All ITV articles – Page 255

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    Carnival cash boosts key ITV drama series

    2010-03-04T10:13:00Z

    NBC Universal-owned Carnival Films is deficit-funding ITV1’s upcoming Julian Fellowes drama Downton Abbey to push its budget to about £1m an hour.

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    ITV Studios set for cash boost

    2010-03-04T09:57:00Z

    ITV chairman Archie Norman has revealed his ambition to pump money into ITV Studios to reshape it as a creative multiplatform powerhouse.

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    Norman: No quick fixes for ITV

    2010-03-03T17:10:00Z

    ITV chairman Archie Norman is reshaping the commercial broadcaster for its long term survival, and warned shareholders that long term goals will be the new priority over short term results.

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    Crozier's ITV challenge to start next month

    2010-03-03T09:00:00Z

    ITV chief executive Adam Crozier will begin the task of leading ITV out of “the worst advertising collapse in its history” on 26 April.

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    Broadcasters agree election debate rules

    2010-03-02T17:59:00Z

    The BBC, ITV and Sky have agreed on the rules for hosting the Prime Ministerial debates through the 2010 general election campaign.

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    Norman set to reveal dive in ITV profits

    2010-03-01T10:47:00Z

    ITV chairman Archie Norman is expected to lay the groundwork for ITV’s turnaround plan on Wednesday morning, with a no-holds barred account of where the broadcaster has been going wrong in recent years.

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    ITV makes final bid to escape CRR

    2010-02-26T10:06:00Z

    ITV has made a last bid to the Competition Commission to get its Contract Rights Renewal straightjacket loosened..

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    Authored docs come back to ITV

    2010-02-25T12:19:00Z

    ITV1 is making a surprise return to authored docs and has commissioned veteran film-maker Leslie Woodhead to make two new films.

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    Etchingham wins RTS gong

    2010-02-25T09:11:00Z

    ITV News presenter Julie Etchingham made RTS history last night scooping presenter of the year - the first time a woman has won the award in its 15-year history.

  • An Audience With... Kylie
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    ITV orders best of An Audience With...

    2010-02-25T07:00:00Z

    ITV Studios and Shiver are co-producing a series celebrating the best of ITV1’s strand An Audience With…

  • Ant and Dec
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    Agency role reunites Grade with ITV stars

    2010-02-25T07:00:00Z

    ITV insiders and indies have welcomed Michael Grade’s “return to his roots” as the new non-executive chairman of talent agency James Grant Group, but some warned Grade’s “poacher-turned-gamekeeper” position could mean more co-pro deals for ITV Studios.

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    Walsh to host talent-spotting ITV1 gameshow

    2010-02-25T07:00:00Z

    Law & Order: UK actor Bradley Walsh is set to host a Zeppotron gameshow for ITV1 in which celebrities and audience members try to spot ordinary members of the public who have an unusual talent.

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    STV to stream Corrie to mobiles

    2010-02-24T18:13:00Z

    Scottish broadcaster STV is to offer full-length on-demand access via mobile to hit shows including Coronation Street, Dancing On Ice and Piers Morgan’s Life Stories.   

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    Wheeler departs ITN On after 14 years

    2010-02-24T16:38:00Z

    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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    Aziz withdraws £5m ITV claim

    2010-02-24T14:58:00Z

    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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    Ofcom clears Dancing on Ice over 'faecal' jibe

    2010-02-22T11:37:00Z

    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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    ITV launches online mobile store

    2010-02-18T12:12:00Z

    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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    ITV's Friends Reunited sale cleared

    2010-02-18T11:37:00Z

    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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    ITV buries hatchet to hang on to Taggart

    2010-02-18T08:34:00Z

    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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    ITV brings in external consultants

    2010-02-17T12:26:00Z

    ITV has brought in external business analysts LEK Consulting to conduct its 12-week strategic review.