All ITV articles – Page 280
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Grade: Canvas won't fail like Kangaroo
ITV AGM: ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has staunchly defended the commercial broadcaster’s investment into its VOD joint venture with BT and the BBC - Project Canvas.
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ITV company secretary resigns
ITV AGM: ITV company secretary James Tibbitts has resigned after five years in the post.
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ITV programming budget slashed by £20m
ITV AGM: ITV is to cut its programming budget by a further £20m - part of measures to save £40m at the commercial broadcaster.
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ITV names chief exec headhunter
ITV AGM: ITV has tasked Russell Reynolds Associates with finding its new chief executive.
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ITV to cut an extra £40m
ITV will make an extra £40m in cost savings over the next two years after profits fell by 14% in the first quarter of this year.
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Freeview HD plans in doubt
Free-to-air HD could become the latest victim of the crisis in TV funding as ITV and Channel 4 reconsider plans to launch HD channels on Freeview.
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Sky 1 bids to lure Harry Hill's TV Burp from ITV1
Sky 1 has mounted an audacious bid to swipe Harry Hill’s TV Burp from ITV1 as part of a strategy to buy must-see shows established by rival broadcasters.
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'Radical' Ball's past ITV criticisms
Former BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball, hotly tipped to become the next chief executive of ITV, has previously slammed the broadcaster for failing to embrace new technology, capitalise on its programmes or develop ITV Studios into a world-leading producer.
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STV opts out of ITV teatime schedule
STV is to opt out of ITV’s schedule for a full hour between 5pm and 6pm on weeknights, by revamping and extending its teatime magazine programme, The Five Thirty Show.
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The tricky drama series mix
Channels need quietly steady performers to balance out their risky big hitters.
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Canvas partners hit back at critics
Project Canvas’s partners, the BBC, ITV and BT, have fought back against critics of the IPTV joint venture, saying that the initiative will transform the TV industry.
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Katy Brand returning to ITV2 for third series
Comedian Katy Brand will be returning to ITV2 this autumn with a third instalment of Katy’s Brand’s Big Ass Show.
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Sky airs Project Canvas objections
BSkyB has attacked the BBC Trust’s decision to not carry out a full market review on the BBC, ITV and BT broadband joint venture Project Canvas.
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Wild at Heart wins fifth series
ITV has commissioned a fifth series of Wild at Heart, scotching rumours that the Africa-based drama could be axed.
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Split won't affect ITV2's Katie and Peter Stateside
ITV has no plans to pull Katie Price and Peter Andre’s fly on the wall series Katie & Peter: Stateside, despite the couple announcing their separation today.
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BSkyB rules itself out of bidding for ITV local news
BSkyB has ruled itself out of providing local news for ITV, saying that joining any of the news consortia would not fit with Sky News’ status as an “independent, commercially funded news service”.
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Emmerdale censured over violence
A fist-fight between Emmerdale brothers Mathew and Carl King has been criticised as too violent for a pre-watershed audience by media regulator Ofcom.
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The Broadcast InterviewLee Bartlett, ITV global content
The not-so-quiet American tells Kate McMahon about ITV’s cautious culture, why uncertainty is bad for creativity and his strategy for cashing in on the big brands.
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The Broadcast InterviewLaura Mackie, ITV Drama
The director of ITV Drama talks to Kate McMahon about budgets, bonnets and why she’s still on the lookout for ideas that are ambitious and different.
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FeaturesLaw and Order
TX: After a successful 19-year run in the US, Law and Order is being reinvented for UK viewers. Paul Hoggart goes behind the scenes to find out if ITV’s investment will pay off.