Liz Thomas
FeaturesITV4 re-loads for next assault
Once languishing behind ITV lines, ITV4 has been ordered to advance, with a 24-hour slot and more cash to expand its brand of male-friendly thrills, write Liz Thomas and Jon Rogers.
NewsAtalla indie bags major BBC3 and ITV2 orders
The Office producer Ash Atalla has won the first two commissions for his new indie, Roughcut TV, from BBC3 and ITV2.
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ITV4 ups AFP output with VXR coverage
ITV4 has commissioned coverage of the VXR Racing Driver of the Year tournament as part of its strategy to grow its ad-funded output.
NewsITV delves into links between its dramas
ITV has commissioned a 10-part series looking at the connections between the broadcaster's classic dramas.
FeaturesBehind the News: ITV regional output
ITV takes a lot of flak for its axe-swinging at local level, but with some big regional drama, factual and entertainment projects on screen or in the pipeline, is the TV giant slowly making amends?
FeaturesBehind the News: ITV regional output
ITV takes a lot of flak for its axe-swinging at local level, but with some big regional drama, factual and entertainment projects on screen or in the pipeline, is the TV giant slowly making amends?
NewsITV drama to tackle cult of celebs
Shane Richie is to star as in a new ITV single drama billed a modern morality tale on celebrity culture.
NewsITV beat BBC to Champions League glory
ITV has retained the rights to broadcast UEFA Champions league matches as part of a new three-year deal covering the 2009-2012 seasons, seeing off competition from the BBC.
NewsITV unveils new schedule
Factual output will provide the backbone of ITV's spring summer season, with new shows fronted by Griff Rhys Jones, Martin Clunes and Melvyn Bragg.
NewsITV1 lines up Prince Phillip doc
Prince Phillip is the latest Royal to be the subject of a documentary - this time the production will be for ITV1.
NewsGray day for ITV
ITV controller of entertainment Duncan Gray is leaving the broadcaster after months of speculation over his future.
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Cross-platform content is goal for new indie
Illumina Digital co-founder Joanne Evans and Bafta-winning producer Nadine Marsh-Edwards are joining forces to set up a cross-platform company.
NewsITV1's kids shows hit record low
ITV1's delivery of children's programmes has dropped from 10 hours per week in 2005 to just 2.5 hours a week in 2008.
NewsGMTV to relaunch competitions
GMTV is planning a relaunch of its weekday programming in 2008 and will re-introduce competitions before the summer, for the first time since it was rocked by the call TV scandal.
NewsTrinny and Susannah to conduct UK body census
Style experts Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine are fronting a three part series for ITV1 billed as a body census for modern Britain.
FeaturesCommissioning Focus: CBeebies plays for the big time
The ‘fewer, bigger, better' policy applies at CBeebies as much as anywhere in the BBC, with£10m plus, 100-episode orders going out to indie producers.
NewsNBC Universal on the hunt to buy UK indies
NBC Universal is scouring the UK indie sector for potential acquisition targets.
News1 vs 100 sold to China
Endemol is making a Chinese version of hit game show 1 vs 100 for Hunan Television in a six-figure deal.
NewsITV orders religious series'
ITV Productions' restructured specialist factual and arts department, headed by Melvyn Bragg, has picked up a raft of new commissions.
NewsHeartbeat signs new producer
Emmerdale series producer Kathleen Beedles is taking over from Archie Tait as producer of ITV's Sunday night stalwart Heartbeat.