All ITV articles – Page 263

  • Peter Kay
    News

    Kay to front Royal Variety show

    2009-10-23T08:44:00Z

    Comedian Peter Kay will host 2009’s Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, with a little help from Hollywood superstars Bette Midler and Whoopi Goldberg.

  • Strictly Come Dancing
    Ratings

    BBC surrenders in Strictly vs X Factor clash

    2009-10-22T17:37:00Z

    BBC bosses will move Strictly Come Dancing to an earlier timeslot from October 31, ending its head to head war with ITV1’s The X Factor.

  • ITV News at Ten
    News

    Tonight feels force of ITV shake up

    2009-10-21T17:04:00Z

    ITV’s premier current affairs strand, Tonight, is losing around two thirds of its in-house production team in an overhaul that will see a reduction in both the number of episodes and budgets.

  • Lorraine Kelly
    News

    STV unveils new programme slate

    2009-10-20T10:31:00Z

    STV has unveiled a raft of original new shows and acquisitions, including Lorraine Kelly helping people with emotional health issues and an observational documentary about Scottish troops in Afghanistan.

  • Ant and Dec
    News

    ITV orders Ant & Dec Christmas show

    2009-10-15T16:00:00Z

    Ant & Dec will front a Christmas variety show for ITV1 made by their indie, Gallowgate.

  • Murderland
    Behind The Scenes

    Murderland, ITV1

    2009-10-15T10:52:00Z

    The veteran actor is back on ITV but he’s no Fitz, playing a sensitive, vulnerable and heartfelt detective in this ambitious show, says Kate Croft.

  • Michael Grade
    News

    Grade attacks ITV coverage

    2009-10-15T08:00:00Z

    Michael Grade has hit out at the “febrile” speculation over ITV’s difficulties in recruiting new leaders, insisting that the broadcaster is merely going through the typical “ups and downs” of senior recruitment.

  • Danyl Johnson
    News

    Dannii's X Factor 'outing' sparks nearly 4,000 complaints

    2009-10-14T15:06:00Z

    Almost 4,000 viewers have contacted Ofcom to complain about Dannii Minogue’s on-air “joke” about X Factor contestant Danyl Johnson’s sexuality.

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
    News

    Ross back as Comedy Awards host

    2009-10-14T08:57:00Z

    ITV has revealed that Jonathan Ross is to return as host of the British Comedy Awards, after he pulled out last year following his BBC suspension over a prank phone call to actor Andrew Sachs.

  • Last House On The Left
    News

    Horror ads in Britain's Got Talent censured

    2009-10-14T08:49:00Z

    Horror film trailers shown during ITV’s hit show Britain’s Got Talent were screened too early in the evening, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

  • the x factor 09
    News

    ITV points to advertising improvement

    2009-10-13T10:05:00Z

    ITV has revealed that the improvement in the TV ad market is gathering momentum - but has warned there is no recovery yet.

  • ITV.jpg
    News

    ITV to raise £120m and keep SDN

    2009-10-13T09:50:00Z

    ITV has revealed a raft of measures designed to put the company on more secure financial footing – including raising £120m by issuing bonds and calling off the sale of Freeview spectrum business SDN.

  • John Cresswell
    News

    ITV's Cresswell to take reins - and then depart

    2009-10-12T09:24:00Z

    ITV’s John Cresswell will become its interim chief executive and lead its search for a new boss - but he will then leave the company.

  • count_duckula.jpg
    News

    Cosgrove Hall on the brink

    2009-10-09T15:03:00Z

    Cosgrove Hall Films, the children’s animation studio behind Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, is facing an uncertain future after owner ITV confirmed the company has been placed under a review.

  • Kingdom
    News

    ITV axes Kingdom

    2009-10-09T12:15:00Z

    ITV has axed Norfolk based drama Kingdom, after three series on the commercial broadcaster.

  • Mission:Impossible
    Comment

    Seven tips to avoid ITV's self-destruction

    2009-10-08T12:08:00Z

    Running ITV may seem like taking on a mission impossible - so potential CEOs should read former head of business affairs Andrew Baker’s seven tips to stop the network self-destructing.

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    News

    Bishop in pole position for ITV chairman job

    2009-10-08T11:57:00Z

    Sir Michael Bishop, former chairman of Channel 4 and airline BMI, has become the frontrunner to take the chairman’s role at ITV after Sir Crispin Davis pulled out of the running.

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    News

    ITV in talks to co-pro Single Handed

    2009-10-07T14:47:00Z

    ITV is in talks with RTE to come in as a co-pro partner on the second series of Touchpaper Television’s police drama, Single Handed.

  • ITV
    News

    ITV's six-figure offer for England qualifer rejected

    2009-10-06T13:31:00Z

    Rights holder Kentaro turned down a six-figure sum from ITV to show the highlights of the England World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on a terrestrial station.

  • News

    ITV Studios launches in Spain

    2009-10-05T09:21:00Z

    MIPCOM: ITV Studios has opened a new production centre in Madrid and has hired a managing director to run it – with a two pilots already commissioned.