All ITV articles – Page 225

  • Downton Abbey
    News

    STV to air Downton Abbey

    2011-07-22T11:09:00Z

    STV is to broadcast the first and second series of Downton Abbey this autumn after opting out of the drama when it aired on ITV1 last year.

  • Desmond C5
    News

    PSB spend on original content drops 12%

    2011-07-21T17:02:00Z

    Spend on original programmes by public service broadcasters has dropped by 12% over the last four years, with Channel 5’s contribution almost halving in that time, an Ofcom report has found.

  • The X Factor
    News

    ITV in talks over paid-for Facebook voting

    2011-07-21T08:00:00Z

    ITV is in discussions to introduce paid-for Facebook voting across its entertainment brands, with The X Factor being lined up to spearhead the online interaction push.

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    News

    ITV1 to explore social history in Parallel Lives

    2011-07-21T08:00:00Z

    ITV1 is eyeing a factual series that will explore the different lives of people born on the same day.

  • Daybreak
    News

    Chiles cuts Daybreak hours

    2011-07-18T12:22:00Z

    Adrian Chiles will only present Daybreak four days a week as part of a planned change to the show later this year.

  • Will Young
    News

    Will Young to star in ITV special

    2011-07-18T12:11:00Z

    Pop star Will Young is to front an ITV1 special produced by Sony Pictures Television-owned indie Victory Television.

  • Downton Abbey
    News

    British talent scores Emmy nods

    2011-07-15T13:09:00Z

    British talent is well represented at this year’s Emmy awards with Downton Abbey, Sherlock, Luther and Upstairs, Downstairs all in the running.

  • Adam Crozier
    News

    RTS unveils Cambridge line-up

    2011-07-14T14:58:00Z

    The chief executives of ITV, Sky, Channel 4 and the director general of the BBC are to share a platform at the 2011 Cambridge Convention.

  • Horrible Histories
    News

    Comedy tops wishlists for kids commissioners

    2011-07-14T08:30:00Z

    Comedy, drama and factual are top of kids commissioners’ shopping lists, and “stealth learning” is a major attraction for public service broadcasters keen to replicate the success of Horrible Histories.

  • Debbie King
    News

    ITV2 to give modelling school the Pineapple ob doc treatment

    2011-07-14T08:30:00Z

    ITV2 is to take a tongue-in-cheek look at The London School of Modelling for a Pineapple Dance Studios-style ob doc series.

  • Single-Handed
    Behind The Scenes

    Single-Handed, ITV1

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Despite a great response to Single-Handed, plans for a second series were going nowhere until ITV came on board, says Rob Pursey and Clare Alan.

  • Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley
    News

    Daybreak boss Rumsey to step down

    2011-07-13T15:24:00Z

    Ian Rumsey will step down as editor of Daybreak at the end of 2011 after little more than a year in the post.

  • Rupert Murdoch
    News

    ITV1 and BBC1 order phone hacking docs

    2011-07-13T12:31:00Z

    ITV1 and BBC1 have ordered fast turnaround specials on the phone hacking scandal for their current affairs strands Tonight and Panorama.

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    News

    Broadcasters join forces for comedy event

    2011-07-13T12:10:00Z

    A cross industry Comedy Conference in Salford is being launched for this autumn, with the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Sky joining forces to create the one-day event.

  • News

    Video: X Factor US trailer

    2011-07-13T11:33:00Z

    The first look at the US adaptation of The X Factor shows judge Simon Cowell apparently turning a new leaf.

  • Coronation Street
    News

    Corrie gets online spin-off

    2011-07-13T11:31:00Z

    Coronation Street will shift location from Manchester to London for an online spin-off of the long-running soap.

  • Jeff Henry
    News

    Jeff Henry joins FilmFlex Movies

    2011-07-12T11:19:00Z

    Former ITV exec Jeff Henry has been named the new boss of film-on-demand service FilmFlex Movies.

  • Circus
    News

    ITV1 orders circus ob doc

    2011-07-12T11:15:00Z

    ITV Studios daytime team has won its first primetime ITV1 commission with a documentary about a family-run circus.

  • The Marriage Ref
    News

    Marriage Ref pushed back to 10pm

    2011-07-11T13:20:00Z

    The Marriage Ref, ITV1’s underperforming Saturday night show, is being moved to a 10pm slot for the remainder of the series.

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    News

    PM hints at tighter TV regulation

    2011-07-08T13:17:00Z

    David Cameron has suggested that a crackdown on the regulations that govern the press following the News Of The World phone-hacking scandal could have knock-on effects for broadcasters.