All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 45
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NewsTennant plans comedy and glossy factual for ITV3
ITV3 controller Emma Tennant is looking to expand her channel remit to include formatted factual programming and comedy.
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NewsFive calls for topical docs for peak slot
Five plans to put fast-turnaround topical documentaries into midweek primetime under Dawn Airey, kicking off with programmes covering Madonna's divorce and the Jonathan Ross/Russell Brand phone scandal.
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FeaturesInterview: Emma Tennant
Emma Tennant has made ITV3 the second most popular digital channel in the UK. Now she intends to restore the fortunes of CITV.
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NewsER may have to sell crown jewel brands
Entertainment Rights, the owner of Postman Pat and Rupert Bear, has warned it may have to sell off key characters to stay afloat and that job losses are “inevitable”.
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NewsReinstate Brand and Ross says Satanic Slut
Georgina Baillie has declared that Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand should be reinstated by the BBC, despite public furore over their prank phone calls to her grandfather Andrew Sachs last week.
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NewsNUJ edges closer to ITV strike
The NUJ will ballot its members next week to decide if it will strike against ITV's plans to condense its regional newsrooms and shed 429 jobs.
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NewsMark Wells to quit ITVP
Mark Wells, creative director of international formats and independent start ups at ITV Productions, will step down in December to return to hands-on production.
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NewsITV Local launches Royal channel
A new Royal channel has been set up on itvlocal.com to showcase more than 100 hours of archived royal family footage.
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NewsBrown to leave RadioCentre
Paul Brown will step down as non-executive chairman of RadioCentre in December after more than 30 years in the commercial radio business.
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NewsFans rally behind Ross and Brand
Fans of Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross across the UK are rallying to have the pair reinstated at the BBC.
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NewsFive to air doc on Russell and Ross
Five will air an hour-long documentary on Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross' spectacular fall from grace next Wednesday at 10pm.
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NewsUTV's Michael Wilson hits back at Bectu
UTV managing director Michael Wilson has rejected Bectu's claims that the Northern Irish ITV franchise holder is failing to negotiate over plans to make 28 redundancies in its news division, calling the union's campaign against the company “disingenuous”.
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NewsBectu attacks UTV over redundancies
Media and entertainment union Bectu has launched a public attack on Northern Irish ITV franchise holder UTV, claiming the broadcaster is failing to negotiate over its plans to make 28 redundancies.
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NewsRoss pulls out of Comedy Awards
Jonathan Ross is to step down from hosting the 2008 British Comedy Awards following the 'Sachsgate' affair.
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NewsMcDonald steps down from News at Ten
Trevor McDonald has confirmed he is to step down from his role as co-presenter of ITV's News at Ten in late November.
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NewsRobson Green develops escort tale for ITV1
Wire in the Blood star Robson Green will play a male escort in a one-off drama being developed for ITV1 next year.
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Auf Wiedersehen for ITV4
ITV4 has bought classic comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and will launch a plus-one channel on Sky and Freesat by the year's end.
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NewsITV Productions pursues Jackson
ITV's outgoing director of entertainment and comedy, Paul Jackson, is being wooed by ITV Productions, which hopes to secure him when he leaves his current role.
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NewsMore Trial and Retribution
St Trinian's actress Tamsin Egerton will star in one of three new instalments of Lynda La Plante's Trial and Retribution when it returns to ITV1 early next year.