All articles by Liz Thomas
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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.
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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.
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NewsITV delves into links between its dramas
ITV has commissioned a 10-part series looking at the connections between the broadcaster's classic dramas.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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NewsNBC Universal on the hunt to buy UK indies
NBC Universal is scouring the UK indie sector for potential acquisition targets.
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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.
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NewsITV orders religious series'
ITV Productions' restructured specialist factual and arts department, headed by Melvyn Bragg, has picked up a raft of new commissions.
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NewsHeartbeat signs new producer
Emmerdale series producer Kathleen Beedles is taking over from Archie Tait as producer of ITV's Sunday night stalwart Heartbeat.