All ITV articles – Page 274
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RatingsThe Bill stumbles at 9pm
ITV1’s long running cop show The Bill took a wobble last night, with just 3.4m viewers (14.9%) - its lowest since it moved to 9pm and one of its worst performances in the last three years.
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NewsNewton appointed as This Morning editor
Loose Women executive producer Karl Newton has been appointed as the new editor of This Morning as key part of the show’s revamp.
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NewsLeft Bank unveil new detective dramas
Left Bank Pictures has confirmed it is developing two new detective dramas – an Aurelio Zen series set for BBC1, and an Inspector Banks special for ITV1.
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NewsOsmonds to reunite for ITV1 special
Donny Osmond and his sister Marie will reunite on British TV for the first time in 20 years for an hour-long ITV special.
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NewsITV snaps up Endemol physical game show
ITV is poised to add Endemol’s The Whole 19 Yards to its stable of primetime shiny-floor quiz shows.
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NewsFox out of ITV CEO race
Simon Fox, the chief executive of music and DVD retailer HMV, has ruled himself out of the race to be the next chief executive of ITV.
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NewsAnalysis: Grade's final results show positive signs
Following a headline-grabbing set of financial results from ITV, Broadcast highlights what ITV bosses had to say about the loss of Friends Reunited, the growth of ITV Studios, a new chief executive, its international focus and how Michael Grade will handle his role as non-executive chairman. Kate McMahon reports.
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NewsFive's Blunkett series in running for Griersons
Five has received a record three nominations for the Grierson Trust’s prestigious documentary awards.
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NewsITV strikes deal with BBC for Freeview HD
ITV will roll out a new ITV1 HD service on Freeview in time for the 2010 World Cup, after agreeing the final carriage terms with the BBC.
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NewsITV shares rally back to January high
ITV share price rallied 7% today on the back of its half-yearly results to 44.96p – its highest price since January.
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NewsGrade slams STV opt outs
Executive chairman Michael Grade has lifted the lid on ITV’s “tense” relationship with Scottish franchisee STV, claiming its decision to opt out of key network dramas is damaging the ITV brand.
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NewsITV digital channels may leave Freeview
ITV bosses have declared they would be open to putting their digital channels ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 exclusively on Sky and Virgin Media, if a higher carriage fee for the channels could be negotiated.
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NewsIn-house production falls at ITV
ITV Studios generated significantly more revenue from rival UK broadcasters during the first half of the year – but significantly less from the ITV channels themselves.
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NewsiPlayer doubles its reach
BBC iPlayer has more than doubled its reach in the past year and is five times more popular than ITV’s catch-up service, Ofcom’s annual communications market report has revealed.
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NewsITV suffers as it sells Friends Reunited for £25m
ITV made a loss of £104m in the six months to 30 June and has sold Friends Reunited to DC Thomson company Brightsolid for £25m – taking a hit of £145m.
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NewsRecord viewing figures for commercial TV
UK viewers have set a new record for watching commercial TV viewing an average of 16.7 hours each week for the first six months of the year.
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CommentITV deserves diversity credit
ITV’s Bruce Robertson reveals the broadcasters’ progress on diversity and why Pat Younge’s criticism was a mistake
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NewsITV shares hold up despite pension problems
ITV’s share price held up well today despite reports that the broadcaster’s pension deficit has surged to around £500m.
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RatingsITV soaps night pays off, but New Tricks nicks The Bill
ITV1’s new Thursday night soaps strategy continued to perform for the commerical broadcaster last night, but The Bill was still no match for BBC1’s 9pm drama New Tricks.
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NewsTaggart rocked by staff cuts
Taggart’s executive producer of seven years has been made redundant as speculation about the future of the long-running drama grows.