All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 14
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NewsITV places CSA into voluntary liquidation
ITV has put its remaining interests in cinema advertising company, Carlton Screen Advertising (CSA), into creditors voluntary liquidation.
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RatingsCollision down 1.2m but still floors Ramsay
Collision lost more than a million viewers last night, but still sped off with pole position for the 9pm hour, leaving Ramsay and Pudsey trailing in its dust.
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NewsTitchmarsh set for 5pm move
The Alan Titchmarsh Show will take on the likes of The Weakest Link and Deal or No Deal next year, as ITV moves it to a 5pm slot.
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RatingsCollision smashes competition
Collision smashed up the competition last night, drawing almost double the audience of David Attenborough’s landmark nature series Life.
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NewsJedward save sparks 3,000 complaints
ITV has been bombarded with thousands of complaints following Simon Cowell’s move to save twins Jedward over Welsh crooner Lucie Jones in The X Factor on Sunday [8 Nov].
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NewsProduct placement consulation underway
The government’s consultation into the introduction of product placement in UK programmes has launched, with ITV boss Michael Grade stating it will put broadcasters on a “level playing field” with international rivals.
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RatingsJacko séance raises 606,600 for Sky
Michael Jackson pulled a crowd even from beyond the grave this weekend, with Sky 1’s live séance to contact the King of Pop bringing in more than three times its normal Friday night audience.
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RatingsX Factor's Grimes save scores 16.6m
Simon Cowell’s decision to save hair-raising twins John and Edward Grimes over Welsh singer Lucie Jones proved ratings gold for ITV1’s The X Factor last night, with a record peak audience of 16.6m (54.1%).
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RatingsSaturday X Factor scores 11.8m
Movie-themed songs and the promise of John and Edward Grimes singing Ghostbusters brought The X Factor its highest average audience for a Saturday so far this series, with 11.8m tuning in (46.9%) - but Cowell’s huge audience didn’t hang around for Piers Morgan.
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NewsGregory novel set for ITV1
Philippa Gregory’s novel The Little House is set to be adapted for a “atmospheric and chilling” two-part drama on ITV1.
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RatingsPeter Andre trounces C4 and BBC2
Reality star and singer Peter Andre stirred up a huge audience for ITV2 last night, overtaking Channel 4 and BBC2 in the process.
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NewsPlater to pen ITV1 war drama
Bafta award-winning writer Alan Plater, who first made his name scripting Z Cars, is set to pen a new one-off period drama for ITV1.
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NewsPeace, Gildersleeve lined up to replace Grade
Carphone Warehouse boss John Gildersleeve and chairman of Standard Chartered John Peace have emerged as front-runners for the ITV chairman job, sparking rumours that the broadcaster’s search may finally be nearing its end.
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RatingsBoost for The Bill but New Tricks nicks more
BBC1’s old trick of scheduling New Tricks repeats against The Bill paid off again last night winning the coveted 9pm hour - but the ITV1 police drama is narrowing the gap.
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NewsSTV sues ITV for £35m but Taggart will return
STV has launched its own legal action for £35m against ITV and has declared it will bring back Taggart, regardless of whether the commercial broadcaster commissions a new series.
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NewsAnt and Dec sign £20m ITV deal
Presenters Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, understood to be worth £20m.
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NewsCresswell: STV is dragging down the network
ITV chief operating officer John Cresswell has launched another stinging attack on STV, saying the Scottish subsidiary is “dragging down the whole performance of the ITV network”.
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RatingsBBC1 drama Spooks the competition
Spooks and The Family both made triumphant returns last night, winning strong audiences for BBC1 and Channel 4 at 9pm.
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NewsSir Trevor to front Back2back’s troops message show for ITV1
Sir Trevor McDonald will send Christmas messages to soldiers in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in a one-hour special for ITV1.
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NewsBBC drive to get iPlayer on TVs boosted by deal with Freesat
The BBC is set to bring iPlayer to Freesat, with closed beta testing to begin on the platform before the end of the month.