All ITV articles – Page 136
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NewsSteve November joins Lionsgate
Former ITV drama chief Steve November has resurfaced at Mad Men producer Lionsgate’s UK TV division.
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NewsITN lands Easyjet access
ITN Productions has landed access to Easyjet and will follow trainee pilots as they take off for the first time in a three-part documentary series for ITV.
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RatingsWatchdog beats This Time Next Year
WEDNESDAY: The revamped Watchdog outperformed ITV’s This Time Next Year – as E4 beat Channel 4 and Channel 5 with The Big Bang Theory.
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RatingsPride of Britain dominates for ITV
TUESDAY: The Pride of Britain awards dominated for ITV as BBC2 launched The Choir and Arctic Live.
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NewsDeputy editor to leave ITV News
ITV News’ deputy editor and director of newsgathering Tim Singleton is to leave the broadcaster after 24 years.
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NewsLa Plante exits Prime Suspect sequel
Lynda La Plante is understood to have walked away from ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel after disputes over casting and how the story should be told.
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RatingsDark Angel picks up 5m
Monday: ITV’s Victorian drama Dark Angel dominated the evening, pulling in 5m (25.2%) from 9pm-10.30pm.
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RatingsLife beyond Downton Abbey
Factual is at a turning point for ITV as dramas such as The Durrells and Victoria help to plug the gap on Sunday nights and the entertainment juggernauts roll on.
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NewsJeff Pope pens Rhys Jones murder drama
Jeff Pope is to explore the aftermath of the tragic killing of 11-year old schoolboy Rhys Jones in a four-part factual drama for ITV.
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NewsBBC and ITVS changes hit Northern drama
Drama in the north came under the spotlight this week, with ITV Studios disbanding its northern drama hub and BBC head of drama for the north Hilary Martin moving to the indie sector.
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CommentChange will only come by giving new voices a platform
ITV2’s Fresh season is giving people what they want by diversifying content, says Fraser Ayres
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NewsITV plans Late Late-style show dry run
ITV is setting up a two-week dry run of its multi-million pound late-night stripped comedy show.
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News120 jobs to go as Brexit bites ITV
ITV is to make 120 jobs redundant across its business to “futureproof” following Brexit.
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RatingsTutankhamun sheds 800k
WEEKEND: Strictly Come Dancing peaked with 11m on Saturday evening while ITV’s Egyptian Sunday night drama Tutankhamun lost 800,000 viewers from last week’s launch.
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NewsITV shuts down northern drama hub
ITV Studios has disbanded its northern drama hub, making four jobs redundant, as it continues to contribute towards ITV’s £25m of planned Brexit savings.
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RatingsHim fails to match The Missing
WEDNESDAY: Him, Mainstreet Pictures’ supernatural thriller for ITV, was unable to outperform its debut drama Unforgotten.
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NewsITV Studios indies to play part in cost savings
ITV Studios’ portfolio of in-house labels and acquired indies will all be expected to play their part in the company’s efficiency drive – as its bid to find £25m of savings begins to bite.
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NewsITV Encore’s identity crisis
Leading drama producers have agreed with director of television Kevin Lygo’s assessment that ITV Encore remains a ‘work in progress’ and requires strategic refinement.
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NewsITV returns to the wrestling ring
ITV is returning to the ring with a one-off pro-wrestling special after a 20-year hiatus.
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RatingsClampers stalls for ITV
TUESDAY: ITV’s The New Clampers: Where’s My Car Gone was overshadowed by BBC2’s Great Continental Railway Journeys - as the return of BBC1 drama Ordinary Lies won the 9pm slot.