Corp will have overall responsibility for all of ITV’s award-winning national news programmes, ITV News London, ITV News-produced Tonight programmes, current affairs series On Assignment, live specials and documentaries for ITV, and the team’s digital output.
ITV and ITN have today announced that the Geoff Hill, the Editor of ITV News, is standing down from his post with immediate effect following a sustained period of illness.
Mohammed will join ITN in October, having most recently worked with Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), where he has held senior strategic technology roles since 2016.
CEO Anna Mallett: “Creating a vibrant, inclusive, collaborative culture is central to our vision for ITN.”
Jeremy tackles topics ranging from politics and crime to parenting issues, moral dilemmas and showbiz stories, welcoming guests at the top of the news agenda alongside returning panellists who offer honest and engaging debate, while Storm Huntley presents calls and comments from viewers.
Channel 5, part of ViacomCBS Networks International, has signed a new three-year contract with ITN to continue to produce 5 News. The contract will run until 2022 and demonstrates Channel 5’s ongoing commitment to high-quality news programming and its pledge to tell stories relevant to people across the whole of the UK.
