ITV Half Year External Revenues Soar to $2 Billion

Emmerdale fans were left questioning Manpreet Sharma's job as a doctor after she came to her boyfriend Charles Anderson's rescue. During scenes aired on the ITV soap on Monday night (August 15), the vicar was found unconscious in the church after a heated exchange with his daughter.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorJi.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival has revealed to Variety the projects that the participants of its 2022 Emerging Producers program are working on. The producers were asked to deliver an elevator pitch for their projects.Every year since 2010, the festival has selected 18 up-and-coming producers of documentary films (17 European and one representing a non-European guest country), which are then provided with educational, networking and promotional support.There are almost 200 alumni of the program, many of whom have gone on to win awards at major festivals.The 2023 participants will be announced by Ji.hlava during the Sarajevo Film Festival on Aug. 15.“All Roads” (working title)Producer: Charlotte Hailstone, Hailstone Films (U.K.)Director: Laura WadhaSynopsis: A decade after the war began, a Scottish/Syrian filmmaker tries to reconnect with her fractured Syrian family, scattered around the world. She embarks on a journey, exploring the breakdown in communication between loved ones she hasn’t seen since 2010, wondering to what extent this has actually been caused by the war.Pitch: Laura’s debut feature builds on her successful short documentaries, including Berlinale Crystal Bear-winning “Born in Damascus.” This intimate film shows the audience what happens long after the initial upheaval of war. A timely light shone on the lasting impact this trauma has on lives and relationships.

Love Island fans have been flooding Davide Sanclimenti with the same request as he posed with girlfriend Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu. The couple, who won the ITV2 dating show last week, have spent a few days in Manchester together.

Coronation Street fans were bowled over last week when Glenda Shuttleworth made her debut. Last Friday, viewers of the ITV soap were introduced to the sister of undertaker George Shuttleworth. She instantly made an impact on the cobbles, helping to save George's skin at work when he took too many strong painkillers.

Mild-mannered Speed Daal chef Stu Carpenter was revealed as a murderer in shock scenes on Friday night. Viewers were left reeling from the news and his horrified love interest Yasmeen Metcalfe told her granddaughter Alya she never wants to see Stu again.

Naman Ramachandran Bertelsmann’s Luxembourg-based media giant RTL Group, which owns Fremantle, has declared revenue of €3.26 billion ($3.35 billion) for the first half of 2022, a growth of 9% from the corresponding period in 2021.The RTL Group has interests in 56 television channels, eight streaming services and 36 radio stations. The group’s content business, Fremantle, is one of the world’s largest creators, producers and distributors of scripted and unscripted content, including “American Idol,” “Britain’s Got Talent” and “The X Factor.” Revenue at Fremantle was up 8% to €983 million.Adjusted group earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization (EBITA) for the group was up 3.7% to €501 million, “despite more challenging macroeconomic conditions and higher streaming start-up losses,” RTL said in a statement.

Nexstar, the largest TV station group, got a boost from midterm political ad spending as well as a rise in distribution and digital revenue in the second quarter.

Emmerdale fans couldn't help but spot a problem as David Metcalfe appears to be heading out of the village once more. During Tuesday night's edition of the ITV soap (August 2), viewers watched as the shop owner received a worrying phone call.

Manchester's digital sector has flourished in recent years, and more businesses than ever are looking to employ people to help protect their online security.

Love Island.”It is the biggest finale since 2019, according to ITV, up 100,000 viewers year-on-year.A total of 3.4 million viewers watched the season 8 finale across ITV2 and ITV Hub on Monday evening. Meanwhile the full season has garnered over 250 million streams, making it the most watched series ever on ITV Hub.This year’s season is also second only to 2019’s in terms of its viewing average, averaging 2.7 million viewers across its eight weeks on air.Cülcüloğlu, an actor, and business owner Sanclimenti emerged victorious after a fan vote. Their temperamental on-off relationship won audiences’ hearts as the duo grew closer over eight weeks in the Majorcan villa.

She became one of this year's most memorable Islanders after canoodling with Andrew Le Page in the controversial Casa Amor stage of the contest and former Love Island star Coco Lodge has joked about the real winner of the 2022 series. As we reach the final after eight weeks of drama bombshell Coco, 27, has joked about the moment that sparked one of the show's naughties memes.

ITV daytime show to talk to stand-in host Ranvir Singh about what the villa is really like. They revealed all kinds of secrets including the truth about certain fallouts and new romances blossoming since they had left the ITV2 dating show. They also opened up on particular rules for islanders such as when music can be played and the timings for dumpings.

Love Island star Liam Llewellyn has spoken out for the first time since exiting the villa after only six days on the ITV2 dating show. The 23-year-old Welsh student had been coupled up Gemma Owen before she was put into a new couple with the series' first bombshell Davide Sanclimenti.

Alone Together. That's why she reached out to her very own , 16-year-old .While wrote, directed, and starred in the film, she brought in Suri to record a cover of "Blue Moon" for the opening credits. "I always want the highest level of talent," Holmes told .

Laura Hamilton wasn't shy as she stripped off to her swimsuit while live on This Morning. The TV presenter, known for hosting Channel 4's A Place in the Sun, was back on the ITV daytime show for her latest travel segment.

Love Island star Jacques O'Neill and Antigoni Buxton are continuing to get people talking following their villa exits. Both entered the ITV2 dating show as bombshell contestants but while singer-songwriter Antigoni faced being dumped from the island, rugby star Jacques made the emotional decision to quit.

Emmerdale fans have been left reeling as Sandra Flaharty made her next move in a bid to get her hands on some cash. The character, played by Joanne Mitchell, returned to the Dales earlier this month and it wasn't long before viewers of the ITV soap discovered the truth behind her return.