All ITV articles – Page 274

  • News

    ITV to cut an extra £40m

    2009-05-14T22:39:00Z

    ITV will make an extra £40m in cost savings over the next two years after profits fell by 14% in the first quarter of this year.

  • News

    Freeview HD plans in doubt

    2009-05-14T21:49:00Z

    Free-to-air HD could become the latest victim of the crisis in TV funding as ITV and Channel 4 reconsider plans to launch HD channels on Freeview.

  • News

    Sky 1 bids to lure Harry Hill's TV Burp from ITV1

    2009-05-14T21:46:00Z

    Sky 1 has mounted an audacious bid to swipe Harry Hill’s TV Burp from ITV1 as part of a strategy to buy must-see shows established by rival broadcasters.

  • News

    'Radical' Ball's past ITV criticisms

    2009-05-14T21:39:00Z

    Former BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball, hotly tipped to become the next chief executive of ITV, has previously slammed the broadcaster for failing to embrace new technology, capitalise on its programmes or develop ITV Studios into a world-leading producer.

  • News

    STV opts out of ITV teatime schedule

    2009-05-14T21:15:00Z

    STV is to opt out of ITV’s schedule for a full hour between 5pm and 6pm on weeknights, by revamping and extending its teatime magazine programme, The Five Thirty Show.

  • Ratings

    The tricky drama series mix

    2009-05-14T01:16:00Z

    Channels need quietly steady performers to balance out their risky big hitters.

  • News

    Canvas partners hit back at critics

    2009-05-13T00:42:00Z

    Project Canvas’s partners, the BBC, ITV and BT, have fought back against critics of the IPTV joint venture, saying that the initiative will transform the TV industry.

  • News

    Katy Brand returning to ITV2 for third series

    2009-05-13T00:33:00Z

    Comedian Katy Brand will be returning to ITV2 this autumn with a third instalment of Katy’s Brand’s Big Ass Show.

  • News

    Sky airs Project Canvas objections

    2009-05-12T23:42:00Z

    BSkyB has attacked the BBC Trust’s decision to not carry out a full market review on the BBC, ITV and BT broadband joint venture Project Canvas.

  • News

    Wild at Heart wins fifth series

    2009-05-12T23:40:00Z

    ITV has commissioned a fifth series of Wild at Heart, scotching rumours that the Africa-based drama could be axed.

  • News

    Split won't affect ITV2's Katie and Peter Stateside

    2009-05-11T23:04:00Z

    ITV has no plans to pull Katie Price and Peter Andre’s fly on the wall series Katie & Peter: Stateside, despite the couple announcing their separation today.

  • News

    BSkyB rules itself out of bidding for ITV local news

    2009-05-11T22:57:00Z

    BSkyB has ruled itself out of providing local news for ITV, saying that joining any of the news consortia would not fit with Sky News’ status as an “independent, commercially funded news service”.

  • News

    Emmerdale censured over violence

    2009-05-11T22:33:00Z

    A fist-fight between Emmerdale brothers Mathew and Carl King has been criticised as too violent for a pre-watershed audience by media regulator Ofcom.

  • Lee Bartlett
    The Broadcast Interview

    Lee Bartlett, ITV global content

    2009-03-25T18:34:00Z

    The not-so-quiet American tells Kate McMahon about ITV’s cautious culture, why uncertainty is bad for creativity and his strategy for cashing in on the big brands.

  • Laura Mackie
    The Broadcast Interview

    Laura Mackie, ITV Drama

    2009-02-25T16:51:00Z

    The director of ITV Drama talks to Kate McMahon about budgets, bonnets and why she’s still on the lookout for ideas that are ambitious and different.

  • Law & Order UK
    Features

    Law and Order

    2009-02-18T15:06:00Z

    TX: After a successful 19-year run in the US, Law and Order is being reinvented for UK viewers. Paul Hoggart goes behind the scenes to find out if ITV’s investment will pay off.

  • Peter Fincham
    The Broadcast Interview

    Peter Fincham, ITV

    2008-11-26T17:04:00Z

    ITV’s director of television, channels and online is one of mainstream TV’s biggest cheerleaders. But can he stay optimistic as the recession bites? Chris Curtis finds out.

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    Features

    Harley Street

    2008-07-09T17:29:00Z

    TX: ITV is taking the plunge back into medical drama, this time with a glossy, upmarket twist. What’s more, the broadcaster is also taking a risk on some new writing talent.