All articles by Liz Thomas – Page 6
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Heads predicted to roll at ITV
The report into ITV phone-in shows has uncovered problems with Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
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ITV staff may pay price for Deloitte report
Insiders believe staff may yet leave the broadcaster.
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Winning ways
Even when British sports people fail, TV can still score big ratings. Liz Thomas looks at some sporting highlights.
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Switchover may cause HD divide
ITV's Michael Grade has warned that digital switchover could split TV viewers into “haves and have-nots”.
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TV’s come back kids
The likes of former RDF chief creative officer Stephen Lambert need not despair about their employment prospects.
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Switchover may cause HD divide
Michael Grade has warned that digital switchover could split television viewers into “haves and have-nots”.
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ITV looks to buy more indies
ITV has confirmed it will buy more UK and US indies as part of the broadcaster's five year growth plan. [ALL]
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ITV in-house target shocks indie sector
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade wants ITV Productions to account for 75% of ITV1's commissions as part of his strategy to restore growth.
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Jake Arnott cop thriller leads revival of ITV drama
ITV1 has kicked off its drive for upmarket contemporary drama by snapping up He Kills Coppers, the follow-up to the BBC's acclaimed adaptation of Jake Arnott's novel The Long Firm.
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Jake Arnott thriller leads ITV drama revival
ITV1 has kicked off its drive for upmarket contemporary drama by snapping up He Kills Coppers, the follow-up to the BBC's acclaimed adaptation of Jake Arnott's novel The Long Firm.
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Bectu slams ITV regional news cuts
Bectu has slammed ITV's plans to cut its regional news services from 17 flagship programmes to a nine region structure warning the move could cost hundreds of jobs. [ALL]
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Bectu warns of ITV job cuts
Bectu has slammed ITV's plans to cut its regional news services from 17 flagship programmes to a nine-region structure, warning the move could cost hundreds of jobs. [ALL]
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Grade's recovery pledge: content is key
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has unveiled a content-led plan to restore growth to the business over the next three to five years. [ALL]
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Grade unveils ITV's business plan
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has unveiled a content-led plan to restore growth to business over the next three to five years. [ALL]
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Four companies vie for BBC3 Friday night series
Objective Productions, Zeppotron, the BBC's Comedy Unit and Hat Trick Productions are all understood to be on the shortlist to make BBC3's new Friday Night Live-style entertainment strand.
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BBC3 lines up Friday night entertainment
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is lining up a Friday Night Live-style entertainment show as part of a strategy to attract younger viewers to the channel.
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ITV2 takes boxers on a ghost hunt
ITV2 is lining up Amir Khan, Joe Calzaghe and Chris Eubank to take part in its Ghost Hunting With...franchise next year. [ALL]
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Cohen looking for a Friday night banker
Edinburgh:BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is lining up a Friday Night Livestyle entertainment show, as part of his strategy to attract a younger demographic to the channel. [ALL]
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ITV drops Marchioness drama
Edinburgh:ITV drama consultant Nick Elliott has confirmed that the network will not air a controversial drama about The Marchioness riverboat disaster because there are creative concerns about the film. [ALL]
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McCann: scale back Madeleine coverage
Edinburgh:The father of Madeleine McCann has called for the media to scale back its coverage of the investigation into his daughter's disappearance. [ALL]