Latest ITV News – Page 185
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NewsBBC and C4 back opt-out system for rights holders
The BBC and Channel 4 have recommended introducing a new rights management model that has been rejected by ITV and Sky, as part of an independent review into the current IP framework.
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NewsITV gaming hit by low Corrie Nation take-up
ITV’s online gaming strategy is under scrutiny after a disappointing start for Corrie Nation, which is understood to have received close to £500,000 of investment.
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NewsMidsomer race-row producer to step down
Midsomer Murders producer Brian True-May will step down from the show after “the current production run” following a race row.
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NewsTalkSport helps UTV to record profits
TalkSport’s 36% rise in operating profit helped Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media post record pre tax profits last year.
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NewsITV's Titanic drama sets sail
US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes.
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NewsITV asks celebrities to Sing if You Can
Celebrities will battle it out by singing in an extreme circumstances for a new ITV1 entertainment show.
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NewsOfcom to review TV ad deals
Ofcom is to launch review of how TV advertising deals are agreed – a move that could change the way the UK’s commercial broadcasters make money.
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NewsEmmerdale names new boss
A new series producer has been appointed to ITV soap Emmerdale, following the death of Gavin Blyth.
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NewsCox the star of RTS awards
Science presenter Professor Brian Cox was the star himself after becoming a double winner at the Royal Television Society Awards.
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NewsITV overhauls senior news team
ITV is to scrap its most senior regional news roles and incorporate Daybreak into the network news team as part of a management shakeup.
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NewsMidsomer creator suspended over all-white remarks
The producer and co-creator of ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders, who implied in an interview that there was no place in the show for ethnic minorities, has been suspended.
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NewsSarah Caplin departs ITVS
Sarah Caplin, ITV Studio’s long-standing head of features & factual entertainment, has left the business as part of its strategic shake-up.
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NewsITVS to overhaul ent development process
Plans to reinvigorate ITV Studios will see it overhaul its entertainment development processes and make a factual primetime ITV1 show in conjunction with charity Save the Children.
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NewsITV mulls bid to buy out ITN shareholders
ITV is weighing up an ambitious takeover of ITN as part of the broadcaster’s ongoing review into its news output.
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NewsBroadcasters to get tough on PP terms
Broadcasters are beginning to establish terms on product placement, with Channel 5 emerging as the most aggressive, seeking 85% of new revenues generated.
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NewsMaverick close to ITV1 commission to boost health slate
ITV1 is lining up a Maverick Television series that will examine children and teenagers suffering from behavioural, emotional and mental health issues.
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NewsITV to return in FTSE reshuffle
ITV is to make a return to London’s blue chip share index as part of the latest FTSE 100 reshuffle.
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NewsAdam Crozier's first pay packet revealed
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier earned just under £1.7m for less than a year’s work after reaping the benefits of the resurgent advertising market.
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NewsOdd One In to return
ITV1 has ordered a second series of comedy gameshow Odd One In, hosted by Bradley Walsh.
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NewsFincham: ITV not over-reliant on X Factor
Peter Fincham has insisted that ITV is not over-reliant on mega brands The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.