All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 19
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NewsITV takes STV war to courts
Tensions within the ITV network erupted into all-out war this week, with STV and ITV squaring up for a court battle.
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NewsEx-R2 'Sachsgate' boss to exec ITV talent show
Former Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas has revealed her first project with Universal’s Globe productions – co-executive producing a new ITV singing contest.
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RatingsThe Choir finishes on high note for BBC2
Conductor Gareth Malone hit a ratings high note for BBC2 last night, drowning out Five’s ratings banker CSI: Miami, and globetrotting chef Jamie Oliver.
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NewsITV sues STV for £38m
ITV has launched legal proceedings to recover £38m of debt from Scottish franchise STV.
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NewsSTV fights back over ITV debts
STV has vowed to fight ITV’s legal bid over £38m in unpaid bills, and has said it will now be pursuing its own claims against the network.
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NewsITV wins International Emmy for China earthquake coverage
ITV News has won an International Emmy Award for its coverage of last year’s earthquake in China.
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NewsVandermeer appointed ITV controller of acquisitions
ITV has promoted its head of legal and business affairs for acquisitions Jonathan Vandermeer to the new role of controller of acquisitions.
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RatingsViewers give C4 Daredevil cold shoulder
Not even the sight of a half-naked man running a marathon around the Arctic was enough to make viewers warm to Wim Holf, with just 1.2m (5%) tuning in to watch the madcap adrenaline junkie.
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NewsOfcom: ITV could lose £64m a year on regional news
Ofcom has warned that the ITV network will be facing a loss of up to £64m a year by 2012, if it has to continue providing regional news bulletins.
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NewsClunes brands STV's drama opt outs "churlish"
Martin Clunes has criticised STV’s decision not to show the fourth series of Doc Martin on its network, labelling the move as “churlish”.
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RatingsDoc Martin's return trumps Waking the Dead
The return of Doc Martin triumphed for ITV1 last night over BBC1’s Waking the Dead, with a peak of 8.2m (32%) tuning in for the start of the fourth series.
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RatingsBrown and Peep Show bump C4's ratings
C4 had a bumper ratings night on Friday, with Derren Brown’s second experiment peaking with 3.4m viewers, and the return of Peep Show scoring record ratings.
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NewsIndies to absorb cost of ITV double compliance
ITV has told indies they are likely to shoulder most of the costs for having their programmes go through a double compliance process, following Ofcom’s decision to ramp up the amount the broadcaster can be fined for breaches of its rules.
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RatingsKatie Price edges out terrestrials
Former glamour model Katie Price helped ITV2 to bumper ratings on an otherwise slow night, with her latest reality show edging out C4, BBC2 and levelling with Five.
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The Broadcast InterviewKaty Brand
She’s won the best female newcomer award and helped to put ITV2 on the map for comedy. Kate McMahon talks to Katy Brand about her rise from BBC runner to successful funny girl.
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NewsHarperCollins parades titles for licensing bids
Publisher HarperCollins has signed a groundbreaking licensing deal that will see 120 of its bestselling titles added to a ‘dating agency’ site designed to match indies with titles.
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NewsBall poised to overhaul ITV
ITV insiders are bracing themselves for Tony Ball to rip up the rule book if he is appointed as chief executive of the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsMixed CRR outcome for ITV
ITV will have to keep its Contract Rights Renewal mechanism in place for advertisers, but it will be relaxed to make it more flexible.
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RatingsMarple loses half a million viewers
Miss Marple failed to hold favour with viewers last night, with half a million fewer viewers tuning in to the second episode of the series.
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RatingsX Factor hits high note with 12.1m on ITV1
The X Factor continued to dominate Saturday night for ITV1 with a peak audience of 12.1m (54.9%) watching Saturday’s audition show.