All ITV articles – Page 270
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Fast Show star takes lead in BBC online comedy
A star of The Fast Show is bringing another comedy character to life, this time on the BBC Comedy website in the first online series to be produced by ITV Studios.
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Cash-strapped ITV pushes back NTA's until 2010
ITV has scrapped this year’s National Television Awards, pushing back the ceremony until January 2010.
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UBS upgrades ITV shares
Shares in ITV rose a penny this morning after Swiss bank UBS upgraded the stock to “buy” and increased its target price for ITV shares to 37p.
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Grade: We did not pace Boyle well enough
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has admitted that ITV should have done more to “pace” Scottish singer Susan Boyle, but defended the way contestants on Britain’s Got Talent were looked after on the show.
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ITV to charge viewers for BGT clips
ITV could charge viewers to watch Britain’s Got Talent clips online as early as next year in a bid to boost revenues.
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The Broadcast Interview
Alison Sharman, ITV factual and daytime
Times are hard at ITV but factual and daytime boss Alison Sharman is rising to the challenge with a ‘menu’ of shows that includes access scoops and authored journeys.
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ITV demands commissioners prove shows’ ROI potential
ITV has effectively handed a commissioning tick to its business affairs team by insisting that commissioners prove a programme’s business worth as well as its creative merit.
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RDF Television secures Allen for managing director role
Jim Allen, ITV Studios’ former director of factual and entertainment, is to join RDF Television as managing director.
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ITV1 orders more Morgan, Clunes and Lumley
ITV1 is set to cement Piers Morgan, Martin Clunes and Joanna Lumley as faces of its factual output with three travel-themed shows for 2010.
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BGT under fire over reaction to Hollie’s tears
Britain’s Got Talent producers were too slow to give Hollie Steel a second chance, and closed in on her crying face in a voyeuristic way, industry figures have claimed.
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Corrie to shift from Wednesdays in ITV schedule shake-up
ITV is preparing a major overhaul of its schedule this month, with Coronation Street being moved from its traditional Wednesday evening slot to make way for football and The Bill.
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ITV1 docs tackle coastal security
ITV1 is lining up two factual series following the specialist crime teams protecting Britain’s shores.
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CITV bucks trend to grow budget
CITV will be the only ITV channel to increase its budget next year – but it will not necessarily spend the additional money on original commissions.
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YouTube and Hulu home in on landmark UK deals
YouTube and Hulu have launched charm offensives on UK broadcasters in separate bids to dominate long-form online video content in the UK.
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ITV is recession’s ‘worst offender’
Indies have singled out ITV as the most difficult broadcaster to deal with in the economic downturn.
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Monster’s Fluffy animation series gets GMTV slot
GMTV has picked up the UK terrestrial rights to an animated pre-school series that originally aired on RTE 2 in Ireland.
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Boy Meets Girl heads to Oz
ITV Global Entertainment has sold more than 40 hours of scripted content to public broadcaster ABC in Australia, including ITV1 comedy Boy Meets Girl.
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Ratings
ITV1 ratings fall to record low
ITV1 saw its all hour weekly share fall to just 15.85% last week, its worst ever performance.
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Grade slams BBC partnerships
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has rubbished the BBC’s partnership proposals and criticised the corporation’s efforts to avoid top-slicing the licence fee.
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Top-slicing legislation plan revealed
Gordon Brown has revealed government plans to formally introduce legislation that will divert TV licence fee revenue into propping up regional news coverage on ITV1.