ITV Studios – Page 60
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NewsBBC comedy's Kakkar joins Big Talk
The BBC’s head of in-house comedy development Saurabh Kakkar is leaving the corporation after two years to join Big Talk Productions.
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NewsGood Morning Britain ratings fall 13%
ITV’s breakfast show ratings have fallen more than 13% year-on-year during Good Morning Britain’s first month on air, according to figures compiled by Broadcast.
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NewsITVS launches Japanese block
ITV Studios is launching a branded programming block in Japan with series including Mr Selfridge and Poirot.
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NewsUS Writers Guild at odds with ITV over benefits
ITV has been invited to give evidence at a hearing hosted by New York City Council in light of complaints made by the Writers Guild America (WGA) about benefits for its members.
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NewsITVS secures bumper Come Dine With Me order
ITV Studios has inked a bumper renewal deal with French-Canadian broadcaster V Tele for the format of Come Dine With Me.
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NewsBig Star Little Star secures format deals
ITV Studios has signed four international format deals with broadcasters to re-version family entertainment show Big Star’s Little Star.
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NewsITVS restructures distribution arm
ITV Studios has restructured its international distribution division to operate on a more regional level.
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NewsCockroaches on agenda for ITV2
ITV2 plans to build its comedy credentials by ordering a full series of post-apocalyptic sitcom Cockroaches, which is penned by Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education writing partner.
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NewsITV revenues hit £672m in 2014
ITV brushed off a fall in production revenue to grow its turnover by 1% to £672m in the first three months of 2014.
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NewsLifetime orders UK Dance Mums
Lifetime has ordered a UK remake of its hit US reality format Dance Moms.
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NewsChannel 4 to air polygamy doc
Channel 4 is to delve into the world of polygamous marriage in the British Muslim community in a documentary due to air this summer.
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NewsITV hires entertainment commissioner
Amanda Stavri, the executive producer of Peter Andre series My Life, is to join ITV’s entertainment commissioning team.
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NewsITV buys US indie Leftfield Entertainment for £212m
ITV has made its biggest indie acquisition yet under Adam Crozier - wrapping up an initial $360m (£212m) deal for Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Entertainment Group.
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NewsITV eyes Doctor Who-style dramas
ITV is bidding to replicate the global success of family dramas Doctor Who and Merlin by producing two ambitious fantasy adventure series.
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NewsJulian Bellamy to join ITVS
Julian Bellamy is leaving Discovery Networks International to join ITV Studios.
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NewsITV rustles up celebrity cookery series for daytime
ITV has used ingredients from Come Dine With Me and Through The Keyhole to create a celebrity-led daytime cookery series.
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NewsITV wins Broadmoor access for doc series
ITV has won approval from health minister Norman Lamb to secure unprecedented access to Broadmoor Hospital for an ob-doc series.
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NewsITV prepares for Good Morning Britain
ITV will launch new breakfast brand Good Morning Britain next week with a greater focus on news than the ill-fated Daybreak.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire pupil heads to Stammer School
Educating Yorkshire star Musharaf Asghar is to appear in a Twofour documentary about stammerers for Channel 4.
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NewsShetland to return to BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of crime drama Shetland from ITV Studios.