All ITV articles – Page 186
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NewsUTV’s pre-tax profits dive to £6m
TalkSport owner UTV suffered a “slow” first half of 2013 as its pre-tax profits sunk nearly 43%.
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NewsChannel bosses answer indie critics
TV’s four most powerful controllers have joined the prickly debate about relations between indies and commissioners, and revealed how they believe the status quo can be improved.
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NewsFincham tight-lipped on BBC payoff
Peter Fincham has kept tight-lipped about the reported £500,000 payoff he received after leaving the BBC in 2007.
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NewsVicious and The Job Lot to return
ITV comedies Vicious and The Job Lot will both return for a second series with the latter being moved to ITV2.
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NewsITV2 buys Big Bang creator comedy
ITV2 has acquired a new US comedy from Chuck Lorre, the creator of The Big Bang Theory.
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NewsITV loses third NIC appeal but prompts consultation
ITV has lost a third court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to avoid paying actors’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) – but has claimed a victory of sorts over the issue.
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NewsCommissioning flaws exposed
Indies’ lives are blighted by commissioners from the BBC and Channel 4 cancelling their meetings, and they claim the quality of input they receive from commissioners at C4, Channel 5 and Sky is very inconsistent.
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NewsITV to move Welsh base
ITV is to move its Welsh operations to Cardiff Bay after nearly 30 years in its current Culverhouse Cross home.
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NewsCatchphrase recommission bolsters STV Productions
STV Productions has been commissioned to make a second series of Catchphrase as the production unit remains on course to double its revenue by 2015.
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NewsITV eyes nurses from Twofour
ITV has commissioned a new eight-part documentary series about student nurses from Twofour.
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NewsSTV production revenues soar 84%
STV’s production revenues rocketed 84% in the first half of 2013 helping the company post an overall pre-tax profit of £6.7m.
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NewsITV4 greenlights Touring Car doc
ITV4 has commissioned a three part doc about touring cars from producers Gaucho Productions.
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NewsITV unravels Mystery Map
ITV has ordered a new factual series, Mystery Map, that will follow Ben Shephard and Julia Bradbury on a tour of Britain to explore a range of unexplained mysteries.
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NewsITV lands exclusive interview for Prince William doc
Spun Gold, CNN and Jane Treays are teaming up to produce an ITV documentary featuring the Duke of Cambridge’s first interview since the birth of Prince George
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NewsWall to Wall secures more WDYTYA & Long Lost Family
Wall To Wall has won new series commissions for its BBC and ITV genealogy formats Who Do you Think You Are and Long Lost Family.
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NewsITV to air Ricky Hatton doc
ITV is to air a documentary about boxer Ricky Hatton from the indie behind Queens Park Rangers football doc The Four Year Plan.
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NewsBBC2 spend down by £46m in 2012
BBC2’s spend on original programming in 2012 fell by £46m year-on-year, as BBC1’s investment grew by a similar amount according to Ofcom’s PSB Annual Report.
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NewsITNP to deliver EPL clips to mobile ‘within minutes’
ITN Productions is preparing to deliver more than 9,500 VoD highlights of this season’s Barclays Premier League to The Sun and The Times mobile apps minutes after the live action occurs.
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NewsPBS buys more Bletchley Circle
US public broadcaster PBS has acquired the second series of UK mystery drama The Bletchley Circle after striking a deal with Content Television.
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NewsImpossible Pictures splits
Jonathan Drake has completed a management buy-out of Impossible Pictures’ factual division.