More ITV News – Page 184
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NewsITV writes off Carbon and Crackit indie investment
ITV is to close down Carbon Media and write off its stake in Crackit Productions.
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NewsITV bets on Cowell gameshow
Simon Cowell and ITV are creating an epic gameshow in which thousands of contestants compete to win a million pounds - on the spin of a roulette wheel.
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NewsCast unveiled for Titanic TV series
Linus Roache and Geraldine Somerville are to head the cast of Julian Fellowes’s epic dramatisation of the Titanic story.
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NewsITV royal wedding to be 'ad free'
Ofcom rules will prevent ITV from running commercial breaks during the royal wedding, it has emerged.
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NewsITV cleared over Brazier missing chromosome slur
Dancing On Ice has escaped censure over comments made by judge Jason Gardiner on the show.
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NewsPineapple Dance Studios waltzes to Australia
Australian pay TV network Foxtel has waltzed off with Pineapple Dance Studios as part of a multi-show deal with distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsITV homepage relaunched
ITV has relaunched its homepage as the first step in its wider online overhaul.
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NewsITV eyes US event format deal
ITV is looking to one of the biggest live event companies in the US to end its five-year search for a homegrown entertainment mega hit.
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NewsTern investigates wildlife crime for ITV1 series
Tern TV is to make a series for ITV1 looking into the surge in wildlife crime in the British countryside, and the illegal trade in endangered species behind it.
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NewsITVS poaches Million Pound Drop exec
ITV Studios has appointed Million Pound Drop Live co-developer and executive producer Nic McNeilis.
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NewsLemon squeezed into Sing if You Can
Leigh Francis character Keith Lemon has replaced Vernon Kay on ITV1’s primetime entertainment format Sing if You Can after a pilot revealed the show would work better in the hands of a comedian.
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NewsDaughter's anger at ITV's Fred West drama
The daughter of serial killer Fred West has said she is “absolutely appalled” that an ITV drama is being made about his life.
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NewsITV strikes new IPL deal
ITV has struck a new four year rights deal to broadcast the Indian Premier League cricket competition.
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NewsThe Professionals set for big screen remake
Cult crime classic The Professionals is to be remade for the big screen following a deal with studio Lionsgate.
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NewsITVS to tackle talent drain
ITV boss Adam Crozier has revealed he will consider acquisitions to address the shortage of “creative talent” at the company’s in-house production arm.
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NewsDownton Abbey edges out Sherlock at BPGs
Downton Abbey edged out Sherlock at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, with the ITV1 period drama landing two prizes to the BBC1 series’ one.
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NewsBBC and C4 back opt-out system for rights holders
The BBC and Channel 4 have recommended introducing a new rights management model that has been rejected by ITV and Sky, as part of an independent review into the current IP framework.
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NewsITV gaming hit by low Corrie Nation take-up
ITV’s online gaming strategy is under scrutiny after a disappointing start for Corrie Nation, which is understood to have received close to £500,000 of investment.
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NewsMidsomer race-row producer to step down
Midsomer Murders producer Brian True-May will step down from the show after “the current production run” following a race row.
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NewsTalkSport helps UTV to record profits
TalkSport’s 36% rise in operating profit helped Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media post record pre tax profits last year.