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The 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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ITVS 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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Downton 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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BBC 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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ITV 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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Midsomer 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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TalkSport 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.
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ITV's Titanic drama sets sail
US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes.
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ITV asks celebrities to Sing if You Can
Celebrities will battle it out by singing in an extreme circumstances for a new ITV1 entertainment show.
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Ofcom to review TV ad deals
Ofcom is to launch review of how TV advertising deals are agreed – a move that could change the way the UK’s commercial broadcasters make money.
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Emmerdale names new boss
A new series producer has been appointed to ITV soap Emmerdale, following the death of Gavin Blyth.
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Cox the star of RTS awards
Science presenter Professor Brian Cox was the star himself after becoming a double winner at the Royal Television Society Awards.
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ITV overhauls senior news team
ITV is to scrap its most senior regional news roles and incorporate Daybreak into the network news team as part of a management shakeup.
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Midsomer creator suspended over all-white remarks
The producer and co-creator of ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders, who implied in an interview that there was no place in the show for ethnic minorities, has been suspended.
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Sarah Caplin departs ITVS
Sarah Caplin, ITV Studio’s long-standing head of features & factual entertainment, has left the business as part of its strategic shake-up.
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ITVS to overhaul ent development process
Plans to reinvigorate ITV Studios will see it overhaul its entertainment development processes and make a factual primetime ITV1 show in conjunction with charity Save the Children.
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ITV mulls bid to buy out ITN shareholders
ITV is weighing up an ambitious takeover of ITN as part of the broadcaster’s ongoing review into its news output.
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Broadcasters to get tough on PP terms
Broadcasters are beginning to establish terms on product placement, with Channel 5 emerging as the most aggressive, seeking 85% of new revenues generated.
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Maverick close to ITV1 commission to boost health slate
ITV1 is lining up a Maverick Television series that will examine children and teenagers suffering from behavioural, emotional and mental health issues.
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ITV to return in FTSE reshuffle
ITV is to make a return to London’s blue chip share index as part of the latest FTSE 100 reshuffle.