All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 31
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Split won't affect ITV2's Katie and Peter Stateside
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.
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BSkyB rules itself out of bidding for ITV local news
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”.
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Emmerdale censured over violence
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.
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Save the South Bank Show, says Coldplay's Chris Martin
Coldplay front man Chris Martin has declared that ITV flagship arts programme the South Bank Show should be saved.
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Timeline: Richard and Judy
The career to date of presenting duo Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.
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UKTV's Home orders more community makeover shows
American Ty Pennington will return to UKTV this spring to dish out a double dose of goodwill.
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RTL revenues slide 11%
Five-owner RTL has blamed tough economic conditions across the European TV market for a profits slump of 11.1% in its first quarter revenue.
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Bragg: Restrictions are killing ITV
Melvyn Bragg has issued a stark warning to the government that ITV could be “killed off” if it did not urgently lift “ridiculous financial restrictions” imposed on it.
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ITV admits to issue with programme backlog
ITV has scaled back its commissioning needs because it is now “overstocked” with programmes, according to executive chairman Michael Grade.
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BreakThru composes Chopin project
BreakThru Films, the Oscar-winning indie behind Peter and The Wolf, has announced its next project - a multiplatform spectacle celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Frederic Chopin.
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Bragg exit will kill arts on ITV, say insiders
ITV insiders fear that Melvyn Bragg's departure will mark the death of arts on the commerical broadcaster, despite assurances today that new arts programmes will be sought.
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Melvyn Bragg to quit ITV
Melvyn Bragg will step down as series editor and presenter of the South Bank Show next year, bringing the long-running arts show to a close. He will also retire as controller of arts for ITV Studios.
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ITV Global acquires We'rewolves
ITV Global Entertainment has acquired the international distribution rights for We'rewolves, the new TV drama from Walking with Dinosaurs writer Jasper James.
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ITV is overstocked, says Grade
ITV has scaled back its commissioning needs because it is “overstocked” with programmes, according to outgoing executive chairman Michael Grade.
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Grade: my successor faces key decisions
Michael Grade has said that ITV is “reverting to plan A” with his decision to step down as executive chairman a year earlier than planned.
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Bedell seeks shiny-floor show
New ITV director of comedy and entertainment Elaine Bedell is looking for a 60-minute entertainment show to air at 9pm on Fridays on ITV1.
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Will a change of leadership save ITV?
Grade's decision to step down as executive chairman of ITV and into a non-executive role has created two camps - optimists and those who think it will end badly.
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Report to decide bid for ITV's Leeds studios
Screen Yorkshire is waiting on the results of a feasibility study which it will use to decide whether to mount a bid for ITV's moth-balled Kirkstall Road Studios in Leeds.
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ITV's Benidorm to return with hour-long episodes
Tiger Aspect's Spanish holiday resort comedy Benidorm will switch to hour-long episodes kicking off with a one-off special when it returns to ITV1 this summer.
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STV pilots regional news consortium
Scottish broadcaster STV will look to pilot a groundbreaking scheme where a consortium of local media companies will become partners in the provision of its local TV news service by the end of this year.