All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 7
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NewsFincham to stay at ITV
ITV’s director of programmes, channels and online Peter Fincham is understood to be staying put at the commercial broadcaster, following the appointment of new chief executive Adam Crozier.
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NewsCrozier in line for £2m farewell
ITV’s new chief executive, Adam Crozier, is in line for a seven-figure farewell bonus when he leaves his current role as boss of Royal Mail.
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RatingsEastEnders funeral attended by 10.3m
Archie Mitchell’s funeral on EastEnders drew an impressive peak audience of 10.3m to BBC1, but the crowds parted when it was followed by Material Girl.
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NewsCost cutting 'not priority' for Crozier
ITV chairman Archie Norman has declared that cost cutting will not be a priority for new chief executive Adam Crozier, adding that some parts of the business will need to actually need to be “reinvested in”.
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NewsCrozier: a new tone for ITV
ITV’s new chief executive Adam Crozier is known for being an affable, down-to-earth family man, who dislikes the media spotlight despite his high profile career.
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NewsITV appoints Adam Crozier chief executive
ITV has appointed Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier as its new chief executive.
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NewsComedy indie Hoot launches with portal
Award-winning comedians Ben Bond and James Rawlings have launched an indie with a comedy portal featuring online skits from Home Time’s Emma Fryer and Al Murray’s Multiple Personality Disorder comedian Laura Solon.
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NewsJapan picks up Not Going Out
Not Going Out, the comedy that was axed and then reinstated by BBC1, has been picked up by three more broadcasters.
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NewsCITV’s award-winning Bookaboo faces axe over funding gap
Broadcast- and Bafta-winning CITV series Bookaboo’s future is in the balance as it desperately goes on the hunt for a deficit funding partner.
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NewsNews pilot bidders demand legal protection
Bidders to run the new independently funded news consortia (IFNC) pilots are still “in it to win it”, but many are demanding watertight termination clauses in their contracts after the Conservative party reiterated its desire to scrap the scheme.
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NewsBartlett eyes US execs to ‘fire up’ ITV Studios
ITV Global Entertainment managing director Lee Bartlett is looking to the US to find a head to “fire up” the ITV Studios’ newly reshuffled entertainment division’s output.
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RatingsAmanda Holden's Fantasy flops for ITV1
Amanda Holden’s Fantasy Lives was more of a nightmare for ITV1 last night, while Shameless marched proudly back into C4’s schedule.
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NewsBSkyB wins in £700m legal fight
BSkyB has won a landmark five-year legal battle against computing firm Electronic Data Systems over a failed computer customer management system.
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NewsPrince Charles mourns loss of South Bank Show
Prince Charles has denounced ITV’s decision to “abandon” its long running arts strand The South Bank Show in a speech honouring host Melvyn Bragg.
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NewsSTV: dropping Sunday night ITV drama was a 'mistake'
STV chief executive Rob Woodward has admitted that opting out of ITV network Sunday night dramas was a mistake.
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RatingsMrs Mandela inspires 720,500
BBC4 inspired a huge crowd of 720,500 (3%) last night for its blue chip drama Mrs Mandela, but failed to match the recent turn out for biopics of Enid Blyton, Gracie Fields and Margot Fonteyn.
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NewsPorter named STV head of production
Raw Cut Television exec Rebecca Porter has been named as STV’s new head of production.
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RatingsBeing Human beats 24
Being Human remained top dog of the multichannels last night, sending the new season of 24 away with its tail between its legs.
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NewsJeremy Kyle set for US
Jeremy Kyle is set to take on America, with ITV Studios announcing a new co-production deal with US distributors Debmar-Mercury.
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RatingsLowest ratings yet for CBB
Celebrity Big Brother’s sparkle faded somewhat on Saturday night, with the 9pm live show drawing the lowest audience of the series so far.