{
  "id": 19466342,
  "title": "ITV’s Sale to Sky ‘Progressing as Planned’ as Broadcaster Cuts Fourth-Quarter Content Spend Amid U.K. Ad Slump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/itvs-sale-to-sky-progressing-as-planned-as-broadcaster-cuts-fourth",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T07:30:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/itv-sky-sale-progressing-cuts-q4-content-spend-1236944980/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "U.K. broadcaster ITV’s CEO Carolyn McCall said the broadcaster’s sale of its Media & Entertainment business to Sky is “progressing as planned,” even as weaker advertiser demand forced the U.K. company to cut £25 million ($33.4 million) from its fourth-quarter content spend. The deal, which covers ITV’s channels and its ITVX streamer, would leave the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}