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NewsITV commissions Bobby Moore drama
ITV has commissioned a three-part drama based on the relationship between former England captain Bobby Moore and his wife Tina.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: ITV Studios: 2015 growth
Click to see the year-on-year performance of ITV’s production division.
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NewsCorrie creator Tony Warren MBE dies
Coronation Street creator Tony Warren MBE has died aged 79.
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NewsITV Studios posts record revenues
ITV’s pre-tax profits rose 18% to £843m in 2015, as revenues at its production arm passed the £1bn mark for the first time.
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NewsITVS Australia secures first Talpa format
ITV Studios Australia is to make its first Talpa format, after the Dutch business was acquired by ITV.
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NewsShiver wins contract to make Peston on Sunday for ITV
ITV Studios’ factual division Shiver has landed the contract to produce ITV’s flagship political programme Peston on Sunday following a competitive pitch.
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NewsGogglebox lands safe-cracking BBC quiz
A safe-cracking quiz format from Release The Hounds-indie Gogglebox Entertainment is among a raft of daytime commissions which have been unveiled by BBC1.
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NewsSteve Backshall lands first ITV wildlife show
Bafta award-winning TV naturalist Steve Backshall is to present his first wildlife documentary for ITV.
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NewsSo TV appoints creative director
Paul Gilheany, the former head of factual and factual entertainment at Objective, has been appointed creative director at So Television with immediate effect.
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NewsBBC2 checks back in to Marigold Hotel
Twofour’s social experiment The Real Marigold Hotel is to return to BBC2 for a second series.
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NewsITV2 returns to Love Island
ITV2 has commissioned a second series of revived dating show Love Island.
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NewsITV reorders Endeavour
ITV has commissioned a fourth series of detective drama Endeavour from Mammoth Screen.
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NewsC4 orders safety review into The Jump
Channel 4 has asked The Jump producers Twofour to review the show’s safety procedures after the rising number of injured celebrities.
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NewsITV daytime orders include The Alphabet Game revival
Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling is to front an ITV quiz inspired by 1990s BBC format The Alphabet Game as part of a trio of daytime commissions.
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NewsThe Garden tackles wealth and parenthood for BBC1
Parenthood and wealth are among the topics to be investigated by Anne Robinson in a factual series being developed by The Garden Productions for BBC1.
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NewsTwofour secures access to kids talent agency for C4
Twofour is to head inside one of the UK’s largest children’s talent agencies for a Channel 4 ob-doc.
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NewsJekyll & Hyde censured by Ofcom
ITV has been rapped after the “violent and graphic” nature of Sunday teatime drama Jekyll & Hyde breached Ofcom rules.
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NewsPBS lines up Victoria to replace Downton Abbey
PBS has picked up Mammoth Screen’s Queen Victoria biopic to air in the Downton Abbey slot next year.
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NewsITV chairman poised to step down
ITV chairman Archie Norman is preparing to step down after more than six years at the commercial broadcaster, according to reports.
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NewsBBC development ‘star’ joins Twofour
Ana De Moraes, the woman tasked with revitalising development at BBC Productions, is leaving the corporation after less than two years to take on a newly-created role at Twofour Group.