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NewsOfcom probes Countdown and Good Morning Britain
Ofcom has launched investigations into perennials Countdown and Good Morning Britain after complaints were received about the daytime shows.
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NewsITV top team: in their own words
The key quotes from the commercial broadcaster’s newly-formed commissioning team.
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NewsITV unveils Kevin Lygo’s top team
BBC drama controller Polly Hill, Optomen managing director Sue Murphy and ITV Studios’ Siobhan Greene have been confirmed as the star signings in ITV director of television Kevin Lygo’s new commissioning team.
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NewsMike Darnell lifts lid on Little Big Shots
US television chief Mike Darnell has lifted the lid on Little Big Shots, the hit Warner Bros format that has been acquired by ITV, and argued that producers are finally beginning to harness the power of viral internet talent.
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NewsKevin Lygo close to unveiling top team
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo is closing in on naming his top team, with speculation growing that ITV Studios entertainment boss Siobhan Greene is poised for a move upstairs.
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NewsPolly Hill on brink of shock ITV move
BBC drama controller Polly Hill is on the brink of a shock move to ITV, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsITV swoops for Little Big Shots
ITV has swooped for the rights to Warner Bros’ hit US kids talent format Little Big Shots.
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NewsNetflix picks up ITV’s Marcella
Netflix has acquired the global rights to ITV crime drama Marcella.
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NewsSteve November to leave ITV
ITV drama boss Steve November is to leave the broadcaster after sixteen years.
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NewsITV to pilot Talpa’s The Wishing Tree
ITV is piloting its first Talpa format after acquiring John de Mol’s production business last year.
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NewsITV reveals US masterplan
UK formats spearhead entertainment and comedy push as ITV America seeks next Hell’s Kitchen
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NewsDermot O’Leary returns to The X Factor
Dermot O’Leary will be back at the helm of The X Factor when the long-running format returns to ITV in the autumn.
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NewsAdam Crozier's earnings slip 18%
Adam Crozier’s pay packet fell by 18% in 2015 but the ITV chief executive still took home nearly £4m including bonuses and benefits.
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NewsCrackit lands first ITV commission
Crackit Productions’s fledgling Salford office has secured its debut commission and the indie’s first show for ITV – a documentary about discount chain Pep & Co.
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NewsITV America hires non-scripted chief
ITV America has appointed former Turner and Mark Burnett executive David Eilenberg to run ITV Entertainment.
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NewsRed to produce conspiracy thriller for ITV
ITV has commissioned a conspiracy thriller which unpicks a mysterious murder investigation from the makers of Happy Valley.
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NewsLoose Women scraps summer break
ITV’s Loose Women will not take its traditional summer break this year after its ratings grew by 5% year-on-year.
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NewsKevin Lygo briefs ITV staff on commissioning restructure
Kevin Lygo is to split ITV’s director of entertainment and factual roles, previously held by Elaine Bedell and Richard Klein, to create a flatter, more focused commissioning structure.
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NewsITVS to make The Voice from 2017
ITV Studios will take on the production contract for The Voice UK when the Talpa Media singing format moves to ITV next year, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsITV uncorks wine format
ITV has acquired glossy lifestyle series The Wine Show from Infinity Creative Media, the indie chaired by Conservative grandee Lord Grade.