All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 38
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Robson Green's indie developing ITV dramas
Coastal Productions, the indie co-owned by Robson Green, has confirmed that it is still working on two major dramas for ITV - despite Wire in the Blood being axed.
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Heartbeat petition tops 10,000
The Yorkshire village of Goathland is making a heartfelt appeal to ITV in a bid to save 1960s drama Heartbeat, which is filmed in their village.
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ITV's plea: let us have product placement
ITV commercial boss Rupert Howell has admitted the broadcaster is “scrapping for its life” as part of an impassioned eleventh-hour plea for product placement to be permitted in the UK.
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Pay freeze for ITV execs
ITV's employees earning more than£60,000 a year will receive no pay increase in 2009, to help the commercial broadcaster weather the economic downturn.
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ITV vows 'iced' dramas will go out this year
ITV has pledged that more than£10m of drama currently on its shelves will be aired later this year - despite industry fears that some of the shows would never see the light of day.
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Massie steps down from 19 Entertainment
Shiny floor expert Bob Massie has left his role as head of UK television at 19 Entertainment.
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ITV1 tackles female body image in beauty season
An eight-months pregnant Louise Redknapp will investigate the culture of skinny mums as part of a three-part beauty season for ITV1.
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Sam Mendes to exec Lost in Austen movie
ITV's Jane Austen time-travel drama Lost in Austen is to be turned into a movie, with Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes as an executive producer.
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Blakeway buys Belfast indie
Ten Alps subsidiary Blakeway Productions has acquired the Belfast-based indie Below the Radar in a deal worth up to£800,000 to help expand its factual output.
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Moving Wallpaper moving forward
ITV is facing a mad rush to promote the upcoming series of Moving Wallpaper after schedulers brought forward its launch date from June to 27 February.
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Coronation Street: The video game
Step aside Mario and Lara Croft. A Coronation Street-themed video game is in the works, following a licencing deal struck by ITV.
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Wolf wants Muslim Law and Order
Law and Order creator Dick Wolf wants to create a spin-off version of the long-running crime drama set in a Muslim country.
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Foyle's War and Doc Martin to return to ITV1
Foyles War is to make a long-awaited return to ITV, while whimiscal drama Doc Martin is also set for further adventures.
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Coldplay get the South Bank treatment
An intimate portrait of rock group Coldplay will be produced by ITV Studios for long running arts programme The South Bank Show.
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ITN unveils iPhone app
ITN has launched an application which can be used with the Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch to watch the latest news videos - even when offline.
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Ex-Emap exec to chair Entertainment Rights
Sir Robin Miller has been named chairman of Entertainment Rights, the company behind Postman Pat and Basil Brush, following the retirement of founder Rod Bransgrove.
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Grade apologies for ITV football gaffe
Millions of football fans were left fuming last night as ITV cut away to adverts in the dying minutes of an FA Cup tie, missing the only goal, leading to more than 1,000 complaints.
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ITV Studios teams with Shine
ITV Studios and Shine Group have signed a deal to create daytime and entertainment formats for ITV.
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CBeebies gets rights to Cosgrove series
Cosgrove Hall Films has received a shot in the arm with CBeebies picking up the UK broadcast rights to its new animated pre-school series Ruby to the Rescue.
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ITV exec warns staff to expect more cost cutting
ITV chief operating officer John Cresswell has warned staff to expect more swingeing cost-saving measures on 4 March.