All ITV articles – Page 138

  • Cancer Research
    News

    The Garden behind Cancer Research ads

    2015-12-22T00:10:00Z

    The Garden Productions has produced the television, radio and digital content for a major new Cancer Research UK fundraising campaign.

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    Ratings

    Text Santa fails to deliver ratings goods

    2015-12-21T12:53:00Z

    FRIDAY: Gordon Ramsay and Gok Wan auditioning for Downton Abbey could not help ITV’s charity telethon beat its previous five instalments.

  • Formula 1
    News

    ITV to step in as BBC backs out of F1

    2015-12-17T14:13:00Z

    The BBC is to back out of its Formula 1 coverage three years early, with ITV poised to pick up free-to-air rights from next season.

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    Behind The Scenes

    Beowulf, ITV

    2015-12-17T08:27:00Z

    The producers of ITV’s take on the Anglo-Saxon epic tell Olly Grant how they created a fantasy universe from scratch and made an ancient saga work for a modern audience

  • Formula 4000
    News

    ITV revs up Top Gear rival

    2015-12-16T13:26:00Z

    ITV has turned to Twofour to create a Top Gear-style celebrity driving format after missing out on the chance to sign Jeremy Clarkson earlier this year.

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    Video

    VIDEO: Bear Grylls' Survival School, CITV

    2015-12-16T10:42:00Z

    Potato and Bear Grylls Ventures adventure series will follow 10 kids as they learn how to take on the great outdoors. 

  • War Of The Worlds
    News

    War Of The Worlds set for UK television adaptation

    2015-12-15T12:57:00Z

    Poldark producer Mammoth Screen is developing a major adaptation of The War Of The Worlds to coincide with the expiration of the copyright on the HG Wells novel next year, Broadcast can reveal.

  • The Sound of Music Live, ITV
    Behind The Scenes

    The Sound of Music Live, ITV

    2015-12-15T12:22:00Z

    ITV’s live broadcast of the classic musical won’t shy away from drawing political parallels with today’s global crises, discovers Emily Norval

  • Beowulf
    Video

    VIDEO: Beowulf, ITV

    2015-12-15T09:55:00Z

    ITV Studios’ re-imagining of one of literature’s greatest heroes.

  • Plebs
    News

    Hulu picks up Plebs

    2015-12-15T09:16:00Z

    US subscription VoD service Hulu has acquired the first two series of ITV2 comedy Plebs.

  • Xfactor-2015
    Comment

    Crunch time for The X Factor brand

    2015-12-14T13:10:00Z

    Can Cowell and co woo back advertisers and undo the damage of this year’s lacklustre year, asks Manfred Abraham

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    Ratings

    The X Factor final slumps to record low

    2015-12-14T10:27:00Z

    SUNDAY: The X Factor final crashed to its lowest audience on record as Louisa Johnson triumphed in ITV’s singing competition.

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    Ratings

    Prey stumbles on ITV return

    2015-12-10T11:09:00Z

    WEDNESDAY: ITV drama Prey was not even close to repeating the success it enjoyed last year after it was locked up by The Apprentice.

  • Crozier / Hall
    News

    ITV and BBC in war of words

    2015-12-10T07:43:00Z

    Tensions between ITV and the BBC were aggravated again this week, as the UK’s two biggest public service broadcasters exchanged barbs over charter renewal.

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    Ratings

    Royal Variety Performance hits low

    2015-12-09T12:39:00Z

    TUESDAY: The Royal Variety Performance tumbled to its lowest audience on record against competition from the finales of Capital and The Great Pottery Throwdown.

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    News

    Bill Turnbull to front BBC quiz

    2015-12-09T12:35:00Z

    Bill Turnbull will not just be tending to his bees when he leaves BBC Breakfast in January next year – the presenter is also close to signing up to host a BBC quiz.

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    News

    Adam Crozier: merge BBC2 and BBC4

    2015-12-08T13:01:00Z

    ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has urged the BBC to stay calm during charter renewal debate, while suggesting a range of efficiency proposals including merging BBC2 and BBC4.

  • Trevor McDonald & Tyson
    Ratings

    Mixed fortunes for Las Vegas with Trevor McDonald

    2015-12-08T12:42:00Z

    MONDAY: Trevor McDonald’s Las Vegas investigation came out on top in the factual battle with a Panorama special on Sepp Blatter, but was unable to compete with his Mafia exposé.

  • Adam Crozier
    News

    ITV boss fires warning over C4 sale

    2015-12-08T12:21:00Z

    ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has warned the government to think “very carefully” about how privatising Channel 4 could damage the UK’s ability to compete globally.

  • The Voice
    News

    BBC policy boss: ITV wants to ‘freeze us in aspic’

    2015-12-08T10:09:00Z

    ITV has been accused of wanting to “freeze the BBC in aspic” with its proposals to ban the corporation from importing foreign formats and curtail its competitive scheduling.