Episode 49: Sky Buys ITV For £1.6BN, Holly Willoughby's YouTube Gamble
July 2026: Holly Willoughby's YouTube gamble, Sky buys ITV for £1.6bn, ITV sends the The Neighbourhood packing, Bradley Walsh launches The Chase Around The World, Rebekah Vardy's ITV reality show flops, ITV plans I'm A Celebrity spin-off, Channel 5 orders Britain's Best Service Station, UKTV launches Prison Wives Of TikTok, BBC orders Stacey Dooley Cleans Up, ITV plans Let's Play Ball game show, Josh Widdecombe takes over Strictly Come Dancing, Half a million drop BBC licence fee, Claudia Winkleman quits BBC chat show
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