All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 31

  • 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.

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    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”.

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    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.

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    Save the South Bank Show, says Coldplay's Chris Martin

    2009-05-11T22:31:00Z

    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

    2009-05-08T13:24:42Z

    The career to date of presenting duo Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.

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    UKTV's Home orders more community makeover shows

    2009-05-08T12:05:41Z

    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%

    2009-05-08T09:46:46Z

    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

    2009-05-07T16:50:20Z

    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

    2009-05-06T16:01:49Z

    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

    2009-05-06T12:35:30Z

    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

    2009-05-06T12:31:27Z

    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

    2009-05-06T10:33:10Z

    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

    2009-05-06T10:11:01Z

    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

    2009-04-30T15:40:35Z

    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

    2009-04-30T13:34:25Z

    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

    2009-04-29T17:07:39Z

    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.

  • Features

    Will a change of leadership save ITV?

    2009-04-29T15:40:51Z

    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.

  • News

    Report to decide bid for ITV's Leeds studios

    2009-04-29T14:25:39Z

    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

    2009-04-29T10:59:37Z

    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

    2009-04-29T10:27:45Z

    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.