All ITV articles – Page 259
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NewsCowell rules out ITV bid
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.
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RatingsJoe's X Factor win watched by 19.1m
An incredible peak audience of 19.1m viewers tuned in last night to see Joe McElderry win this year’s The X Factor.
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NewsITV scotches 'last X Factor' claims
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.
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NewsAll change at the helm of GMTV
ITV has begun its shake up of GMTV, with two new senior appointments and the departure of long-serving editor Martin Frizell.
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NewsITV to send celebs on Norway trek
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.
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NewsHorton drops out of ITVS entertainment chief race
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.
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NewsUTV eyes Welsh and North East news pilots
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.
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NewsUTV joins race for Welsh news pilot
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.
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NewsITV2 picks up new American Idol
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.
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NewsGrade: ITV could drop regional news
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.
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NewsITV Studios acquisitions boss quits
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.
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NewsOberoi, Chadwick to head new ITN divisions
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.
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NewsITV to amend I'm a Celebrity guidelines
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.
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NewsI'm a Celeb producers escape animal cruelty prosecution
There are no plans to prosecute the producers of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! over alleged animal cruelty on the programme, Australian police said.
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NewsC4 or ITV could spring chief exec surprise
C4 needs a creative leader as its next chief executive and ITV a business strategist, according to a panel of industry experts – but the smart money could still be on at least one of them making a surprise appointment.
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CommentThe story behind News at Ten
Broadcast’s ITV correspondent Kate McMahon delves behind the scenes of News at Ten.
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NewsGallagher to leave ITV
ITV’s director of group corporate affairs Mark Gallagher has announced he will step down from the company at the end of the month.
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NewsITV Leeds to get £5m revamp
ITV’s Kirkstall Road studios in Leeds are set for a £5.2m revamp that will move Emmerdale’s production facilities into the mothballed site and introduce high definition facilities.
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NewsNews presenter drops tribunal proceedings against ITV
West Country news presenter Jemma Woodman has dropped tribunal proceedings against ITV after accusing her former employers of “hanging her out to dry”.
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NewsITV2 shows launched on iTunes
ITV has soft launched a range of programmes for download on Apple iTunes, to test whether consumers are willing to pay for online content.