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NewsThe Bill studios given new life
Merton Studios, home to The Bill since 1983, has been sold along with 45,000 costume pieces and sets including a pub and police cells, to property investment company Panther Securities for £4.75m.
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NewsITV will charge for online exclusives
ITV plans to introduce premium content such as previews, additional scenes and alternative endings for its top shows, according to chief executive Adam Crozier.
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NewsITV sells Screenvision stake
ITV has offloaded its 50% stake in cinema advertising business Screenvision in an $80m (£50m) deal with US private equity fund Shamrock Capital.
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NewsJeremy Hunt outlines local TV plans
UK broadcasters will be able to win a higher slot on the EPG if they engage with the government’s local TV agenda.
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NewsCoronation Street breaks two world records
Coronation Street picked up a pair world records today as the ITV soap kicked-off the celebrations for its 50th anniversary.
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NewsFlintoff signs up for Zig Zag sports series
Zig Zag Productions has scored more than £4m worth of commissions, including an extreme sports series for ITV4 starring recently retired cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff.
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NewsITV acquires Matt Hatter toon
ITV1 has picked up a new animated fantasy series based around a boy who must defend a ‘multiverse’.
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NewsCaroline Aherne developing ITV1 sitcom
BROADCAST COMEDY FORUM: ITV1 is eyeing a sitcom from Royle Family writer Caroline Aherne and Jeff Pope as it seeks to broaden its scripted comedy output beyond Benidorm.
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NewsJim Rosenthal joins C5
ITV sporting stalwart Jim Rosenthal is to become the new face of football on Channel Five.
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NewsITV's Hellicar joins Monterosa
Social TV provider Monterosa has hired ITV’s Lauren Hellicar as project manager and producer.
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NewsITV 'close' to Simon Cowell deal
ITV is close to securing Simon Cowell’s services for a further three years in a deal which could reportedly be worth £20m.
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NewsBSkyB/ITV return to pre-recession turnover
BSkyB and ITV appear to have shrugged off the economic woes of 2009, according to the public body the European Audiovisual Observatory.
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NewsFellowes to pen ITV Titanic drama
Gosford Park writer Julian Fellowes is to pen a new drama series for ITV1 about the sinking of the Titanic, made by the producer behind the BBC’s Bleak House.
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NewsLouis Walsh teams with singer for ITV2 doc
X Factor judge Louis Walsh and Westlife singer Kian Egan are to star in an ob doc for ITV2 as they attempt to launch a new girl group.
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NewsDancing On Ice studio move to include revamp
ITV1 is planning a revamp of Dancing On Ice next year as it moves the show from Elstree to Pinewood’s Shepperton studios.
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NewsITVS to cash in on wildlife archive with web service
ITV Studios plans to monetise its archive of wildlife and natural history programming through a paid-for online service pitched at families and schools.
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NewsEmmerdale lands awards hat-trick
Emmerdale scored a hat-trick of awards landing three prizes at the TV Choice Awards.
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NewsTesco exec joins ITV board
Senior Tesco executive Lucy Neville-Rolfe has joined the board of ITV as a non-executive director.
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NewsChiles and Bleakley usher in Daybreak
Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley ushered in a new dawn for breakfast television today.
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NewsGMTV bows out after 17 years
Long-running morning show GMTV has bowed out with presenter Andrew Castle thanking the loyal viewers who watched it in its 17-year run.