ITV Studios & Plimsoll Bosses Say British Producers “Welcome In America” Despite Commissioning Slowdown

EXCLUSIVE: Blackwater Pictures, the British indie production company behind the buzzy biopic about the life of veteran Snooker player Jimmy White, has set up what they describe as a “multi-million-pound” fund to support commercially-minded independent British films.

ITV have axed two of its comedy shows after just one series.The broadcaster has cut both Ruby Speaking and Count Abdulla which were both exclusively created for ITVX. Ruby Speaking followed newly-single Ruby (played by Jayde Adams) who worked at Hellocom call centre in Bristol.

Emmerdale fans were quick to praise an emotional scene which took place during Wednesday evening’s visit to the dales, as Chastity Dingle bravely plucked up the courage to view her mastectomy scars for the first time. As regular viewers will know, earlier this year Chas was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer and opted to have both of her breasts removed in a radical mastectomy procedure to avoid succumbing to the disease like her mother Faith.

K.J. Yossman Armoza Formats is back to being an independent after founder Avi Armoza bought the company back from ITV Studios. Established in 2005, Armoza Formats is a top creator and distributor of global content internationally.

International TV veteran Avi Armoza has bought back his Tel Aviv formats company from ITV Studios.

Love Island winners Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan have announced their engagement.The pair announced the exciting news alongside snaps of their romantic proposal on social media. Kai gushed over his wife-to-be as he captioned the post: "Introducing the next Mrs Fagan.

Deep Bagchee, a driving force behind the launch of ITVX, is exiting to become President of CNBC International.

Love Island fans are convinced Ella Thomas and Tyrique Hyde are back together after they appeared to enjoy a luxury shopping spree together.The pair met on Love Island in 2023 and they went on to date before splitting in November last year, only to go on to rekindle their romance and then breaking up again. But their latest Snapchat posts indicate that they could be spending time together again as both were in Selfridges on Saturday, 27 April. Ella posted plenty of selfies from inside the store, as well as a Louis Vuitton bag.

ITV bosses reportedly tried to get Rageh Omaar to hand over his bulletin to one of his co-stars after he became unwell live on air.The ITV News international affairs editor, 56, was presenting the News At Ten programme on Friday, 26 April, when he appeared to struggle to read the news bulletins sparking concern online. Following the broadcast, ITV said the presenter had become "unwell" live on-air and was "receiving medical care". It has been reported that Rageh insisted that he continued and refused to hand over to a replacement host from the regional news, even though after the show he was taken straight to hospital where he then spent the night after staff at the broadcaster called paramedics.

As construction work continues around him, Tim Leiweke's optimism is unwavering.

Following the massive success of “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” there was a time when the Russo Brothers were the biggest filmmakers on the planet, and most fans presumed, don’t worry, they’ll be back to direct “Avengers: Secret Wars.” But much has changed in the ensuing years. The Russos, via their AGBO company, have delivered two films in that time that they themselves have directed, the drama “Cherry” with Tom Holland for Apple and the would-be Netflix franchise “The Gray Man” with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, an expensive affair that never took off with critics.

Taylor Swift was always destined to be a poet!

Emmerdale fans are wondering if a scene in the latest episode gave away Tom King's looming downfall.

Gus Malcolms made a surprise offer to ex Rhona Goskirk this week in Emmerdale, despite their ongoing feud over baby Ivy. It seems the new dad could have a change of heart.

Emmerdale's Gus Malcolms blindsided fans when he had a sudden change of heart this week, and even went so far as to make an unexpected proposition to Rhona Goskirk amidst their ongoing feud. As regular viewers will know, Gus had previously shown his nasty side towards Rhona in court, as their fight for custody of baby Ivy resulted in both parties being arrested.

Netflix UK will not be changing its commissioning course when the streamer stops reporting quarterly subs numbers, according to its programing chief.

Michaela Zee A tram accident at Universal Studios Hollywood injured 15 riders on Saturday night, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Fire Department units were dispatched shortly after 9 p.m. PT to the theme park, the department said in a social media post.

Jeremy Allen White is enjoying a day out.

EXCLUSIVE: ITV Studios is leading the race to invest in Hartswood Films, the storied British scripted producer behind hits including Sherlock and The Devil’s Hour.

Emmerdale fans were left in hysterics after Kerry Wyatt, played by Laura Norton, was seen praying to a picture of pop icon Cher for a miracle. In Tuesday night's episode (April 16), the ITV soap kicked off with Kerry kneeling before a lit candle and a framed photo, seemingly praying for financial help to cover Amy and Matty's wedding costs. However, as the camera zoomed out, it was revealed that she was actually praying to the Believe singer.