All ITV articles – Page 232

  • Ringling Bros
    News

    ITV eyes US event format deal

    2011-03-31T08:30:00Z

    ITV is looking to one of the biggest live event companies in the US to end its five-year search for a homegrown entertainment mega hit.

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    News

    Tern investigates wildlife crime for ITV1 series

    2011-03-31T08:30:00Z

    Tern TV is to make a series for ITV1 looking into the surge in wildlife crime in the British countryside, and the illegal trade in endangered species behind it.

  • Keith Lemon
    News

    Lemon squeezed into Sing if You Can

    2011-03-30T13:50:00Z

    Leigh Francis character Keith Lemon has replaced Vernon Kay on ITV1’s primetime entertainment format Sing if You Can after a pilot revealed the show would work better in the hands of a comedian.

  • Fred West and Dominic West
    News

    Daughter's anger at ITV's Fred West drama

    2011-03-30T08:48:00Z

    The daughter of serial killer Fred West has said she is “absolutely appalled” that an ITV drama is being made about his life.

  • Cricket ball
    News

    ITV strikes new IPL deal

    2011-03-29T18:07:00Z

    ITV has struck a new four year rights deal to broadcast the Indian Premier League cricket competition.

  • The Professionals
    News

    The Professionals set for big screen remake

    2011-03-29T11:19:00Z

    Cult crime classic The Professionals is to be remade for the big screen following a deal with studio Lionsgate.

  • Adam Crozier
    News

    ITVS to tackle talent drain

    2011-03-28T08:32:00Z

    ITV boss Adam Crozier has revealed he will consider acquisitions to address the shortage of “creative talent” at the company’s in-house production arm.

  • Downton Abbey
    News

    Downton Abbey edges out Sherlock at BPGs

    2011-03-25T10:40:00Z

    Downton Abbey edged out Sherlock at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, with the ITV1 period drama landing two prizes to the BBC1 series’ one.

  • Corrie Nation
    News

    ITV gaming hit by low Corrie Nation take-up

    2011-03-24T08:30:00Z

    ITV’s online gaming strategy is under scrutiny after a disappointing start for Corrie Nation, which is understood to have received close to £500,000 of investment.

  • Doctor Who
    News

    BBC and C4 back opt-out system for rights holders

    2011-03-24T08:30:00Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 have recommended introducing a new rights management model that has been rejected by ITV and Sky, as part of an independent review into the current IP framework.

  • Midsomer Murders
    News

    Midsomer race-row producer to step down

    2011-03-23T13:08:00Z

    Midsomer Murders producer Brian True-May will step down from the show after “the current production run” following a race row.

  • TalkSport
    News

    TalkSport helps UTV to record profits

    2011-03-22T09:20:00Z

    TalkSport’s 36% rise in operating profit helped Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media post record pre tax profits last year.

  • Titanic
    News

    ITV's Titanic drama sets sail

    2011-03-21T12:42:00Z

    US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes.

  • Stacey Solomon
    News

    ITV asks celebrities to Sing if You Can

    2011-03-18T10:07:00Z

    Celebrities will battle it out by singing in an extreme circumstances for a new ITV1 entertainment show.

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    News

    Ofcom to review TV ad deals

    2011-03-17T15:17:00Z

    Ofcom is to launch review of how TV advertising deals are agreed – a move that could change the way the UK’s commercial broadcasters make money.

  • Emmerdale
    News

    Emmerdale names new boss

    2011-03-16T11:40:00Z

    A new series producer has been appointed to ITV soap Emmerdale, following the death of Gavin Blyth.

  • Brian Cox
    News

    Cox the star of RTS awards

    2011-03-16T08:41:00Z

    Science presenter Professor Brian Cox was the star himself after becoming a double winner at the Royal Television Society Awards.

  • ITV News
    News

    ITV overhauls senior news team

    2011-03-15T12:10:00Z

    ITV is to scrap its most senior regional news roles and incorporate Daybreak into the network news team as part of a management shakeup.

  • Midsomer Murders
    News

    Midsomer creator suspended over all-white remarks

    2011-03-15T08:50:00Z

    The producer and co-creator of ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders, who implied in an interview that there was no place in the show for ethnic minorities, has been suspended.

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    News

    Sarah Caplin departs ITVS

    2011-03-11T12:50:00Z

    Sarah Caplin, ITV Studio’s long-standing head of features & factual entertainment, has left the business as part of its strategic shake-up.