All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 47
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NewsRock Hammer ends three-year Ten Alps deal
East Midlands-based indie Rock Hammer has broken away from Ten Alps after its three-year production deal with the super-indie ended.
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NewsKrypton deal prompts ITV to focus on AFP
ITV is looking to step up its advertiser-funded programming after sealing its biggest AFP deal yet to help revive The Krypton Factor quiz show next year.
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NewsJobs to go at UTV
Northern Irish ITV franchise UTV is to cut up to 28 positions from its TV division and will axe its Insight, Late and Live and UTV Life news and current affairs programmes by March next year.
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FeaturesThe bad news at ITV regions
ITV is making deep cuts to regional news. Kate McMahon reports on what the changes will mean.
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NewsITV to mark Torvill and Dean anniversary
ITV1 has commissioned a one-off documentary on ice legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their infamous Bolero routine at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics.
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NewsBeat the Star to return
MIPCOM: ITV1 have ordered a second series of the Vernon Kay-fronted gameshow Beat the Star from indies Diverse and Gallowgate.
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NewsITV to close Granada Factual North
ITV is to close Granada Factual North, the production team behind Martin Clunes: A Man and His Dogs, resulting in 26 redundancies.
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NewsITV seals huge Krypton Factor AFP deal
ITV1's revival of The Krypton Factor will be fully funded by software and services provider Sage in the broadcaster's biggest advertiser funded programme deal to date.
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NewsITV Global acquires medical drama
MIPCOM: ITV Global Entertainment has picked up the worldwide distribution rights to a Canadian drama series that follows the lives of four troubled young doctors.
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NewsGrade demands end to ITV indie quota
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has branded its 25% indie quota an “utter nonsense” and demanded it be scrapped.
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NewsRTS Speech: Grade throws down PSB guantlet
ITV has thrown down the gauntlet to Ofcom - either ease its regulatory burden or risk losing it as a public service broadcaster.
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NewsTarrant signs for ITV1 cash quiz
ITV director of television Peter Fincham has secured Chris Tarrant to host 12 Yard's ITV1 gameshow The Colour of Money.
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NewsCumbria seeks funds for TV news station
Cumbrian locals are rallying to create their own ultra local news service to replace the soon to be merged ITV Border Lookaround programme, following an ambitious proposal from a local MP.
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NewsDiscovery to delve into desserts
The world's most delicious desserts will be featured in a new 10-part advertiser-funded series for Discovery Network Europe.
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NewsGrade: Scrap the indie quota
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has branded its 25% indie quota an “utter nonsense” and demanded it be scrapped.
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NewsITV reshuffles senior commercial team
ITV has unveiled the senior commercial team it hopes will steer the company through the ongoing advertising slump.
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NewsITV1 orders thriller from Harries
Mission Impossible II actor Dougray Scott will lead an all-star cast in a “sophisticated thriller” set against the backdrop of Ireland's economic resurgance for ITV1.
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NewsKangaroo deadline extended
The competition commission has set a new deadline for deciding the fate of Project Kangaroo - 8 February next year.
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NewsDaisies to return to ITV1
ITV has acquired the second series of Pushing Daisies and further instalments of Gossip Girl and Dexter.
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NewsITV/NUJ talks continue
Representatives from ITV, the National Union of Journalists and BECTU have vowed to continue talks after no conclusions were reached at yesterday's meeting.