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The company acquires a diverse slate of first-run Hollywood films—including holiday favorites, action hits, and genre titles—enhancing its content portfolio beyond factual programming for international buyers.

Five independent companies across the UK will each receive £5,000 in development funding as part of ITV’s initiative to accelerate commissioner-producer collaborations and strengthen regional storytelling.

Post–$8.4B merger with Skydance, Paramount plans to more than double annual movie output from eight to 15, while maintaining key cable networks and striking a balanced spending strategy between films and series.

In Q1 2025, only 24 of 87 U.S. scripted projects filmed partly in Los Angeles, while U.S.-produced series premieres fell 27% year over year and 42% versus 2022, according to Luminate.

While total external revenue rose 2% to £1.65 billion, ITV Studios grew 9% year-on-year to reach £1 billion in revenue, offsetting a 9% drop in total advertising revenue and flat performance from digital platform ITVX.