Latest ITV News – Page 139
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NewsITV News appoints deputy editor
ITV News’ recently installed editor Geoff Hill has brought over his former Channel 5 News deputy Richard Zackheim.
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NewsThe Dales cancelled by ITV
ITV’s Adrian Edmondson-fronted factual brand The Dales will not return for a fourth series.
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NewsSTV develops Erin Kelly novel
STV Productions is developing a second Erin Kelly novel following the success of ITV’s The Poison Tree.
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NewsITV preps weekend kid's brand
The makers of Holly & Stephen’s Saturday Showdown are to produce a children’s weekend breakfast format for ITV.
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NewsDaybreak recruits new editor
Neil Thompson, an ITV commissioner for factual, documentaries and daytime, has become the permanent editor of Daybreak.
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NewsLady Gaga X Factor show cleared
Lady Gaga’s raunchy performance on The X Factor in October will not be investigated by Ofcom.
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NewsITV rings the changes with overhaul of daytime teams
ITV is carrying out a significant overhaul of its daytime teams across commissioning and production.
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NewsITV casts eye over fourth US indie
ITV is in talks to acquire US indie and Top Chef producer Magical Elves in what would be its fourth US deal in the past 12 months.
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NewsITV commissions missing persons serial killer drama
DCI Banks co-writer Rob Williams has created an ITV drama based on a missing persons unit that hunts down serial killers in the south-east of England.
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NewsFremantle chief predicts boom for in-app voting
The X Factor digital chief Peter Cassidy has predicted that apps will play an increasingly important role in paid-for voting for TV shows after a bumper series.
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NewsITV greenlights STV user-generated series
ITV has commissioned a You’ve Been Framed-style entertainment series from STV productions and GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsITV hires two new commissioners
ITV has recruited a new entertainment commissioner and found a replacement for daytime commissioner Diana Howie.
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NewsBBC and ITV split World Cup games
The BBC will broadcast England’s first World Cup 2014 game against Italy after dividing up its coverage of the tournament with ITV.
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NewsDave drives to World Cup with Kia
Dave has ordered its latest advertiser funded commission – a six part series looking ahead to next year’s football World Cup.
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NewsITV develops remake of Australian sitcom Laid
ITV is in the early stages of developing a local version of Australian comedy Laid after striking a deal with UK distributor DRG.
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NewsC4 suffers 2013 ratings blues
Channel 4’s all hours share of viewing has tumbled to 5.8% as it endured by far the toughest year in ratings terms of all the UK’s major channels.
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NewsEastEnders in third Christmas Day scrap with Downton
Danny Dyer’s EastEnders debut will tough it out against Downton Abbey in the big Christmas Day television battle.
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NewsPaul O’Grady tends to Animal Orphans for ITV
ITV is to extend its slate of Paul O’Grady animal programming by sending the presenter to meet orphaned wildlife in the Africa.
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NewsBBC hires ITV News and The Times deputy editors
BBC News has hired the deputy editor of ITV News and of The Times as James Harding builds his senior management team.
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NewsITV confirms Rising Star deal
ITV has confirmed that it has acquired Israeli musical talent competition Rising Star in its quest for a breakthrough entertainment hit.