All ITV articles – Page 203
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The Broadcast InterviewKate Bartlett & Kate Lewis, ITV Studios
ITVS execs have mined history to create internationally attractive period dramas
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NewsITVS forms new US division
ITV Studios has created an umbrella group in the US to bring together all of its recently acquired production companies.
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NewsGeoff Hill named ITV News editor
Channel 5 News editor Geoff Hill has been appointed as Deborah Turness’ replacement at ITV News.
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NewsMidsomer Murders meets The Killing for Scandi special
Bentley Productions has teamed up with DR, the Danish broadcaster behind The Killing, to make a Scandinavian Midsomer Murders special.
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NewsTributes pour in for Sir David Frost
Tributes have poured in for broadcaster and producer Sir David Frost, who has died aged 74.
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NewsUnions pressure ITV to reward staff for turnaround
The broadcasting unions have ramped up the pressure on ITV to reward staff for contributing to the company’s continued transformation plan.
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NewsAdrian Chiles to return to the BBC
Adrian Chiles is to return to the BBC to take on presenting duties for Radio 5 Live’s Friday night 5 Live Drive.
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NewsFincham challenges Klein to push boundaries
Peter Fincham has challenged ITV’s new director of factual Richard Klein to take the broadcaster “out of its comfort zone” and surprise audiences.
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NewsITV2 orders a Job Lot of comedy
ITV2 is piloting a post-apocalyptic sitcom from the co-writer of BBC3’s Bad Education as the channel’s comedy strategy gathers pace.
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NewsUTV’s pre-tax profits dive to £6m
TalkSport owner UTV suffered a “slow” first half of 2013 as its pre-tax profits sunk nearly 43%.
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NewsChannel bosses answer indie critics
TV’s four most powerful controllers have joined the prickly debate about relations between indies and commissioners, and revealed how they believe the status quo can be improved.
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NewsFincham tight-lipped on BBC payoff
Peter Fincham has kept tight-lipped about the reported £500,000 payoff he received after leaving the BBC in 2007.
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NewsVicious and The Job Lot to return
ITV comedies Vicious and The Job Lot will both return for a second series with the latter being moved to ITV2.
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NewsITV2 buys Big Bang creator comedy
ITV2 has acquired a new US comedy from Chuck Lorre, the creator of The Big Bang Theory.
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NewsITV loses third NIC appeal but prompts consultation
ITV has lost a third court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to avoid paying actors’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) – but has claimed a victory of sorts over the issue.
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NewsCommissioning flaws exposed
Indies’ lives are blighted by commissioners from the BBC and Channel 4 cancelling their meetings, and they claim the quality of input they receive from commissioners at C4, Channel 5 and Sky is very inconsistent.
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NewsITV to move Welsh base
ITV is to move its Welsh operations to Cardiff Bay after nearly 30 years in its current Culverhouse Cross home.
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NewsCatchphrase recommission bolsters STV Productions
STV Productions has been commissioned to make a second series of Catchphrase as the production unit remains on course to double its revenue by 2015.
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NewsITV eyes nurses from Twofour
ITV has commissioned a new eight-part documentary series about student nurses from Twofour.
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NewsSTV production revenues soar 84%
STV’s production revenues rocketed 84% in the first half of 2013 helping the company post an overall pre-tax profit of £6.7m.