All ITV articles – Page 256
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Viewers 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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ITV3 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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Gately 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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Bragg 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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Product 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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ITV 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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True-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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Sky 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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Sky 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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Dannii 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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ITV 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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ITV 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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Execs 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.
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RTÉ enlists help of ITV to co-fund Single-Handed
RTÉ drama Single-Handed is to be resurrected for a second series after ITV agreed to come on board as a co-producer.
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Brian Pern wins BBC recommission
Washed up rocker Brian Pern is set to return to bbc.com after ITV Studios won an order for another eight episodes of the online comedy.
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STV defends indie status bid
STV has defended its bid for indie status, with a leading exec at the broadcaster stating that the reclassification will not steal work from smaller Scottish indies.
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ITN to launch German showbiz channel
ITN has inked a deal with YouTube to produce a new German showbiz channel.
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Public meeting on news broadcasting
The future of local news broadcasting in Wales will be up for debate at a public meeting in Cardiff.
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ITV "agree £15m Crozier deal"
Adam Crozier will be paid £15 million as the chief executive of ITV if he can turn around the fortunes of the broadcaster, it has been reported.
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Fincham to stay at ITV
ITV’s director of programmes, channels and online Peter Fincham is understood to be staying put at the commercial broadcaster, following the appointment of new chief executive Adam Crozier.