All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 216
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NewsSteve Rider quits ITV
Steve Rider is to leave ITV with immediate effect ahead of the arrival of former One Show presenter Adrian Chiles.
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NewsITN recruits mobile chief
ITN Productions has appointed Miguel Tatay as head of its mobile phone business.
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NewsFuture election debates should be "relaxed"
Current affairs broadcasters have called for the rules that governed the historic election debates to be relaxed.
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RatingsMore than 9m mourn Corrie's Blanche
The funeral of one of Coronation Street’s best loved characters delivered more than 9m viewers to ITV1 last night.
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RatingsMoyles' Radio 1 doc stutters
Chris Moyles proved he should stick to radio after his documentary on Radio 1 DJ’s performed poorly for BBC2 last night.
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RatingsGot Talent spin-off beats Prisoner... again
Britain’s Got Talent continued to dominate the Saturday night schedule, with ITV2 sister show Britain’s Got More Talent winning a bigger audience than ITV1’s The Prisoner for the second week in a row.
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NewsRumsey named GMTV editor
Ian Rumsey, head of output at ITV News, has been named the new editor of GMTV as part of a shake-up of the morning programme.
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NewsITN to scale new heights for BBC2
ITN Productions is to produce a new series for BBC daytime that promises to scale the heights of Britain’s most iconic buildings.
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RatingsC4 beats ITV on election night
Channel 4’s sideways glance at election night proved a winning formula, with early figures suggesting it beat ITV1’s coverage of polling last night.
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NewsNorman outlines ITV ambitions
ITV aims to become the fastest changing media business in the UK by the end of the year, according to chairman Archie Norman.
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RatingsElection coverage draws 6.7m
As the UK woke up this morning to a hung Parliament, early figures indicate that around 6.7m viewers followed last night’s election coverage - with BBC1 winning the biggest audience.
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NewsITV revenues up 6%
ITV has seen its revenue grow 6% in the past three months - but warned that the future outlook is “highly uncertain”.
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NewsTory victory key for ITV
A Conservative victory in today’s general election will be vital to the fortunes of ITV, according to analysts.
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NewsLygo’s ITVS move draws widespread approval
The TV industry has welcomed Kevin Lygo’s move from buyer to supplier in his new position as managing director of ITV Studios, where he brings credibility and an enviable track record with talent.
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RatingsLuther debut arrests 5.76m
BBC1’s gritty new drama Luther, starring The Wire’s Idris Elba, captured more than 5.7m viewers last night.
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RatingsSnooker final peaks at 3.6m
The final of the World Snooker championships netted a peak audience of 3.6m on BBC2 last night.
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RatingsLewis returns with 7m
The new series of Lewis delivered more than 7m viewers to ITV1 on Sunday night.
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RatingsITV2 beats ITV1 with Got Talent
Britain’s Got Talent continued to steamroll the opposition on Saturday night, with an ITV2 spin-off of the talent show even beating The Prisoner on ITV1.
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RatingsFootball on Five hits five-year high
Five recorded its biggest rated audience for a football match in five years last night.
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NewsKevin Lygo quits C4 for ITV
UPDATE: Kevin Lygo is to leave Channel 4 as director of television and content to become managing director of ITV Studios.