ITV Studios Revs Up Scripted Dramas and Format Deals Amid Media Arm Sale Process

Variety - Oct 12, 2026

Andrea Riseborough is heading to the moon, “The Voice” is bound for Estonia and a much-loved U.K. natural history host is coming back to tell more fish stories. ITV Studios kicked off the Mipcom market in Cannes on Monday morning with a breakfast gathering to show off its broad slate of new and returning scripted […]

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