All ITV articles – Page 207
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NewsThunderbirds to blast off on CITV from 2015
Iconic kids show Thunderbirds is returning to CITV 50 years after the original series made its debut on TV.
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NewsITV gets Breathless over 60s gynaecologists
ITV is planning to build on its slate of period dramas with a series following a group of gynaecologist in the 1960s.
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RatingsITV2's Big Reunion scores record 1.2m launch
The reunion of major 90s pop acts including Atomic Kitten, 5ive and Liberty X drew more than 1m viewers to ITV2, making The Big Reunion the channel’s highest new series launch since 2008.
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NewsITV orders comedy entertainment pilots
Matt Lucas, Alexander Armstrong and Dave Berry are among the talent lined up for a series of ITV pilots as the broadcaster steps up its search for comedy entertainment formats.
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NewsBoom lifts lid on its deal with Mackie and Haynes
Boom Pictures fought off competition from NBC Universal and All3Media to land the deal that will establish MainStreet Pictures with Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes.
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NewsHeggessey's Boom Pictures launches indie with Mackie & Haynes
Lorraine Heggessey’s Boom Pictures is backing ITV’s departing drama team Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes to launch their own indie.
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NewsITV aims to strike gold with two historical series
ITV will continue to delve into Britain’s history and culture with two ITV Studios-produced series which will showcase the country’s rich heritage.
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NewsGirlfriends wins second date from ITV2
Israeli format Girlfriends will return to ITV2 later this year and once again be hosted by Emma Willis
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NewsITV picks up The Americans
Spy drama The Americans is to become the first US acquisition to play on ITV’s flagship channel since Pushing Daisies, after the broadcaster bought the spy drama from Twentieth Century Fox Television.
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News19 Entertainment owner hires Simon Shaps to set up UK indie
Simon Shaps has landed his biggest role since leaving ITV - establishing a UK indie for Core Media Group, the owner of American Idol-producer 19 Entertainment.
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NewsITV daytime makes record Chase order
ITV daytime has made its biggest ever order of The Chase, commissioning 324 episodes of hit daytime game show.
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NewsITV snaps up London HQ
ITV has acquired the freehold to its headquarters on the South Bank of the Thames for £56m.
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NewsAlex Gardiner to head ITVS factual
Alex Gardiner, the exec behind the Jimmy Savile Exposure documentaries, has had his remit expanded to take charge of all of ITV Studios’ factual output.
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NewsSky in PSB carriage fees stand-off
BSkyB is refusing to give up the battle over retransmission fees despite culture minister Ed Vaizey stating this week that the pay-TV giant must drop them for public service broadcasters.
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Behind The ScenesGT Academy, ITV4
Making six series at once was already a massive challenge - but then our lasers broke down and things got even tougher, says Dylan Wyn Davies
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NewsEd Vaizey: Sky must drop retransmission fees
The BBC has welcomed government calls for Sky to scrap the fees it charges public service broadcasters to appear on its platform.
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NewsITV warns of EPG prominence threat
ITV strategy and policy executives have raised concerns about the “global battle” for control of the TV screen interface.
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NewsLaura Mackie and Sally Haynes to leave ITV
ITV’s drama commissioning team Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes are to leave the commercial broadcaster to set up a production company.
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NewsX Factor rapped for giving London hotel undue prominence
The X Factor has been rapped by Ofcom for giving undue prominence to the Corinithia Hotel during the first live episode of the series.
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NewsITV hails ‘landmark’ rebrand
ITV’s brand overhaul kicked off this week with chief executive Adam Crozier hailing it as a landmark moment in the company’s 58-year history.