More ITV News – Page 136
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NewsSTV pre-tax profits rise 16%
STV’s adjusted pre-tax profits have risen 16% to £15.2m on the back of strong ad sales and continued production and digital growth.
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NewsITV2 seeds viral panel format
ITV2 has ordered viral panel show from Irish indie Vision Independent Productions and Shed Media-backed Yalli Productions.
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NewsJulia Bradbury preps ITV show
Julia Bradbury has quit BBC1’s Countryfile and is preparing to host an ITV series about Britain’s landscape.
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NewsSusanna Reid joins revamped ITV breakfast show
ITV has confirmed that Susanna Reid will join the broadcaster to host a revamped breakfast show titled Good Morning Britain.
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NewsUS writers union blasts ITV Studios
The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) has accused ITV Studios America of depriving around 150 writers and producers of up to $30,000 a year in overtime pay on its unscripted programmes including National Geographic’s Cesar 911 and A&E’s The First 48.
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NewsITV buys Danish indie United
ITV has acquired Danish indie United as it continues to snap up global production companies.
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NewsITV indie deals in spotlight
ITV could end up paying nearly £300m for the indies it has bought over the past two years if its new production partners hit top-end growth targets.
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NewsITV comedy commissioner joins BBC
ITV comedy commissioner Myfanwy Moore is to leave the broadcaster after two years to head up the BBC’s in-house comedy division.
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NewsCrozier: ITV4 and daytime ‘disappointing’
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has questioned the performance of ITV4 and the broadcaster’s morning daytime output - arguing both areas of output need to improve.
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NewsITV pre-tax profits soar 30%
ITV’s pre-tax profits rocketed 30% to £435m in 2013 as the company’s production acquisition drive and digital improvements delivered substantial returns.
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NewsOfcom set for third major PSB review
Ofcom is to undertake a new PSB review, a significant study that will help define the future of public service broadcasting in the UK.
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NewsITV to post profits of up to £642m
ITV will reveal it made a pre-tax profit of up to £642m in 2013 as the broadcaster’s transformation project enters its final 18 months.
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NewsITVS sells raft of factual shows
Magic shows and prison docs are among the 460 hours of factual and factual entertainment programming sold across Europe by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsCanadians eye UK kids co-pros
A delegation of Canadian animators has arrived in the UK to secure commissions and tap up kids indies for coproduction deals.
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NewsITV to sign long-term news deal
ITV is ready to sign a long-term deal with ITN to provide its news service after Ofcom renewed the Channel 3 licence for another 10 years.
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NewsBBC2 leads BPG Awards nominations
BBC2 leads the nominations for the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards as the channel’s drama push continues to reap rewards.
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NewsAnalysis: ‘Investment is key for ITVBe’
ITV will need to invest heavily in its new female-skewing channel ITVBe to ward off the risk of cannibalising its audience, according to the bosses of rival stations.
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NewsITV Player exec finds new home at Rightmove
One of the key executives behind the successful relaunch of ITV Player, James Micklethwaite, is to leave the broadcaster.
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NewsITV buys stake in Teen Wolf indie DiGa
ITV has acquired DiGa Vision, the US indie responsible for MTV’s remake of Teen Wolf.
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NewsSky stumps ITV with IPL deal
Sky Sports has beaten ITV to the rights to show Indian Premier League cricket from 2015.