All ITV articles – Page 258

  • The Prisoner
    Features

    ITV: The new guard

    2010-01-07T08:00:00Z

    ITV’s new leaders will have to hit the ground running in the New Year, answering fundamental questions on how the terrestrial ‘dinosaur’ will adapt its business model to survive the new-media landscape.

  • mike_clasper.jpg
    News

    Clasper takes on ITV non-exec role

    2009-12-23T10:22:00Z

    HM Revenues & Customs chairman and former BAA chief executive Mike Clasper is to take over from Sir James Crosby as ITV’s non-executive senior independent director.

  • gordon brown
    News

    TV election debates get the go-ahead

    2009-12-21T18:09:00Z

    Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will go head-to-head in three TV debates that will be hosted by ITV, Sky and the BBC in turn.

  • Britain's Got Talent: Susan Boyle
    News

    SuBo is YouTube's star of 2009

    2009-12-16T12:30:00Z

    Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle was officially the biggest star on YouTube this year with more than 120 million views worldwide.

  • iplayer
    News

    C4 and Talk Talk join Project Canvas

    2009-12-16T11:48:00Z

    Channel 4 and ISP Talk Talk have become partners on IPTV joint venture Project Canvas.

  • Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose
    News

    Thorogood to join ITV factual team

    2009-12-15T17:47:00Z

    Former North One TV head of factual, features and formats Katy Thorogood has been named ITV’s new commissioner for daytime and factual.

  • Teachers TV
    Ratings

    Mister Eleven jilted for BBC1 stalwarts

    2009-12-14T13:22:00Z

    Bionic Woman star Michelle Ryan failed to save ITV1 on Friday night, with her comedy Mister Eleven falling flat against the BBC1’s double act of Have I Got News for You and Live at the Apollo.

  • Simon Cowell
    News

    Cowell rules out ITV bid

    2009-12-14T12:45:00Z

    Simon Cowell has ruled out the prospect of bidding for ITV with business tycoon Sir Philip Green and will instead focus on developing a politics-meets-entertainment format ahead of the general election.

  • Joe McElderry: The X Factor finale 2009
    Ratings

    Joe's X Factor win watched by 19.1m

    2009-12-14T09:59:00Z

    An incredible peak audience of 19.1m viewers tuned in last night to see Joe McElderry win this year’s The X Factor.

  • Simon Cowell
    News

    ITV scotches 'last X Factor' claims

    2009-12-11T13:54:00Z

    ITV insiders have poured cold water on suggestions that The X Factor won’t be returning in 2010, adding that negotiations over the new series and a handcuffs deal for Simon Cowell will be wrapped up in the New Year.

  • GMTV
    News

    All change at the helm of GMTV

    2009-12-11T10:01:00Z

    ITV has begun its shake up of GMTV, with two new senior appointments and the departure of long-serving editor Martin Frizell.

  • 71 Degrees North
    News

    ITV to send celebs on Norway trek

    2009-12-10T10:26:00Z

    ITV has ordered a cold-weather alternative to I’m A Celebrity… - sending two groups of stars on a 2,000-mile trek through the wilderness of Norway to the edge of the Arctic Circle.

  • Four Weddings
    News

    Horton drops out of ITVS entertainment chief race

    2009-12-10T09:32:00Z

    ITV Studios controller of entertainment Claire Horton will not apply to become creative director of its new entertainment group and could leave the company in spring.

  • UTV
    News

    UTV eyes Welsh and North East news pilots

    2009-12-10T08:00:00Z

    UTV is hatching a bid to run the independently funded news consortium pilot project in the North East of England, and hasn’t ruled out making a bid to run the Scottish news service either.

  • UTV Live
    News

    UTV joins race for Welsh news pilot

    2009-12-09T10:14:00Z

    Northern Ireland ITV franchisee UTV has joined forces with Welsh News publisher NWN media to make a bid for running the independently funded news consortium scheme pilot project for Wales.

  • American Idol
    News

    ITV2 picks up new American Idol

    2009-12-09T10:08:00Z

    ITV2 has won the rights to broadcast the ninth series of American Idol and will air the show just one day after its US transmission.

  • Michael Grade
    News

    Grade: ITV could drop regional news

    2009-12-08T16:05:00Z

    ITV’s outgoing executive chairman Michael Grade has warned that regional news could be dropped completely from the broadcaster’s schedule if a Conservative government overturned Ofcom’s regional news pilot scheme.

  • Emmanuelle Namiech
    News

    ITV Studios acquisitions boss quits

    2009-12-08T14:00:00Z

    ITV Studios Global Entertainment director of acquisitions and co-productions Emmanuelle Namiech has announced she is to step down after 10 years at the company to pursue new opportunities.

  • ITN: News at Ten
    News

    Oberoi, Chadwick to head new ITN divisions

    2009-12-07T16:51:00Z

    ITN’s restructure is starting to take shape, with Asha Oberoi and Adam Chadwick appointed as managing directors of two of ITN’s three new divisions.

  • I'm a Celebrity
    News

    ITV to amend I'm a Celebrity guidelines

    2009-12-07T16:48:00Z

    ITV is set to implement a string of new guidelines to I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here to avoid animal cruelty on future series.