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NewsITV puts faith in Vera as successor to Frost
ITV has earmarked an in-house detective drama as a successor to A Touch of Frost and is taking the format to a full eight-hour series before the pilot has even aired.
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NewsCorrie moved to 9pm to win BGT viewers
Coronation Street is to be stripped at 9pm for the first time in a bid to garner maximum ratings from Britain’s Got Talent.
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NewsIPTV provider attempts to block Canvas
IPTV service 3View has launched a last-ditch attempt to block rival service Project Canvas ahead of today’s decision about the future of the joint venture from the Office of Fair Trading.
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NewsZombie trailer banned in first VOD ruling
ITV has been banned from featuring a zombie film trailer on its website, the first ruling by the advertising watchdog against a video on demand service.
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NewsDavid Jason going cockney for ITV drama
Sir David Jason is to go back to his cockney roots in a new drama for ITV.
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NewsUTV to get World Cup ad boost
UTV Media has predicted a 19% TV ad boost during the World Cup - but struck a note of caution for the second half of 2010.
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NewsBGT iPhone app to tie-in with live show
Talkback Thames Digital’s Britain’s Got Talent iPhone app has gained almost 500,000 downloads ahead of extra interactive features being added in preparation for the live shows.
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NewsCrozier: ‘no in-house quota’
ITV chief exec says he won’t set target for how much content ITV Studios should produce.
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NewsGovernment will have to change law to axe CRR
The Competition Commission’s decision to uphold the Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) scheme is likely to be opposed by the coalition government, but any change would require primary legislation and the the timeframe is unclear.
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NewsWall to Wall to bring family history to ITV1
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell are to front an ITV1 series that goes beyond the family history of Who Do You Think You Are? to reunite estranged relatives.
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NewsSteve Rider quits ITV
Steve Rider is to leave ITV with immediate effect ahead of the arrival of former One Show presenter Adrian Chiles.
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NewsITV unveils Corrie HD date
ITV has set the date for Coronation Street’s upgrade to high definition, understand to have cost £3m.
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NewsCrozier slams CRR decision
ITV has hit back at the Competition Commission’s decision to continue to restrict the way it sells ads with chief executive Adam Crozier labelling it “over-regulated…out of touch and damaging.”
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NewsFuture election debates should be "relaxed"
Current affairs broadcasters have called for the rules that governed the historic election debates to be relaxed.
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NewsITV loses advert charges ruling
ITV has failed in its bid to overturn the Contracts Rights Renewal scheme restricting how it can sell advertising airtime, the Competition Commission has ruled today.
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NewsRumsey named GMTV editor
Ian Rumsey, head of output at ITV News, has been named the new editor of GMTV as part of a shake-up of the morning programme.
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NewsNorman outlines ITV ambitions
ITV aims to become the fastest changing media business in the UK by the end of the year, according to chairman Archie Norman.
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NewsITV revenues up 6%
ITV has seen its revenue grow 6% in the past three months - but warned that the future outlook is “highly uncertain”.
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NewsCrozier warns of tough end to 2010
New ITV boss Adam Crozier sounded a note of caution today after the broadcaster revealed a sharp jump in advertising revenues.
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NewsTory victory key for ITV
A Conservative victory in today’s general election will be vital to the fortunes of ITV, according to analysts.