All ITV articles – Page 261

  • Dancing on Ice
    News

    ITV Studios brands set to become iPhone apps

    2009-11-12T09:16:00Z

    Flagship ITV Studios brands including Dancing On Ice, This Morning, Coronation Street and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! will be turned into ‘freemium’ iPhone applications as part of ITV’s push to adopt new technologies.

  • Collision
    News

    ITV, STV: business partners only

    2009-11-12T08:00:00Z

    The war of words between STV and ITV has entered a new phase, with both sides declaring the current networking arrangements should be torn up to make way for a strictly commercial partnership.

  • ITV
    News

    ITV places CSA into voluntary liquidation

    2009-11-11T16:12:00Z

    ITV has put its remaining interests in cinema advertising company, Carlton Screen Advertising (CSA), into creditors voluntary liquidation.

  • River Monsters
    Behind The Scenes

    River Monsters, ITV1

    2009-11-11T10:57:00Z

    Harry Marshall, creative director at Icon Films, reveals the behind the scenes story of new ITV1 series River Monsters.

  • Melvyn Bragg
    News

    Bragg returns to the BBC

    2009-11-11T10:19:00Z

    Melvyn Bragg, the longstanding face of arts coverage at ITV, is to return to BBC television where he started his career nearly 50 years ago.

  • Alan Titchmarsh
    News

    Titchmarsh set for 5pm move

    2009-11-10T17:59:00Z

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show will take on the likes of The Weakest Link and Deal or No Deal next year, as ITV moves it to a 5pm slot.

  • John and Edward
    News

    Jedward save sparks 3,000 complaints

    2009-11-10T08:52:00Z

    ITV has been bombarded with thousands of complaints following Simon Cowell’s move to save twins Jedward over Welsh crooner Lucie Jones in The X Factor on Sunday [8 Nov].

  • Michael Grade
    News

    Product placement consulation underway

    2009-11-09T17:39:00Z

    The government’s consultation into the introduction of product placement in UK programmes has launched, with ITV boss Michael Grade stating it will put broadcasters on a “level playing field” with international rivals.

  • Philippa Gregory
    News

    Gregory novel set for ITV1

    2009-11-09T09:34:00Z

    Philippa Gregory’s novel The Little House is set to be adapted for a “atmospheric and chilling” two-part drama on ITV1.

  • Robson Green
    News

    Plater to pen ITV1 war drama

    2009-11-06T11:43:00Z

    Bafta award-winning writer Alan Plater, who first made his name scripting Z Cars, is set to pen a new one-off period drama for ITV1.

  • Michael Grade
    News

    Peace, Gildersleeve lined up to replace Grade

    2009-11-06T11:18:00Z

    Carphone Warehouse boss John Gildersleeve and chairman of Standard Chartered John Peace have emerged as front-runners for the ITV chairman job, sparking rumours that the broadcaster’s search may finally be nearing its end.

  • Taggart
    News

    STV sues ITV for £35m but Taggart will return

    2009-11-06T10:51:00Z

    STV has launched its own legal action for £35m against ITV and has declared it will bring back Taggart, regardless of whether the commercial broadcaster commissions a new series.

  • Ant and Dec
    News

    Ant and Dec sign £20m ITV deal

    2009-11-05T17:37:00Z

    Presenters Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, understood to be worth £20m.

  • John Cresswell
    News

    Cresswell: STV is dragging down the network

    2009-11-05T16:59:00Z

    ITV chief operating officer John Cresswell has launched another stinging attack on STV, saying the Scottish subsidiary is “dragging down the whole performance of the ITV network”.

  • ITV
    News

    ITV predicts ad stability

    2009-11-05T10:05:00Z

    ITV is set to record its first advertising revenue increase for nearly two years this December, signalling the worst could be over for the commercial broadcaster.

  • Ant and Dec
    News

    Ant & Dec family show to take over from Takeaway

    2009-11-05T08:00:00Z

    Ant & Dec and ITV1 are lining up a family challenge gameshow as the long-term replacement for Saturday Night Takeaway.

  • Alan Titchmarsh
    News

    Wells back at ITV1 with Titchmarsh walks series

    2009-11-05T08:00:00Z

    Former ITV Studios executives Mark Wells and Glen Middelham have secured the first commission from their old employer for their new indie Rain, teaming up with Spun Gold to produce a country walks series with Alan Titchmarsh.

  • ITV News at Ten
    Ratings

    New look News at Ten adds 100,000

    2009-11-03T13:47:00Z

    ITV’s new look News at Ten piled on an extra 100,000 viewers compared with last Monday, but couldn’t topple the might of BBC News.

  • Prime Minister Gordon Brown
    News

    PM questions Ross' salary

    2009-11-03T10:04:00Z

    Prime Minister Gordon Brown has questioned the salaries paid to BBC stars like Jonathan Ross, but said entrepreneurs like Simon Cowell “deserved” their money.

  • friends reunited
    News

    Friends Reunited sale referred to Competition Commission

    2009-11-02T15:31:00Z

    ITV has been left “disappointed” after the Office for Fair Trading raised concerns about its sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid Group, and referred the deal to the Competition Commission.