Chief Executive Officer, ITV plc
Search every verified Carolyn McCall interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At the RTS London Convention 2026, ITV CEO Dame Carolyn McCall discussed the proposed deal to transfer part of ITV to Sky, describing it as a response to intense competition and shifts in viewing and advertising. She stated that, if approved by regulators, ITV Studios would become a standalone listed company and argued it was capable of operating independently due to its global scale and creative autonomy for producers. McCall said the content supply agreement with Sky, valued at 2.1 billion over five years, would serve as a baseline and predicted the deal would lead to more content overall, while noting that ITV Studios would no longer qualify as an independent producer. McCall also addressed the deal's implications for ITV's public service obligations and the future of ITV Studios and ITN. She attributed recent changes in viewing habits partly to COVID-19, which she said acted as a tipping point that accelerated streaming adoption among older audiences. When asked about her future role, she said it was premature to answer, citing the lengthy regulatory review process. She also expressed belief that the BBC would eventually have a female director-general.
In conversation with Katie Razzall, Dame Carolyn McCall explains why ITV’s deal with Sky was the right response to the fierce competition and seismic shifts in viewing and advertising. She also talks about what the acquisition means for ITV’s public service obligations, the future of ITV Studios and the ITN newsroom. Find out more about the RTS London Convention 2026 https://rts.org.uk/london2026
Dame Carolyn McCall OBE is the CEO of ITV, the UK's biggest commercial broadcaster. She was previously CEO of The Guardian ...
The Marketing Society, the global community of marketing leaders is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dame Carolyn McCall DBE as its new President in January 2025. The appointment marks a significant milestone as the Society celebrates its strongest year to date in its 65-year history, with record membership numbers and expanding international presence. Dame Carolyn, CEO of ITV, brings exceptional leadership experience spanning media, aviation, and broadcasting through her transformative roles leading Guardian Media Group, easyJet, and ITV. Her appointment as President—the first CEO in…
ITV CEO Dame Carolyn McCall talks transforming the business, integrating ITVX alongside linear broadcasting, growing ITV Studios and why they invest in shows like Mr Bates vs The Post Office. She also shares some good news for indies: as the ad market recovers, so does their commissioning. #RTSConvention #itv #mrbatesvsthepostoffice
SESSION TWO: Avoiding streaming-on-streaming audience duplication Carolyn McCall, ITV Omar Oakes, The Media Leader We hear how ITVX has performed in its first year and how the rebooted (and much expanded) streaming service is achieving key goals for the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster and its advertising partners, notably reach into lighter TV viewers (up 93% in the first half of 2023). The service passed 2 billion streams within nine months of its December 2022 launch and is achieving strong reach into the 16-34 age group (who made up one-quarter of streaming hours in January-June 2023)…
In conversation with BBC Chief Economics Correspondent Dharshini David, ITV Chief Executive Carolyn McCall, gives a progress report on ITVX, and talks about the company’s upcoming business challenges. Chair Dharshini David, Broadcaster, Economist and Author Speaker Carolyn McCall, CEO, ITV The session was part of the RTS Cambridge Convention 2023, with Principal Sponsor Channel 4. The convention took place on 20th - 21st September at King's College, Cambridge.
And tries hard to keep the focus on schofield rather than on production at ITV ….(the committee which, of course, has already pandered to ITV by truncating the earlier investigation into Love Island and Jeremy Kyle, seems to go ahead with this... it is astonishing that almost everyone on the committee admits to a link, in one way or another, to ITV -whether formerly working g there or accepting hospitality from ITV!)
LONDON - UK lawmakers will question ITV's chief executive Carolyn McCall about the broadcaster's handling of the resignation of ...
LIVE: ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall faces MPs over Phillip Schofield row. The boss of ITV will appear before MPs today to face questions over safeguarding and complaint handling after Phillip Schofield's exit from This Morning. Dame Carolyn McCall will be grilled by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in the wake of the presenter's departure after admitting to an 'unwise but not illegal' affair with a younger male colleague . The chief executive wrote a letter to culture secretary Lucy Frazer, DCMS Committee chair Dame Caroline Dinenage and Ofcom's chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes, to co…
ITV boss Carolyn McCall is grilled by MPs on the broadcaster’s handling of Phillip Schofield’s affair with a former runner on This Morning. #phillipschofield #itv #uknews #thismorning Keep up to date with the latest news at https://www.gbnews.com Twitter: / gbnews Facebook: / gbnewsonline Download the GB News app! You can watch GB News on all of your favourite devices and keep up to date with the latest news, analysis, opinion and more. https://www.gbnews.com/watch/how-to-w...
DAY 2 Headline session In this exclusive interview with ITV CEO Carolyn McCall, editor of The Media Leader, Omar Oakes, will ...
“I think COVID was really a tipping point, and I think that during COVID everybody turned to streaming as well as to PSBs. So, PSBs have been viewed a lot, and viewing figures went up for the first time in quite a long time, but streamers, if you were young, you knew about streamers. Over 55s exponentially started watching streaming cuz there was nothing else to do or to watch. And I think that was a bit of a tipping ”
“I think that with studios, let's answer that question. So, ITV Studios will be the listed company and will stand alone if this deal goes through and is approved by the regulators, and we totally know that it is more than capable of standing as a stand-alone business. It's got scale, it's global, it's in all the most important markets. It has the most incredible talent. We call our producers talent, so we give them a ”
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