All ITV articles – Page 145
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NewsX Factor to hold Facebook Live auditions
The X Factor will become the latest TV brand to embrace Facebook Live after offering contestants the chance to audition via the social media platform.
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RatingsBGT live rounds underway
SUNDAY: The live rounds of Britain’s Got Talent got underway on ITV with 200,000 fewer viewers than last year’s equivalent episode.
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RatingsLove, Nina loses out to The Secret
FRIDAY: BBC1’s Nick Hornby adaptation Love, Nina struggled to compete with the conclusion of ITV’s dark thriller The Secret.
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VideoVIDEO: summer of sport, ITV
Eric Cantona introduces two months of back-to-back sporting events staged in France
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NewsPossessed wins ITV daytime quiz show
ITV has commissioned a daytime quiz show created and hosted by Bradley Walsh.
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NewsPeston On Sunday editor: we’re here for the long haul
Peston On Sunday’s series editor has made clear that ITV has backed the show for the long haul after it launched with underwhelming ratings this month.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC future & Peston On Sunday
The latest edition of Talking TV analyses the future of the BBC following the publication of the white paper and hears for the series editor Peston On Sunday.
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NewsCowell will take pay cut to secure X Factor's ITV future
Simon Cowell is prepared to take a pay cut to secure the future of Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor on ITV, and both shows have been backed by the channel’s director of television Kevin Lygo.
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NewsNoreena Hertz poised to join ITV News
ITV News is on the verge of appointing academic and author Noreena Hertz as its economics editor.
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NewsWilloughby to front mid-week ITV dating show
Kevin Lygo has hit the ground running in his bid to establish more mid-week entertainment formats on ITV after commissioning a Holly Willoughby-fronted dating show.
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NewsKevin Lygo calls for BBC to cut the length of long-running formats
ITV’s Kevin Lygo has defended the distinctiveness of the BBC’s programming but urged the broadcaster to cut the length of long-running formats such as Countryfile to foster new talent.
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RatingsITV's Killer Women loses 600k
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s Killer Women with Piers Morgan bowed out with a slot winning performance while BBC1’s new series Lose Weight for Love got off to an underwhelming start.
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NewsITN Productions explores factual drama
ITN Productions has set its sights on factual drama as it seeks to diversify its programming and change the perception that it is solely a news specialist.
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NewsLygo lifts lid on ITV masterplan
Kevin Lygo wants to ramp up ITV’s entertainment factor and identify schedule-building hits that can give the channel a clearer identity.
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NewsReport claims women remain under-represented in news
The BBC and ITV’s 10pm news bulletins are “failing to represent women fairly”, according to a new report.
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NewsITV factual commissioner to step down
ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell is to leave the commercial broadcaster after two years.
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NewsITV ups stake in Nordic VoD service
ITV has upped its investment in the Nordic VoD service Cirkus, which offers a raft of British content to international audiences.
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RatingsMarcella holds steady ahead of finale
MONDAY: Marcella remained steady as it heads into its final episode, while 24 Hours in A&E and The Great British Sewing Bee both returned.
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RatingsQueen's 90th birthday event buoys ITV
SUNDAY: The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration helped ITV to a strong night, while Peston On Sunday nearly doubled its audience from last week’s opener.
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NewsITV takes stake in Route 24
ITV has acquired a stake in a film and TV production company formed by one of the producers of hit BBC2 crime drama The Shadow Line.