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NewsChiles will be World Cup winner, says ITV
Adrian Chiles’ spontaneous and informal presenting style will be a hit with ITV viewers during this month’s World Cup, according to controller of sport Niall Sloane.
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NewsITV to stream mobile services for World Cup
ITV is capitalising on the mobile boom by launching apps to stream its content and provide access to catch-up service ITV Player.
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NewsNine in running for rights to show WRC
Nine broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports and UKTV are considering making bids to broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) for the next three years.
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NewsFru Hazlitt to join ITV
ITV has appointed former GCap Media chief executive Fru Hazlitt following Rupert Howell’s decision to leave the company at the end of July.
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NewsCorrie postponed after Cumbria murders
Coronation Street was last night replaced by a repeat of Harry Hill’s TV Burp in the wake of the Cumbrian shootings.
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NewsSTV to launch HD channel
STV has confirmed it is to launch its first high definition channel ahead of this month’s World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsITV reveals World Cup strategy
ITV has unveiled plans for ambitious multimedia coverage of this summer’s World Cup, as well as a new live show hosted by James Corden.
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NewsRupert Howell quits ITV
Rupert Howell, ITV board member and managing director of brand and commercial, is to step down at the start of June.
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NewsTaggart gets to grips with Glasgow’s grit
Long-running Scottish crime drama Taggart is to expose the gritty underbelly of Glasgow as part of a refresh for its autumn return.
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NewsITV Sport warms up for World Cup with revamped technology
ITV Sport has upgraded its football replay technology to make it easier to clear up controversial decisions at this summer’s World Cup.
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New Coronation Street titles unveiled
The Rovers Return looms large and that restless cat remains in ITV’s high definition revamp of Coronation Street’s opening titles.
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NewsHaitian children report for ITV News
ITV News has helped children in earthquake-ravaged Haiti to film reports about their lives a year after the disaster.
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NewsITV axes Married Single Other
ITV1’s romantic drama Married Single Other will not be commissioned for a second series after failing to tie the knot with viewers.
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NewsITV in Nike ad slip-up
A technical error during a Nike advertisement could end up costing ITV £1.5 million, it has been claimed.
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NewsITV2 and Lime to make ‘living soap’ set in Essex
ITV2 is to take viewers inside the nail bars and nightclubs of Essex for what it hopes will be Britain’s answer to MTV’s The Hills.
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NewsITV recalls Gazza’s Tears in pair of World Cup docs
Paul Gascoigne will talk about his tears during England’s Italia ‘90 semi-final defeat in one of two ITV1 docs to air during the World Cup.
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NewsITV puts faith in Vera as successor to Frost
ITV has earmarked an in-house detective drama as a successor to A Touch of Frost and is taking the format to a full eight-hour series before the pilot has even aired.
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NewsCorrie moved to 9pm to win BGT viewers
Coronation Street is to be stripped at 9pm for the first time in a bid to garner maximum ratings from Britain’s Got Talent.
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NewsIPTV provider attempts to block Canvas
IPTV service 3View has launched a last-ditch attempt to block rival service Project Canvas ahead of today’s decision about the future of the joint venture from the Office of Fair Trading.
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NewsZombie trailer banned in first VOD ruling
ITV has been banned from featuring a zombie film trailer on its website, the first ruling by the advertising watchdog against a video on demand service.