All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 2
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NewsITV1 HD set for 2 April launch
ITV will launch its first HD channel on 2 April after agreeing carriage deals with Sky and Virgin Media.
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RatingsPosh School rules for 2.2m
Documentary Too Poor for Posh School earned an A+ crowd for C4 last night, but it was ITV1 stalwart The Bill which was top of the terrestrial class.
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RatingsCorden in League of his Own for Sky1
James Corden-fronted sports panel show A League of their Own scored for Sky1 last night, but was not quite enough to eclipse Katie Price on ITV2.
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NewsHarry Hill sticks with ITV
Bafta winning comedian Harry Hill will stick with ITV1, after agreeing a two year deal with the broadcaster and indie Avalon.
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RatingsJohn Lewis opens its doors to 3.1m
BBC2’s behind–the–scenes look at John Lewis pulled a huge opening crowd last night, with a peak of nearly 3.1m viewers.
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NewsStar agency James Grant to enter formats and rights arena
The management company responsible for Ant and Dec, Fearne Cotton and Piers Morgan - James Grant Group - is to launch a newTV formats and rights division.
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NewsGMTV shake-up hits 20% of staff
Almost one in five GMTV staff have taken voluntary redundancy or had their jobs placed at risk as part of the ongoing ITV integration review.
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NewsITV tries comedy trio for primetime slots
ITV is trialling three comedy entertainment shows across the network as part of a new push to find primetimeformats.
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NewsNorman asks staff: ‘How can we rejuvenate ITV?’
ITV chairman Archie Norman is on a one-man mission to involve staff in his strategic business review as he prepares the network for transformational change.
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RatingsLambing Live delivers meaty audience
Lambing Live drew its highest share so far last night, with a peak of more than 3m viewers - just a million less than the 4m that tuned into Larry Lamb’s BBC1 show, Famous, Rich and Jobless.
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ITVS strikes deal for Hallmark’s TV movie portfolio
ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s Noel Hedges has kicked off his new acquisitions role by securing the distribution rights for Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions’ made-for-television movie portfolio.
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NewsArts back on ITV agenda as factual edges upmarket
ITV is brainstorming ideas for a new arts strand as it looks to revitalise its factual slate.
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NewsITV calls time on Blue Murder
ITV1 crime drama Blue Murder has been dropped after five series on the channel, to make way for new properties.
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NewsITV's Bristol studios sale falls through
ITV has gone back to the drawing board after a £5m deal to sell its Bristol studios fell through.
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RatingsBBC2's Solar System proves ratings wonder.
The Wonders of the Solar System proved a wonder for BBC2 last night, with the new documentary series falling only 1m viewers short of BBC1’s Seven Ages of Britain.
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RatingsLet's Dance sidelines Ant and Dec
BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Sports Relief pushed all the right buttons for viewers on Saturday night, leaving Ant and Dec’s new ITV1 gameshow in its wake.
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NewsCrouch leaves GMTV as kids unit faces axe
GMTV chief operating officer Clive Crouch is leaving after 18 years and the unit that makes kids strands Toonattik and Action Stations faces the axe following the company’s integration review.
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News19 Entertainment to wind back London office
Staff at 19 Entertainment are considering voluntary redundancy packages as indie behind American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance plans to wind back its London presence.
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NewsCorrie launches 50th with live stage show
Fifty years and 7,000 episodes of Coronation Street will be condensed into a two-hour stage show to help celebrate the ITV1 soap’s golden anniversary.
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NewsSmith and Stapleton leave GMTV sofa in shake-up
GMTV News Hour presenters Penny Smith and John Stapleton are leaving the sofa as part of a wider shakeup of the morning programme.