ITV, also known as Independent Television, is publicly owned and headquartered in the UK. Managed at a corporate level by ITV plc, a FTSE 250 company, it was founded in 1955 under the Television Act 1954 to provide public service broadcasting competition to the BBC. The network, which employs approximately 8,340 individuals, operates a unified commercial broadcasting infrastructure across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Its main product is broadcast television and radio. The company reported $2.6B in revenue as of 2025, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. It utilizes a hybrid funding model driven by commercial spot advertising, programmatic digital video campaigns, and global content distribution pipelines, positioning it as a media buyer platform that targets broad national consumer demographics.
On January 20, 2026, UK ministers debated a social media ban for under-16s, a discussion that coincided with ITV2 airing its documentary "Social Media Murders." The debate, intensified by Australia's stance on the matter, suggests that for investors, stricter age-gating measures could impact teen engagement, reduce ad reach, and increase compliance costs for major platforms.
ITV offers 9 products in the media and telecoms services industry. ITV's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and broadcast television and radio.
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ITV's revenues were $2.6B in 2025. Caretta Research has split ITV's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups), which represents 71% of ITV's revenue.
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ITV currently holds 91 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including equestrianism, winter sports, golf, cycling, snooker, rugby union, multi-sport, darts, professional wrestling, horse racing, soccer | association football, padel and pickleball, motorsports and american football.
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