ITV enjoyed a victorious Rugby World Cup, even if the players from the Home Nations did not, as England and Wales’s strong runs in the competition boosted advertising revenues. Total advertising take was up 1% in the three months to September 30, with bosses revealing they expect flat revenues over the Christmas period. Ms McCall said: “ITV Studios’ performance in 2019 will benefit from a very strong second-half delivery schedule and our Q3 performance reflects this, with good growth across the business, particularly from ITV America with Love Island US and the part delivery of Hell’s Kitchen and Snowpiercer. MPs accused ITV Studios of “corporate failure of responsibility” towards Jeremy Kyle’s guests after viewing new, behind-the-scenes footage from a whistleblower. ITV said at the time it could not comment on the accusations because the select committee had not shared the whistleblower’s footage with them.

Source: Express November 12, 2019 10:00 UTC