All ITV articles – Page 125
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RatingsRatings analysis: Love Island, ITV2
The second series of Love Island gave Channel 5’s Big Brother a run for its money and, crucially, was a smash with lucrative young audiences. Stephen Price reports
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NewsJames Martin and Anita Rani join This Morning
ITV has hired former host of BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen James Martin and Countryfile presenter Anita Rani to front the Friday slot of This Morning.
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NewsSue Murphy hires spell 'big sense of adventure' for ITV
Sue Murphy’s first hires spell “a big sense of adventure” for ITV’s factual entertainment department, according to senior figures of the TV industry.
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RatingsThe Investigator arrests 3m
THURSDAY: Simon Cowell’s take on true crime failed to light up ITV, while Ross Kemp transported more than 500,000 to Sky 1 for his Isis documentary.
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RatingsRDF 8pm shows secure 45% share
WEDNESDAY: RDF Television secured an almost 50% share of viewing after it was responsible for three 8pm shows across BBC1, ITV and Channel 4.
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NewsITV2 heads back to Love Island
ITV2 has swiftly recommissioned Love Island after the dating reality show hooked its biggest ever audience.
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RatingsBrief Encounters & Brian Cox stay strong
MONDAY: Brief Encounters and Brian Cox’s Forces of Nature held onto their audiences as Love Island outperformed BBC2 and Channel 5.
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NewsITV sells UTV Ireland to Virgin
ITV has sold Irish broadcaster UTV Ireland to Virgin Media for £8.5m.
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NewsSue Murphy staffs up ITV fact ent team
ITV factual entertainment chief Sue Murphy has made her first hires – recruiting the commissioner of Channel 4’s Grand Designs and Embarrassing Bodies and the First Dates executive producer.
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NewsPeston on Sunday set for September return
ITV’s Sunday politics show Peston on Sunday is set to return in September after almost doubling its audience across its 10-part run.
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NewsITV orders Love Island special
ITV2 has capitalised on the success of Love Island with a one-off special episode which will reunite the contestants after their journey back to the UK.
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RatingsGains for Euro 2016, Wimbledon and Robert Peston
SUNDAY: Portugal’s extra time victory over France in the Euro 2016 final netted more than 16m viewers, while Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win was watched by close to 14m.
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NewsDating in the Dark heads to ITV2
Dating In The Dark, the Talpa format which ran for three series on Sky Living, has been picked up by ITV2.
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RatingsWales crash out of Euros in front of 15m
WEDNESDAY: Wales’ defeat by Portugal at Euro 2016 dwarfed the crowd who tuned in to watch Andy Murray overcome Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – as Boy Meets Girl struggled on its return to BBC2.
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NewsITV Hub looks to build on Love Island success
ITV is planning to bridge the gap between its commissioning and multiplatform teams following the runaway success of Love Island online.
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NewsITV heads to Loch Ness for murder mystery
Fortitude writer Stephen Brady has penned a six-part murder mystery for ITV set on the banks of Loch Ness.
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VideoVIDEO: The Investigator: A British Crime Story, ITV
A Shiver / Syco co-production showing how real-life crime can be more compelling than fiction
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NewsITV in fresh bid to claim retrans fees
ITV is to attempt to claim retransmission fees from pay-TV operators for broadcasting its channels after the government closed a legal loophole.
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RatingsLove Island soars as Brief Encounters starts solidly
MONDAY: The controversy surrounding Love Island helped the ITV2 format to its best performance yet, narrowly shading the audience for Big Brother on Channel 5.