Latest ITV News – Page 149

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    ITV scores England football rights

    2013-05-14T10:25:00Z

    ITV has acquired the rights to live England international qualifiers for the Euro 2016 and 2018 World Cup qualifying campaigns, while Sky Sports has also picked up a number of matches.

  • Victoria Fea
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    ITV promotes Fea to drama controller

    2013-05-13T12:39:00Z

    ITV drama executive Victoria Fea has been promoted to drama controller following Steve November’s appointment as head of the department.

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    ITV buys stake in US indie High Noon

    2013-05-13T08:40:00Z

    ITV has continued its production spending spree after acquiring a 60% stake in US indie High Noon Entertainment for $25.65m (£16.7m).

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    Klein’s move intrigues indies

    2013-05-09T08:01:00Z

    Richard Klein’s appointment as ITV director of factual has been greeted with genuine anticipation, with producers intrigued to see how the former BBC4 controller adapts to a role in which his populist sensibilities will be tested.

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    Richard Klein & Helen Warner join ITV

    2013-05-07T14:39:00Z

    BBC4 controller Richard Klein has been named ITV director of factual and former Channel 4 exec Helen Warner has been appointed the broadcaster’s director of daytime.

  • James Nesbitt
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    Nesbitt explores New Zealand for ITV

    2013-05-03T09:44:00Z

    James Nesbitt is to tour New Zealand for ITV, offering a unique perspective on the country he adopted as a temporary home during the production of The Hobbit film.

  • T4 on the beach
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    ITV2 to launch music festival with Done & Dusted

    2013-05-02T08:10:00Z

    ITV2 is to launch a summer music event in Weston-super-Mare that will be the spiritual successor to Channel 4’s T4 On The Beach.

  • Tipping Point
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    Tipping Point wins primetime slot

    2013-05-01T11:54:00Z

    ITV is upgrading its hit daytime quiz Tipping Point to a primetime slot after ordering a new series which will see celebrities compete for charity.

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    Bradby writing Great Fire of London drama for ITV

    2013-04-29T13:20:00Z

    ITV News political editor Tom Bradby is writing a period drama for ITV based on the events of The Great Fire of London in 1666.

  • Vicious
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    Bedell: Vicious puts ITV back in comedy game

    2013-04-25T08:03:00Z

    Upcoming gay sitcom Vicious is the clearest signal yet that ITV is back in the comedy game, according to director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell.

  • Broadchurch
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    Broadchurch breaks Twitter drama records

    2013-04-24T11:11:00Z

    The final episode of ITV’s Broadchurch generated more than 260,000 Twitter messages on Tuesday, a record amount of traffic for a UK drama.

  • Catchphrase
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    STV sees digital revenue jump

    2013-04-24T10:17:00Z

    Scottish channel 3 licence holder and Catchphrase producer STV has reported a steady performance in Q1 with digital revenue streams growing by 20%.

  • Steve November
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    November lands ITV drama role

    2013-04-23T16:36:00Z

    ITV has confirmed acting drama director Steve November will take up the position permanently.

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    Ofcom takes ITV to task over Patsy Kensit interview

    2013-04-23T10:26:00Z

    ITV has been summoned to meet Ofcom to ensure it understands the rules around promotional references after breaching them for the third time in two years.

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    ITV orders Broadchurch seconds

    2013-04-23T09:26:00Z

    ITV has ordered a second series of hit murder mystery Broadchurch.

  • Vera
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    ITV orders fourth Vera helping

    2013-04-22T13:29:00Z

    Brenda Blethyn’s detective drama Vera, which originally started life based on Ann Cleeves’ character is returning for another four part series.

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    ITV Studios buys The Garden

    2013-04-22T10:35:00Z

    ITV Studios has bought 24 Hours in A&E indie The Garden Productions for an initial £18m.

  • Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple
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    ITV buys The Garden

    2013-04-22T09:43:00Z

    ITV Studios has bought 24 Hours in A&E indie The Garden Productions, Broadcast understands.

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    ITV shares out £20m origination pot

    2013-04-19T10:37:00Z

    ITV has allocated the extra £20m it has set aside for originations, as a result of a budget boost that was announced at the broadcaster’s results.

  • Appropriate Adult
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    ITV's Jeff Pope preps Appropriate Adult follow up

    2013-04-17T12:09:00Z

    ITV is working on a follow up drama to Appropriate Adult based on the life of Malcolm Webster, who was convicted of murdering his first wife and attempting to kill his second wife.