All ITV articles – Page 193
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NewsSupernanny handed ITV talkshow
ITV has commissioned a new daytime talkshow fronted by Supernanny Jo Frost.
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NewsITV offers staff £1,000 minimum pay rise
ITV has offered rank and file staff a minimum £1,000 pay rise for 2014, following pressure from unions that the company should reward employees for its turnaround in fortunes.
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NewsITV slams BBC shows and strategy
ITV has launched a stinging attack on the BBC, criticising the distinctiveness of the corporation’s programming output, its “aggressive” pursuit of ratings and its plans to launch a BBC1+1 service.
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NewsITV production manager Polly Coupland passes away
Polly Coupland, who worked for ITV as a production manager for almost forty years, has died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
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NewsITV scraps Exposure block in favour of single films
ITV plans to schedule investigative journalism strand Exposure throughout the year instead of in a single block of episodes – sparking fears the brand may be scaled back.
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NewsITV set to air The Widower as killer loses appeal
ITV is clear to broadcast a Jeff Pope drama about Malcolm Webster after the murderer lost his appeal against conviction in December.
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NewsCarnival denies Downton demise
Carnival Films founder Gareth Neame has rubbished reports that ITV period drama Downton Abbey is to end after the next series.
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NewsITV News appoints deputy editor
ITV News’ recently installed editor Geoff Hill has brought over his former Channel 5 News deputy Richard Zackheim.
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NewsThe Dales cancelled by ITV
ITV’s Adrian Edmondson-fronted factual brand The Dales will not return for a fourth series.
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NewsSTV develops Erin Kelly novel
STV Productions is developing a second Erin Kelly novel following the success of ITV’s The Poison Tree.
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NewsITV preps weekend kid's brand
The makers of Holly & Stephen’s Saturday Showdown are to produce a children’s weekend breakfast format for ITV.
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NewsDaybreak recruits new editor
Neil Thompson, an ITV commissioner for factual, documentaries and daytime, has become the permanent editor of Daybreak.
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NewsLady Gaga X Factor show cleared
Lady Gaga’s raunchy performance on The X Factor in October will not be investigated by Ofcom.
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NewsITV rings the changes with overhaul of daytime teams
ITV is carrying out a significant overhaul of its daytime teams across commissioning and production.
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NewsITV casts eye over fourth US indie
ITV is in talks to acquire US indie and Top Chef producer Magical Elves in what would be its fourth US deal in the past 12 months.
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NewsITV commissions missing persons serial killer drama
DCI Banks co-writer Rob Williams has created an ITV drama based on a missing persons unit that hunts down serial killers in the south-east of England.
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NewsFremantle chief predicts boom for in-app voting
The X Factor digital chief Peter Cassidy has predicted that apps will play an increasingly important role in paid-for voting for TV shows after a bumper series.
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NewsITV greenlights STV user-generated series
ITV has commissioned a You’ve Been Framed-style entertainment series from STV productions and GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsITV hires two new commissioners
ITV has recruited a new entertainment commissioner and found a replacement for daytime commissioner Diana Howie.
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NewsBBC and ITV split World Cup games
The BBC will broadcast England’s first World Cup 2014 game against Italy after dividing up its coverage of the tournament with ITV.