All ITV articles – Page 156

  • Border collie
    News

    ITV orders shepherding format Flock Stars

    2015-03-16T12:38:00Z

    ITV is to train celebrities up as shepherds in its latest bid to find a factual entertainment hit.

  • You're Back In the Room
    Ratings

    You’re Back in the Room hypnotises 4.3m

    2015-03-16T10:44:00Z

    SATURDAY: ITV’s hypnotism entertainment format You’re Back in the Room entranced 4.3m, while The Voice and Saturday Night Takeaway experienced series lows.

  • Utopia
    News

    Overview: ITV’s production empire

    2015-03-12T13:18:00Z

    Talpa Media pushed ITV’s production acquisitions into double figures under chief executive Adam Crozier. Broadcast runs the rule over the company’s growing empire.

  • GRACEPOINT_FIN10
    News

    In Brief: Gracepoint, CBBC renews Eve, High Noon

    2015-03-12T12:42:00Z

    ITV Encore acquired Broadchurch remake Gracepoint and CBBC renews Leopard Drama’s Eve. Click for more in today’s round-up.

  • The Big Picture
    News

    ITV looks to Talpa for next hits

    2015-03-12T12:06:00Z

    A floral competition series and an interactive photo gameshow could be the part of the next tranche of formats that ITV Studios shops around the world after taking full control of John De Mol’s Talpa Media.

  • The Voice
    News

    ITV buys Talpa for £355m

    2015-03-12T07:59:00Z

    ITV has taken full control of Talpa Media for an initial fee of £355m in what marks chief executive Adam Crozier’s biggest acquisition to date.

  • Jordskott
    News

    ITV acquires Swedish thriller

    2015-03-12T07:13:00Z

    ITV Encore is to rival BBC4, More 4 and Sky Arts for Scandinavian drama rights after the pay-TV channel acquired Swedish thriller Jordskott.

  • Take Me Out
    Ratings

    Take Me Out loses 10% of audience

    2015-03-09T12:59:00Z

    SATURDAY: Take Me Out’s seventh series ended with 400,000 fewer viewers than last year, as The Voice UK remained the top-rated Saturday night show.

  • James O'Brien
    News

    LBC presenter handed ITV series

    2015-03-09T10:14:00Z

    LBC Radio presenter James O’Brien has signed up to front a topical debate show for ITV Daytime in the run up to the election.

  • Election debates
    News

    Broadcasters stand firm on leaders’ debates

    2015-03-06T16:28:00Z

    The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have held firm on their original plans for the proposed election debates – raising the possibility of prime minister David Cameron being empty-chaired if he fails to participate.

  • Downton Abbey
    Comment

    ITV is wrong to blame BBC for ratings woes

    2015-03-06T12:58:00Z

    Jake Kanter dissects Adam Crozier’s claims the BBC is the source of ITV’s ratings slump.

  • broadchurch-infog
    News

    INFOGRAPHIC: Broadchurch

    2015-03-06T10:37:00Z

    Click to see how the second series of the Kudos drama compared with its 2013 debut.

  • Amanda Holden
    News

    Initial to rehouse animals for ITV

    2015-03-06T09:06:00Z

    The RSPCA will train celebrity volunteers to rescue and rehabilitate neglected animals with a view to finding them a new home for a six-part ITV series.

  • DCI Banks
    Ratings

    DCI Banks returns with 4m

    2015-03-05T11:59:00Z

    WEDNESDAY: DCI Banks kicked off a new series 2m short of its previous opener, while BBC1’s Comic Relief Bake Off series bowed out with a peak of 7.2m.

  • Mr Selfridge
    News

    ITV blames BBC as ratings slip

    2015-03-05T07:02:00Z

    Adam Crozier has argued that the BBC is “largely” to blame for ITV’s ratings woes, claiming the corporation has beefed up its schedule in the run-up to charter renewal later this year.

  • voice
    News

    ITV’s Talpa talks examined

    2015-03-05T07:01:00Z

    ITV could take a major step towards filling the entertainment-shaped hole in its schedule if it bags John de Mol’s Talpa Media, in a deal that could value the Dutch company at the same level as All3Media.

  • ITV Player
    News

    ITV online 'very profitable' after VoD jumps 25%

    2015-03-04T12:56:00Z

    ITV has reported its online and interactive divisions have become “very profitable” after VoD requests jumped by over 25% year-on-year.

  • Adam Crozier
    News

    Crozier addresses union criticism over ITV staff pay

    2015-03-04T12:10:00Z

    Adam Crozier has denied claims that ITV’s 2015 pay offer failed to properly reward employees and revealed that only 5% of its staff are unionised.

  • The Voice
    News

    Crozier: Talpa deal part of ITVS formats strategy

    2015-03-04T09:59:00Z

    ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has revealed that the proposed Talpa Media takeover forms part of a strategy to build a strong international formats business.

  • Saturday Night Takeaway
    News

    ITV’s 2014 profits surge 40%

    2015-03-04T07:36:00Z

    ITV’s pre-tax profits have surged by 39% to £605m in 2014 following a strong performance from ITV Studios and healthy advertising and online growth.