Accenture wins five-year ITV deal

Feb 25, 2010 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Consulting and outsourcing services provider Accenture has won a five-year deal from UK broadcaster ITV to provide core IT service management, infrastructure and application management services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

As part of the deal, ITV plans to transition its desktop services, help desk, and data center management to Accenture later this year.

Richard Cross, group technology director at ITV, said: "ITV is transforming its business, and working with Accenture will provide us with the flexibility we need as our business changes. Our selection of Accenture affords us access to world-class capabilities that the Accenture Innovation Centre for Broadband can provide. Their deep experience in web TV, over-the-top services and the digital supply chain will help us as we look to transform our business."

In October, Accenture won a five-year contract from QBE Europe, a subsidiary of QBE Insurance Group, to provide application development and maintenance services; a multi-year application outsourcing contract from Fiat Item, a subsidiary of the Fiat Group, to consolidate its information and communications technology operations; and a three-year deal from Nokia Siemens Networks to provide application management services.

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