All ITV articles – Page 137
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NewsITV drama: Lygo demands more fun & lightness
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo has called on programme makers to come up with more “happy, life affirming” dramas like The Durrells, saying he was “tired of endless murders”.
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NewsPaxman to travel UK rivers for C4
Jeremy Paxman will journey along four of the UK’s greatest rivers in an upcoming Channel 4 series.
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NewsShiver to cut jobs as part of ITVS efficiency drive
Factual label Shiver has put all staff below executive producer level at risk of redundancy, as part of a wider efficiency drive by its parent, ITV Studios.
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NewsITV orders wedding doc series
Couples facing some of life’s toughest challenges will tie the knot in an ITV documentary series.
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NewsVictoria reigns in 150 countries
Mammoth Screen’s period drama Victoria now been sold to over 150 countries following a raft of deals at Mipcom.
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NewsITV recommissions Cold Feet
ITV has greenlit another series of Big Talk’s comedy drama Cold Feet following a highly rated return.
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NewsUTV rebrands to match ITV
Northern Irish broadcaster UTV is to be rebranded to become more consistent with its parent broadcaster ITV.
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NewsPolly Hill reveals first ITV drama commissions
ITV head of drama Polly Hill has ordered her first major original commissions since joining the broadcaster, unveiling a slate that she believes will deliver “drama with real authorship”.
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NewsITV2 orders four BAME commissions
ITV2 has ordered four BAME-friendly comedy and entertainment specials, commissioned by recently appointed digital channels boss Rosemary Newell and entertainment commissioning editor Asif Zubairy.
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NewsDickson and Charker-Phillips to leave ITV Studios
Simon Dickson and Lorraine Charker-Phillips are to leave ITV Studios to establish Label 1 in the indie sector.
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NewsUS network PBS boards Prime Suspect prequel
US public broadcaster PBS has boarded ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel Tennison.
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NewsPrincess choreographs ITV dance extravaganza
ITV head of entertainment Siobhan Greene has ordered her first commission – a one-off primetime dance entertainment format starring Ashley Banjo.
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RatingsVictoria closes with 5.5m
WEEKEND: Victoria came to a close 300,000 ahead of ITV’s slot average and up on BBC1’s Poldark, which continued with 4.9m
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NewsITVS UK scores first Netflix original
ITV Studios UK has scored its first original commission for Netflix with the animated kids series Robozuna.
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NewsITV lines up 5 Gold Rings
ITV Studios indie Possessed has partnered with John De Mol’s Talpa on a physical gameshow for ITV – the Big Brother creator’s first original show for the network.
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NewsITVS bolsters entertainment team
ITV Studios entertainment boss Angela Jain has bolstered her senior team, appointing a creative director of development and director of entertainment in the north.
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NewsITV and Met Office extend 25-year partnership
ITV has agreed a five-year extension to its contract with the Met Office, continuing a 25-year partnership between the channel and the national weather service.
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RatingsStrictly extends lead over X Factor
WEEKEND: Strictly Come Dancing extended its lead over The X Factor, while Gogglebox failed to recover from last week’s launch.
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NewsTwo Brothers scores debut ITV drama
The Missing writers Harry and Jack Williams have scored the first ITV commission for their indie Two Brothers Pictures – a six-part thriller about the consequences of deceit.
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RatingsThe Fall knocks Paranoid
THURSDAY: The return of The Fall dented the audience for ITV’s crime drama Paranoid by over 1m.