Carolyn McCall

ITV seeks cost savings as COVID-19 delivers blow

UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to seek further cost savings after seeing its Q2 and H1 revenues and EBITA plummet under the impact of COVID-19 on advertising and making, but has seen viewing numbers and streaming users increase. Broadcast revenue dropped by 17% in the first six months under the impact of a 43% decline […]

ITV chief: BBC iPlayer plans will not impact BritBox

The BBC’s plans to extend the window under which content is available on its iPlayer service will not have a major impact on BritBox, the planned new SVOD JV with ITV, according to ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall. Speaking on ITV’s latest quarterly earnings call at the end of last week, McCall said that ITV […]

ITV’s McCall defends BritBox UK project

ITV boss Carolyn McCall has defended the broadcaster’s SVOD tie-up with the BBC, BritBox UK, saying the endeavour is sufficiently “distinctive” and will be “liberating” for producers. Unveiled a month ago by McCall, BritBox UK is intended to be the British equivalent of the eponymous two-year-old US SVOD, offering both archive content and originals. However, its […]

ITV sees strong growth in online revenue and Studios

ITV has released a trading update ahead of its earnings report, revealing that its revenue has risen by 5%, driven by 11% growth in ITV Studios revenue and 41% in online revenue. ITV chief Carolyn McCall (pictured) revealed that total external revenue is up 5% at £772 million (€882 million), up from £734 million at […]

EasyJet chief ‘favourite for ITV CEO job’

EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall is likely to become CEO of UK broadcaster ITV, according to a report. The former chief executive of The Guardian Media Group has been interviewed along with former STV boss Rob Woodward and Paul Geddes of insurance company Direct Line. However, the Guardian claims McCall is in the driving seat, quoting […]