday and the picture is rosy.Total external revenue was up 24% to £3.4 billion ($4.6 billion), up from COVID-hit 2020’s £2.7 billion . ITV Studios total revenues grew 28% to £1.7 billion, up from 2020’s £1.3 billion and now stands just 2% below the heights of 2019.

ITV has shifted focus to “aggressively pursuing talent deals”, according to CEO Carolyn McCall, who said the UK outfit is more lukewarm on straight acquisitions and has turned some down “because they were not the right economics.”

ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall has hailed an “outstanding” nine months of this calendar year following a 28% increase in revenues to £2.4BN ($3.3BN), although total TV viewing declined by 5%.

The leading UK Film & TV Charity has launched a 12-month campaign to tackle mental health challenges facing the industry, almost two years after a shock survey found nine-in-10 screen sector workers had experienced mental health issues.

Piers Morgan has hit out at ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall after she claimed she defended him to Ofcom.The 56 year old used to co-host Good Morning Britain alongside Susanna Reid, but decided to quit his role following a row with weatherman Alex Beresford over Meghan Markle's comments in her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in March.

Naman Ramachandran Carolyn McCall, CEO of ITV, has revealed that the U.K. commercial public service broadcaster made a bid for rights to British teenager Emma Raducanu’s historic U.S.

ITV chief Carolyn McCall has expressed her disappointment at losing out on broadcasting Emma Raducanu’s historic U.S. Open triumph, revealing her company was outbid by rival Channel 4 for the rights to show the Amazon Prime Video program on free-to-air.

K.J. Yossman Despite soaring revenue in the first half of this year, Carolyn McCall, chief executive of U.K.

ITV has ruled out the prospect of buying BT Sport in a sign that the commercial broadcaster is not overly enthusiastic about major acquisitions ahead of the UK government potentially putting Channel 4 up for sale.

U.K. TV giant ITV has acquired a 2 million pound ($2.74 million) stake in location technology company What3words in return for advertising inventory.

ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall took a huge hit to her pay in 2020 after agreeing to reduce her remuneration at the height of the coronavirus crisis. Her earnings were revealed as ITV also disclosed that BAME representation on- and off-screen went in the wrong direction in 2020.

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Manori Ravindran International EditorMeghan Markle reportedly filed a formal complaint to ITV over former “Good Morning Britain” presenter Piers Morgan’s comments about her suicide revelations.ITV News reports that Markle is believed to have written CEO Carolyn McCall, raising concerns over how Morgan’s words would affect the mental health dialogue in the U.K.

moved to Gwrych Castle, near Abergele in North Wales with celebrities battling it out to be crowned king or queen of the castle instead - reports North Wales Live. Today ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said the show, hosted by Ant and Dec, is “meant to be in Australia”.

I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! could return to Australia this year should travel and restrictions allow. The hit ITV reality series eschewed its traditional home Down Under last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the show instead taking place in Gwrych Castle in North Wales.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s brutally honest interview with Oprah Winfrey was watched by 11.3 million viewers in the UK on Monday night.

Naman Ramachandran ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall has revealed that she completely believes Meghan Markle’s statements about mental health, which is at odds with ITV presenter Piers Morgan’s views on the matter.Outspoken presenter Morgan, co-host of ITV’s breakfast program “Good Morning Britain,” suggested that he did not believe Markle’s statements during the Monday edition of the show.

ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has said that the UK broadcaster will hold talks with Piers Morgan after the Good Morning Britain presenter said live on-air that he did not believe Meghan Markle had suicidal thoughts.

ITV, the British broadcaster behind hits including Love Island and The Voice UK, suffered a £156 million ($215M) blow to its earnings during the height of the coronavirus crisis, as the pandemic hit the ad market and shut down production.

ITV has confirmed that hit entertainment show Love Island will be restored to its summer schedule after last year’s sun-soaked dating format was derailed by the coronavirus pandemic.