ITV has appointed the CTO of News UK as its new chief technology officer.
Simon Farnsworth will be responsible for leading the broadcaster’s group technology strategy, overseeing infrastructure, tech architecture and innovation as part of ITV’s digital transformation. He will also sit on the management board.
Farnsworth will start at ITV in early 2024 and report into the Chief Financial Officer, Chris Kennedy.
At News UK, Farnsworth was responsible for a successful new technology strategy across the company’s businesses and was also previously CTO, Broadcast Technology and Operations at Warner Bros Discovery. where he was responsible for the delivery of all Discovery’s Video Products to all its platforms globally.
On his new role, Simon Farnsworth: “I’m really excited to be joining ITV, an amazing brand at the forefront of both UK and global entertainment. As CTO I look forward to building and aligning a technology strategy that allows ITV to continue the momentum that it has built through its digital transformation and the launch of ITVX and working with the technology teams.”
Carolyn McCall, ITV CEO added: “Technology is such a critical part of our company and key to ITV’s ongoing strategy and business objectives. The success of ITVX and Planet V, our programmatic video advertising platform, highlights the importance of technology for both our viewers and advertisers and Simon has a proven track record of delivering tech innovation and furthering its capabilities. We are really looking forward to working with him when he joins ITV to super-charge the next stage of our development in this area.”
