All ITV articles – Page 161
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Ratings
Mel & Sue fail to hit 1m as Broadchurch slips to low
MONDAY: The launch of ITV chat show Mel & Sue failed to break the 1m viewer barrier, as Broadchurch fell to its lowest-ever audience later in the evening.
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News
David Cameron decides against online ITV News debate
Prime minister David Cameron has been accused by youth voting organisation Bite the Ballot of pulling out of a series of online leaders’ debates hosted by ITV News.
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The X Factor & I'm A Celebrity dominate Twitter in December
ITV outperformed BBC1 on Twitter in December as The X Factor and I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! dominated TV-related chat online.
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ITV declines to renew The Americans
ITV has opted not to pick up the third series of Saturday night Cold War drama The Americans.
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David Cameron reluctant to take part in TV debates
Prime minister David Cameron has threatened to not take part in the televised general election leader debates unless the Green Party is included.
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Kate Barnes lands ITVS drama role
Former Xbox and Channel 5 exec Kate Barnes has been appointed head of drama acquisitions and co-productions at ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE).
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ITV's Leftfield strikes US indie deal
ITV-owned US indie Leftfield Entertainment has struck a partnership deal with fledgling production company Crybaby Media.
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Unions urge ITV staff to vote over strike action
Unions have begun asking ITV staff if they are in favour of balloting for strike action over the broadcaster’s latest pay offer.
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Potato ships in ‘Meccano’ set for ITV’s Ninja Warrior
ITV is to bring an existing Meccano- style set to the Manchester Central convention centre for its forthcoming version of US format Ninja Warrior.
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Video
VIDEO: Bring Back Borstal, ITV
Click to view the trailer for Wall to Wall’s factual format following the attempts of a group of young troublemakers to go straight.
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Comment
The Twitter verdict: Broadchurch series two
“Damn you, @ChrisChibnall, raising the bar for the rest of us… #Broadchurch”
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Broadchurch return thrills 7.6m
MONDAY: Broadchurch roared back into ITV’s schedule, winning the 9pm slot in a strong night across the terrestrial channels after the Christmas break.
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News
Cockroaches released online by ITV
ITV has made the entire series of Big Talk Productions’ comedy Cockroaches available via ITV Player ahead of its linear broadcast.
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Foyle’s War sheds 2m on ITV
SUNDAY: ITV drama Foyle’s War returned with an audience 2m below its previous series opener while BBC1’s Last Tango In Halifax and Still Open All Hours also shed viewers.
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Take Me Out dumps 1m
SATURDAY: ITV dating format Take Me Out returned for a seventh series with its joint lowest-ever opening performance and over 1m down from last year’s debut.
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ITV invests $5m in Maker Studios founder
ITV has taken a $5m (£3.2m) stake in Zealot Networks, the digital content business set up by Maker Studios founder Danny Zappin earlier this year.
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Text Santa fails to deliver for ITV
FRIDAY: Text Santa failed to beat its previous two outings for ITV - despite an appearance from George Clooney in a Downton Abbey sketch.
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Chris Chibnall: Broadchurch return to be more thrilling
The second series of Broadchurch is to include more of a “thriller narrative” than the debut run according to writer Chris Chibnall.
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CITV orders second run of Thunderbirds
CITV has commissioned a second series of Thunderbirds Are Go! ahead of the return of its revamp.
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ITV suffers 2014 ratings woes
ITV is on course to suffer the most marked ratings declines of all the major broadcasters in 2014 as the World Cup failed to prevent its audience dropping 8%.