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CommentWhat ITV's tax battle means for television
ITV is poised to lose a second court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HMRC to avoid paying more tax for hiring high-profile actors, but the result could also place a financial burden on production companies, says Liz Brion.
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CommentHow Cowell ran out of luck
Recognising great ideas lie closer to home could be ITV’s saving grace.
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CommentSimon who?
After a glitzy premiere for the eighth series of The X Factor, Jake Kanter is convinced the show’s future is strong after Simon Cowell.
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CommentITV reveals its serious side
Gritty docs add to broadcaster’s brand value - and its viewing figures.
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CommentA fresh start for ITV and STV
STV finally buried the hatchet with ITV yesterday ending a near two-year legal wrangle. Jake Kanter examines what the future might hold for their relationship.
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CommentITV’s real challenge begins
ITV may be some way to being “fixed” but the real work begins now, writes Jake Kanter
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CommentTribute: Gavin Blyth
ITV Studios’ creative director John Whiston pays tribute to Emmerdale series producer Gavin Blyth, who died on Friday aged 41.
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CommentHaving a ball on Coronation Street
ITV threw an impressive party for Coronation Street’s 50th anniversary last week. Jake Kanter soaked up the celebrations and discovered why the birthday scripts are being closely guarded.
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CommentDoes British drama lack balls?
Following Paul Abbott’s attack on drama commissioning, Jake Kanter asks if British viewers have the appetite for long-running homegrown drama.
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CommentKilling off The Bill was a crime
As ITV finally pulls the plug on The Bill, after 26 years and 2,400 episodes, location manager Malcolm Treen wants to know why.
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CommentC4 looks best option for UKTV
A sale of Virgin Media’s 50% stake to Sky or ITV is hard to imagine.
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CommentITV getting the net is overdue
Fixing itv.com is a priority, but it will have to move fast to catch up.
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CommentGreat expectations for ITV
As ITV prepares to unveil the results of its strategic review tomorrow, Jake Kanter analyses what investors and the industry can expect.
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CommentITV's World Cup ratings defeat points to wider issues
As World Cup finalists Spain and Holland battled it out in a dry affair last night, a similar showdown took place on screen as the BBC and ITV squared-up for the first time during the football tournament, writes Jake Kanter.
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CommentITV own-goal marrs confident World Cup launch
“Bloody ITV!” Jake Kanter, Broadcast’s ITV correspondent, reports on the broadcaster’s World Cup goof from the frontline - the pub.
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CommentITV was right to pull Corrie
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 ...
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CommentAll change as TV gets serious
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).
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CommentThe story behind News at Ten
Broadcast’s ITV correspondent Kate McMahon delves behind the scenes of News at Ten.
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CommentSeven tips to avoid ITV's self-destruction
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.