All ITV articles – Page 187
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NewsTV admits diversity failures
Baroness Floella Benjamin made an impassioned plea in her opening address at Ed Vaizey’s diversity roundtable last week: “Don’t let our children down,” she said, “especially our young black men. They don’t feel part of this.”
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NewsTOWIE to hit 13 series
The Only Way Is Essex is to rack up its thirteenth series after ITV2 ordered a further three outings from Lime Pictures.
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NewsITV launches pay-TV drama channel
ITV is to launch its first new channel brand in eight years - a pay-TV service on Sky showcasing the best of its recent drama series.
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NewsRageh Omaar fronts ITV News strand
ITV is launching a monthly factual strand fronted by Rageh Omaar which will focus on delivering a mix of UK and international stories.
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NewsI'm A Celebrity exec launches US indie
Former I’m A Celebrity… producer Joanne Inglott and ex-Zodiak exec Geno McDermott have partnered to launch a US indie focussed on finding new talent.
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NewsUK film urges broadcasters to invest
Sky, ITV and Channel 5 have been accused of not supporting the UK film industry by the Film Policy Review Panel which has called for a £35m annual investment in the sector.
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FeaturesMidsomer Murders, The Killings of Copenhagen
British murder drama meets Nordic noir in next month’s 100th-episode special
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NewsSue Walton appointed Lorraine editor
The commissioner of Food Network and Travel Channel Sue Walton is to return to ITV to become the editor of Lorraine.
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over Anjem Choudary interviews
Ofcom has cleared Channel 4 News, Newsnight and Daybreak for interviewing controversial Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary in the aftermath of the killing of Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
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NewsMr Selfridge gets iTunes premiere
The second run of ITV period drama Mr Selfridge will be available to download on iTunes three days ahead of its TV debut.
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NewsPenn & Teller appear at The CW
US network The CW has acquired magic series Penn & Teller: Fool Us, which was originally commissioned by ITV.
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NewsTop-slicing back to haunt BBC
The spectre of top-slicing is back to haunt the BBC after ITV, Channel 4 and commercial broadcasting body COBA called for it to be seriously considered during charter renewal.
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NewsSupernanny handed ITV talkshow
ITV has commissioned a new daytime talkshow fronted by Supernanny Jo Frost.
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NewsITV offers staff £1,000 minimum pay rise
ITV has offered rank and file staff a minimum £1,000 pay rise for 2014, following pressure from unions that the company should reward employees for its turnaround in fortunes.
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NewsITV slams BBC shows and strategy
ITV has launched a stinging attack on the BBC, criticising the distinctiveness of the corporation’s programming output, its “aggressive” pursuit of ratings and its plans to launch a BBC1+1 service.
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NewsITV production manager Polly Coupland passes away
Polly Coupland, who worked for ITV as a production manager for almost forty years, has died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
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NewsITV scraps Exposure block in favour of single films
ITV plans to schedule investigative journalism strand Exposure throughout the year instead of in a single block of episodes – sparking fears the brand may be scaled back.
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NewsITV set to air The Widower as killer loses appeal
ITV is clear to broadcast a Jeff Pope drama about Malcolm Webster after the murderer lost his appeal against conviction in December.
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NewsCarnival denies Downton demise
Carnival Films founder Gareth Neame has rubbished reports that ITV period drama Downton Abbey is to end after the next series.
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NewsITV News appoints deputy editor
ITV News’ recently installed editor Geoff Hill has brought over his former Channel 5 News deputy Richard Zackheim.