All ITV articles – Page 255
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NewsWheeler departs ITN On after 14 years
Nicholas Wheeler, managing director of multiplatform arm ITN On, has left the business after 14 years as part of an ongoing restructure.
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NewsAziz withdraws £5m ITV claim
A local newsreader who attempted to sue ITV for £5m on the grounds of race, sex and age discrimination has withdrawn her claim against the broadcaster.
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NewsOfcom clears Dancing on Ice over 'faecal' jibe
Dancing on Ice has been cleared of using offensive language inappropriately, following hundreds of complaints over judge Jason Gardiner describing a contestant’s performance like “watching faecal matter that won’t flush”.
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NewsITV launches online mobile store
ITV has launched a range of mobile ringtones based around its programmes, including the pub piano from Coronation Street and the theme tune for the remake of The Prisoner to help boost digital revenues.
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NewsITV's Friends Reunited sale cleared
The Competition Commission has cleared the sale of ITV’s social networking site Friends Reunited to genealogy group Brightsolid after concluding the tie up “posed no threat” to other online family tree sites.
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NewsITV buries hatchet to hang on to Taggart
Taggart’s 26-year run on ITV is to continue after the broadcaster agreed an innovative co-funding deal with STV and UKTV’s Alibi.
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NewsITV brings in external consultants
ITV has brought in external business analysts LEK Consulting to conduct its 12-week strategic review.
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NewsViewers complain over Gaga's Brit song
Ofcom is reviewing last night’s broadcast of the Brit Awards following complaints about language used by Lady Gaga pre-watershed.
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NewsITV3 rapped over noisy ads
Eight TV adverts shown on ITV3 during an archive episode of Sherlock Holmes were too loud, watchdogs have ruled.
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NewsGately tribute is first order for Ballard indie
A tribute to late Boyzone star Stephen Gately will be the first commission for 10 Star Entertainment, the indie launched by former BBC entertainment exec Bea Ballard at the start of 2009.
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NewsBragg heads back to the South Bank for last hurrah on ITV1
The South Bank Show, the long-running arts strand that was controversially ditched by ITV, is set for a last hurrah with a 10-part series mixing new interviews with archive footage.
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NewsProduct placement for Corrie, but not X Factor
ITV has drawn up a top 10 list of programmes that are ripe for product placement that includes Coronation Street and Emmerdale - but not The X Factor.
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NewsITV gearing up for fresh push on Studios content
ITV Studios is poised for a fresh content push under the commercial broadcaster’s new management, with programming executives across the business preparing for a closer alliance between commissioning and production.
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NewsTrue-May: Midsomer will thrive with new Barnaby
The producer of Midsomer Murders says he is confident the programme will remain successful, despite shaking up the cast by replacing John Nettles.
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NewsSky sells 10.4% ITV stake at £348m loss
BSkyB sold 10.4% of its stake in ITV for around £196m this morning – a loss of about £348m.
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NewsSky will cut ITV stake - finally
BSkyB has ended its lengthy battle to hang on to its 17.9% stake in ITV and will reduce it to the 7.5% threshold set by regulators.
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NewsDannii Minogue set for ITV2 series
X Factor judge Dannii Minogue is in talks to star in her own ITV2 reality series, which her agents will co-produce.
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NewsITV greenlights Trevor Eve drama
Trevor Eve is to star as an international hostage negotiator in new ITV1 drama Kidnap and Ransom.
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NewsITV fined for rat killing Celebrity episode
ITV has been fined for animal cruelty after contestants on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! killed and ate a rat, the Australian RSPCA has said.
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FeaturesExecs urge Crozier to focus on ITV growth
Top-level ITV execs are cautiously optimistic about the surprise choice of Adam Crozier as the company’s new chief executive, expressing hope that the “transformational leader” will increase in-house hits and revive the broadcaster’s digital ambitions.