All articles by Liz Thomas – Page 6

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    Heads predicted to roll at ITV

    2007-10-25T13:01:23.020Z

    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

    2007-10-25T08:36:40.977Z

    Insiders believe staff may yet leave the broadcaster.

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    Winning ways

    2007-10-24T10:42:11.550Z

    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

    2007-10-23T09:00:36.047Z

    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

    2007-10-22T16:05:00Z

    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

    2007-10-19T10:36:01.250Z

    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

    2007-09-13T14:45:00Z

    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

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    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

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    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

    2007-09-13T08:00:00Z

    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

    2007-09-12T16:45:00Z

    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

    2007-09-12T16:45:00Z

    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

    2007-09-12T09:05:00Z

    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

    2007-09-12T08:53:00Z

    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

    2007-09-06T08:00:00Z

    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

    2007-08-30T08:00:00Z

    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

    2007-08-29T08:15:00Z

    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

    2007-08-25T16:00:00Z

    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

    2007-08-25T12:55:00Z

    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

    2007-08-25T12:45:00Z

    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]