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🚀The Wrap This week at ITN: exciting new programmes, powerful investigative journalism, and well-deserved recognition for inspiring colleagues. 🎬 Great to be part of the 5 Showcase this week, where we gave a sneak peek at some exciting ITN shows coming later this year: 🌍 Legendary explorer Michael Palin is heading to Venezuela for a new three-part series, travelling across this fascinating and often misunderstood country. ⚖️ Dan Walker on Death Row (w/t) will see Dan visit Huntsville, Texas, home to America’s most active execution chamber, for an unflinching look at capital punishment and life on death row. 📰 Hard-hitting and timely reports from our newsrooms: ⚠️ A ‘silent’ crisis in the LGBT+ community – ITV News’s Sam Leader investigates the rise in drug-related deaths affecting parts of the LGBT+ community across the UK: https://lnkd.in/eqSCpt7D 🇲🇽 Caught in cartel country – For Channel 4 News, Guillermo Galdos reports from Mexico, where pressure to tighten border controls is leaving migrants stranded in dangerous cartel-run areas:https://lnkd.in/evExVTuM 🏆 ITN, led by CEO Rachel Corp FRSA, has been named in the E2E Female 100 list for 2025, recognising the UK’s fastest-growing female-led businesses. 💡The 100 Women in Westminster index celebrates those shaping politics in the UK. Congratulations to Anushka Asthana (ITV News Deputy Political Editor) and Rachel Bradley (ITV News Head of Politics) for making the list: https://lnkd.in/eY4qCkmt 🎨 And finally, wishing a joyful and vibrant Holi to all celebrating this week. May your day be filled with colour, happiness, and togetherness. That’s a wrap for this week – see you next time.

Brilliant to be at the Channel 5 showcase event last night - a real celebration of their commitment to British content for UK audiences, including premium factual programming. And, with the added bonus of some sneak peaks of some content we’ve got coming up on 5 this year… 🎬 Michael Palin is back on the road with ITN Productions for another major three-part series in Venezuela. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed and multi-award nominated journey’s we’ve made with Michael for 5 to North Korea, Iraq and Nigeria, with Will Smith and Neil Ferguson back producing - https://shorturl.at/ljO6j 🎬 Dan Walker on Death Row (w/t) is a one-off documentary that takes an unflinching look at the deeply divisive issue of capital punishment in the United States. Dan travelled to Huntsville, Texas – home to the most active and prolific death chamber in the United States, to uncover the truth about capital punishment in the US, the reality of life on death row and what exactly is involved in carrying out a state sanctioned execution. Production by Andy Dunn, Oliver Price, Sam Budd and Hollie Clark - https://shorturl.at/FmfM4 Look out for more in the coming months… #itsallon5

How are you using storytelling in your B2B communications? Facts and figures alone don’t inspire action — stories do. At ITN Business, we believe the most powerful stories are those that put real people at the heart of the message. We bring storytelling to life for hundreds of brands and businesses every year, helping them connect with the audiences that matter most through powerful narratives that drive engagement and change. ✨ For Employees – Inspiring workplace culture through relatable success stories. 💰 For Investors – Highlighting real-world impact that goes beyond the balance sheet. 🏛 For Policymakers – Turning complex information into compelling narratives that drive decisions. 🛍 For Customers – Building trust with stories that resonate and inspire loyalty. Introducing #StoriesThatMove — from this week, we'll be shining a light on some of our favourite projects from the past few years that use human-led storytelling to tackle the biggest challenges in B2B communications. Looking to create content that not only informs but inspires action? Let’s talk: https://ow.ly/YjrV50VeTy4 How is your organisation using storytelling to connect and inspire? Tell us below! 👇 #B2BMarketing #HumanStorytelling #Engagement #Impact #ITNBusiness

ITN Thrive Network | International Women's Day Spotlight on Talent All week our women's network has been celebrating just some of the talent at ITN and we're rounding up the week ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow with a blog from Olivia Evans, development producer at ITN Productions. Read about fast-turnaround deadlines and developing true crime from one of our amazing international team working on #MatthewPerry: A Hollywood Tragedy ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/ea8p5KEJ #internationalwomensday #iwd2025 #womenintv

