All ITV articles – Page 173
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NewsITV pilots Name That Tune
ITV is bringing back classic musical gameshow Name That Tune after striking a deal with Natalka Znak’s new indie.
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NewsITV accused of gagging US staff
ITV has been accused of gagging employees in the US with non-disclosure agreements ahead of a New York City Council hearing examining its working conditions in the country.
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CommentSet voters free - or pay the consequences
Paid voting should be killed off in favour of free interaction, says Tom McDonnell.
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NewsITV's Thunderbirds remake heads down under
ITV’s big-budget remake of Thunderbirds is to launch in Australia after the broadcaster’s sales arm closed its first international licensing deal.
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RatingsWorld Cup kicks off with 12m
THURSDAY: The 2014 World Cup kicked off in Brazil with over 12.5m tuning in to ITV to watch the hosts overcome Croatia.
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NewsBroadcast unveils top execs for commissioning forum
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt, ITV director of television Peter Fincham BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore are among the industry figures speaking at Broadcast’s second annual Commissioning & Funding Forum.
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NewsFormats are back in fashion
Commissioners and producers at Sheffield DocFest 2014 suggested that the ob-doc renaissance is here to stay, but there was also a sense that more factual formats are on the cards.
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NewsITV examines medical miracles
ITV is to explore “miracle” medical procedures and bad driving in factual series from Richard Klein’s team.
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NewsITV paid student bar tab in binge drinking exposé
ITV’s production team paid the bar tab for a group of students during a Tonight investigation into binge drinking, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsBritain's Got Talent app boosts engagement
A series of polls, quizzes and voting opportunities helped Britain’s Got Talent to record an 80% active engagement rate with its app for Saturday’s final.
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NewsBragg: ITV and C4 must up their game on religion
Television is failing to cover religious issues because commercial broadcasters are leaving it to the BBC to carry the bulk of coverage, according to Melvyn Bragg.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent final dips to record low
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent bowed out with its lowest finale audience on record – as England’s final World Cup warm-up match peaked with 7.4m.
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NewsBBC and ITV score World Cup rights until 2022
The BBC and ITV have scored a deal to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments.
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NewsITV nets French Open until 2018
ITV has fought off competition from the BBC to hold on to the French Open until 2018.
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PodcastTalking TV: Media Summit & Andrew Davies
A special edition of the Talking TV podcast brings you the key action from the Media Summit and includes an interview with drama writer Andrew Davies.
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NewsFreeview and Digital UK to launch IPTV service
Freeview and Digital UK have confirmed that they are developing an internet connected TV service that will rival YouView.
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NewsRising Star set to bolster ITV digital revenue
ITV’s forthcoming talent format Rising Star could help boost its digital advertising revenues as it begins talks with producer Keshet over the show’s second screen app.
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RatingsI Wanna Marry 'Harry' lures 300k
WEDNESDAY: ITV2’s reality series I Wanna Marry ‘Harry’ got underway with 286,000 viewers – well below the channel’s slot average.
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NewsCrozier hints at Encore strategy
Adam Crozier has hinted that ITV Encore’s original commissioning strategy will put an emphasis on high-quality dramas that might be too niche for the main channel.
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NewsWorld Cup comes to second screen
The BBC and ITV are gearing up for “the first social World Cup” as they look to take advantage of the rapid growth in internet-connected mobile devices since 2010.