Comment – Page 8

  • Stephen Price
    Comment

    ITV was right to pull Corrie

    2010-06-03T12:20:00Z

    From time to time broadcasters have to deal with all manner of sudden news events breaking in to their schedules. Former ITV scheduler Stephen Price has dealt with many - the death of the Queen Mother, tanks rolling in to Baghdad, natural and man-made disasters - but few as awful ...

  • emily booth
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    All change as TV gets serious

    2010-03-11T09:56:00Z

    The cancellation of The South Bank Show was one of the sadder programming decisions to have been made recently (and its prompt, if short-term, reincarnation as The South Bank Show: Revisited one of the odder ones).

  • ITN
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    The story behind News at Ten

    2009-12-04T11:14:00Z

    Broadcast’s ITV correspondent Kate McMahon delves behind the scenes of News at Ten.

  • Mission:Impossible
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    Seven tips to avoid ITV's self-destruction

    2009-10-08T12:08:00Z

    Running ITV may seem like taking on a mission impossible - so potential CEOs should read former head of business affairs Andrew Baker’s seven tips to stop the network self-destructing.

  • Coronation Street
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    Bouncing back after Ball

    2009-09-25T15:17:00Z

    After missing out on HMV’s Simon Fox and failing to agree terms with Tony Ball, how can ITV bounce back?

  • The X Factor 2009 judges
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    Broadcast on... The X Factor

    2009-08-21T13:16:00Z

    As the new series of The X Factor prepares to launch, ITV has provided a first look to a select gathering. Broadcast’s Kate McMahon was there to see the good, the bad and the downright awful.

  • bruce robertson
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    ITV deserves diversity credit

    2009-08-03T12:57:00Z

    ITV’s Bruce Robertson reveals the broadcasters’ progress on diversity and why Pat Younge’s criticism was a mistake

  • The Bill
    Comment

    Will STV share fans joy for The Bill's Scottish salvation?

    2009-07-21T10:13:00Z

    Scottish fans of The Bill will be over the moon when they hear they will not have to bid farewell to Sun Hill, but STV may not be so thrilled by ITV’s benevolence, writes Kate McMahon.

  • Wuthering Heights
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    Broadcast on... Wuthering Heights

    2009-07-17T13:07:00Z

    Broadcast was invited to a sneak preview of ITV’s big budget bonnet bonanza Wuthering Heights and met the team who faced the production challenges head on.

  • Peter Fincham
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    Fincham: why is ITV always on trial?

    2009-07-16T08:53:00Z

    We’re not bad guys - we’re pumping millions into indie sector, says ITV programming boss.

  • Britain's Got Talent: Susan Boyle
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    Should BGT contestants have been psych tested?

    2009-06-11T08:05:00Z

    43% said Yes 57% said No