ITV to make extra £20m of cuts after Hollywood strikes hit revenues
ITV has said it will cut costs by a further £20 million after the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes weighed on revenues.
Shares in the broadcasting firm slumped on Thursday morning after it saw sales slide on the back of weakness in its ITV Studios arm.
ITV told shareholders that group revenues dropped by 8% to £2.74 billion for the nine months to September, compared with the same period a year earlier.
It said this fall was driven by ITV Studios, its production business which behind recent hits such as Rivals for Disney+ and Ludwig for the BBC.
Demand
ITV said the Studios business was also impacted by lower demand from free-to-air broadcasters in Europe in recent months.
Cost cutting
Carolyn McCall, ITV chief executive, said: “ITV’s good strategic progress has continued in the first nine months of 2024 driven by strong execution and industry-leading creativity.
“ITV Studios is performing well despite the expected impact of both the writers’ strike and a softer market from free-to-air broadcasters.”
Shares in ITV were 7.4% lower on Thursday morning.
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