Latest ITV News – Page 99
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NewsITV2 hunts stripped event to accompany Love Island
ITV2 has ordered a “bonkers and eccentric” scripted comedy series from Big Talk Productions and is hunting a ‘real-time’ event to accompany Love Island.
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NewsITV 'on brink' of signing £150m X Factor deal
ITV is on the brink of signing a £150m deal to keep The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent on-screen until at least 2019, according to reports.
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NewsITV orders Sadie Hartley murder doc
ITV has commissioned Raw Cut TV to produce a fast turnaround documentary charting the murder investigation of Sadie Hartley.
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NewsITV plans hour-long Olympic switch off
ITV is to shut down its portfolio of channels for an hour as part of an Olympic-inspired initiative to get people active.
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NewsITV orders sex transition doc series
ITV will delve into the world of gender surgery in a Renegade Pictures and Storyvault Films co-production.
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NewsITV orders legal drama from Homeland writer
Homeland writer and executive producer Patrick Harbinson has created a six-part legal drama for ITV.
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NewsITV plots Warwick Davis quiz
Life’s Too Short star Warwick Davis is to host a new daytime quiz show for ITV.
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NewsInvestment firm KKR eyeing eOne bid
ITV could face competition to acquire Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One (eOne) with private equity firm KKR reportedly weighing up a bid.
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NewsBlankety Blank to return to ITV
ITV is continuing its revival of vintage gameshows by recommissioning retro format Blankety Blank, according to reports.
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NewsITV expected to bid again for eOne
ITV is expected to up its offer to buy Peppa Pig proprietor Entertainment One (eOne) after its initial £1bn offer was rejected, according to analysts.
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NewsITV gets filthy with gameshow special
ITV has commissioned a summer special gameshow in which contestants must stay clean to win cash.
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NewsIndie chiefs welcome ITV comedy plans
ITV’s plans to bolster scripted comedy across its schedules have been lauded by leading comedy producers, but the broadcaster must adapt to ensure it doesn’t fall into another “cycle of failure”, they warned.
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NewseOne rejects ITV takeover bid
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One has rejected a £1bn takeover bid from ITV.
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NewsITV's Formula E coverage stalls
ITV will not renew its contract to broadcast fledgling motorsport Formula E, according to reports.
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NewsITN & Sky shortlisted for Int Emmy
ITN Productions’ documentary Escape From Isis has been nominated for an International Emmy Award, alongside Sky News coverage of the refugee crisis.
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NewsITV scraps The Voice spin-off
Plans for an ITV2 spin-off show for The Voice UK have been scrapped after entertainment bosses decided to concentrate on the format’s main series and The Voice Kids.
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NewsITV reveals scripted comedy plans
ITV head of comedy entertainment Peter Davey has offered a glimpse of the channel’s “new dawn” - pinning sitcoms and cost-effective mid-week entertainment shows to the top of his wish list.
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NewsITV orders TXTV crime drama
ITV has ordered a four-part crime drama from Torn and The Reckoning producer TXTV.
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NewsITV Studios strategy pays off
ITV Studios has underlined its importance to its parent company after reporting a surge in revenues that will help insulate the broadcaster from the anticipated shockwaves of Brexit.
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NewsITV prepares for £25m Brexit cuts
ITV is preparing to make redundanies as it looks to make £25m of cuts in the wake of the EU referendum but has stressed that programming budgets will not be affected.