✨The Wrap✨ What a week! Our distinctive journalism covering the Post Office Scandal, the conflict in the Middle East and abuse in the Church of England won ITN teams an impressive nine trophies at the Royal Television Society Journalism awards. Take a look at some of the outstanding coverage that earnt ITV News and Channel 4 News some of the most coveted categories of the night: https://lnkd.in/e5vvUPZE.   Huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees: 🏆 Network Daily News Programme of the Year: Channel 4 News 🏆 News Coverage – Home: The Post Office Scandal, ITV News 🏆 News Coverage – International: Investigating the War in the Middle East, ITV News 🏆 Emerging Young Talent of the Year: Sam Leader, ITV News 🏆 Camera Person of the Year: Mohammed Abu Safia, ITV News 🏆 Network Interview of the Year: The Case Against the Archbishop by Cathy Newman, Channel 4 News 🏆 Specialist Journalist of the Year: Paul Brand, ITV News, for reporting on assisted dying. 🏆 Political Journalist of the Year: Paul Brand, ITV News 🏆 Network Television Journalist of the Year: Cathy Newman, Channel 4 News    🎉 We made the exciting announcement that we’ll be producing a brand-new lunchtime show hosted by the legendary Vanessa Feltz, coming to Channel 5 on March 24th. Vanessa will be putting a fresh twist on daytime chat, covering relationships, parenting, gossip and fashion with celebrity guests offering up real-life confessions, and plenty of unmissable moments! More here: https://lnkd.in/etz8UVRM   Our Thrive women’s network celebrated International Women’s Day with an inspiring talk 'Women and AI: Move Over Tech Bros' with Tami Hoffman and Rachel Parkes discussing how and why diversity must be central to the development of AI. Plus, our ITN Voices blog featured powerful #IWD posts every day this week from some of the amazing women at ITN, check them out here: https://lnkd.in/e_Xxp9Vn    And finally… this week we bid a temporary farewell to the lovely Storm Huntley as she heads off on parental leave. She’s leaving her “TV baby” in the capable hands of Matt Allwright, but watch out Matt, she says “I will certainly be watching from home and you never know I might even call in”.😉   That’s a wrap! 🎬 See you next week! 🚀

"I'm wildly excited. I'm not sure it's even legal to be this excited at this age!" Vanessa Feltz joined Jeremy V. on Channel 5 this morning to talk about her new lunch-time chat show, launching at 12.45pm on Monday 24th March. Vanessa's show will follow Jeremy Vine and Storm, extending our ITN Productions output live on C5 daytime from 9.15am-1.45pm every week day. She’ll be in great company with our editorial and tech teams who will bring their mastery of live delivery to this new programme. ITN's MD of content, Ian Rumsey said: "Vanessa defined the genre with her first show and this new slot on Channel 5 is a brilliant and unique opportunity to work with one of the pioneers of talk shows, and take all that talent, energy and experience to create a fresh twist to daytime chat.”

"I'm wildly excited. I'm not sure it's even legal to be this excited at this age!" Vanessa Feltz joined Jeremy V. on Channel 5 this morning to talk about her new lunch-time chat show, launching at 12.45pm on Monday 24th March. Vanessa's show will follow Jeremy Vine and Storm, extending our ITN Productions output live on C5 daytime from 9.15am-1.45pm every week day. She’ll be in great company with our editorial and tech teams who will bring their mastery of live delivery to this new programme. ITN's MD of content, Ian Rumsey said: "Vanessa defined the genre with her first show and this new slot on Channel 5 is a brilliant and unique opportunity to work with one of the pioneers of talk shows, and take all that talent, energy and experience to create a fresh twist to daytime chat.”

A brilliant night at the Royal Television Society Journalism awards celebrating the outstanding output of ITN’s newsrooms. A stellar 9 awards for ITV News and Channel 4 News right across the spectrum. Incredibly proud of the talented teams and the work they do at such a critical time for public service media. ITV News, Channel 4 News and 5 News’ unwavering commitment to delivering accurate and trusted journalism across so many platforms is the beating heart of ITN, making us an undeniable content powerhouse. Congratulations to all of our winners and nominees and to Tom Bradby for hosting. #journalism #publicservicemedia

ITN Thrive Network | International Women's Day Spotlight on Talent Today our women's network, Thrive, is holding an internal event for International Women's Day 'Women and AI: Move Over Tech-Bros'. It's going to be a dynamic conversation with Tami Hoffman and Rachel Parkes discussing the need for diversity to be at the heart of AI development. Rachel has also written a blog about her role as ITN Productions head of digital and the opportunities for innovation as we transition away from linear. Read more ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eNWWhvGB #internationalwomensday #IWD2025 #contentinnovation #AI

ITN Thrive Network | International Women's Day Spotlight on Talent From the King's Coronation to Washington DC, Maddie Kenner, gives us a taste of what's involved in her role as a Production Coordinator at ITV News, in the front row of historic events. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dKDjXbx3 #internationalwomensday #iwd2025 #workingintv