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    ITV predicts ad stability

    2009-11-05T10:05:00Z

    ITV is set to record its first advertising revenue increase for nearly two years this December, signalling the worst could be over for the commercial broadcaster.

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    Ant & Dec family show to take over from Takeaway

    2009-11-05T08:00:00Z

    Ant & Dec and ITV1 are lining up a family challenge gameshow as the long-term replacement for Saturday Night Takeaway.

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    Wells back at ITV1 with Titchmarsh walks series

    2009-11-05T08:00:00Z

    Former ITV Studios executives Mark Wells and Glen Middelham have secured the first commission from their old employer for their new indie Rain, teaming up with Spun Gold to produce a country walks series with Alan Titchmarsh.

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    PM questions Ross' salary

    2009-11-03T10:04:00Z

    Prime Minister Gordon Brown has questioned the salaries paid to BBC stars like Jonathan Ross, but said entrepreneurs like Simon Cowell “deserved” their money.

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    Friends Reunited sale referred to Competition Commission

    2009-11-02T15:31:00Z

    ITV has been left “disappointed” after the Office for Fair Trading raised concerns about its sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid Group, and referred the deal to the Competition Commission.

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    ITV pilots interactive variety show

    2009-10-30T11:59:00Z

    ITV1 is trialling a live primetime variety show featuring number-based games that will invite viewers to phone-in for a big cash prize.

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    Mackie looking for medical dramas

    2009-10-29T12:27:00Z

    ITV director of drama Laura Mackie has revealed she is on the look out for a medical series, and has a project in development from Wuthering Heights writer Peter Bowker.

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    X Factor’s £20m Xmas present to ITV

    2009-10-29T12:11:00Z

    Twin win of ratings boom and huge revenues spells break in the clouds for cash-strapped ITV

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    ITV recruits BBC entertainment format executive

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    ITV Studios has hired BBC entertainment executive Joe Mace for a new role that will oversee the creation of non-scripted entertainment formats for the UK and international markets.

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    Toksvig wades into TV ageism row

    2009-10-27T10:17:00Z

    The television industry does not value older women as much as their male counterparts, and women tend to get ahead by being young and pretty, comedian Sandi Toksvig has claimed.

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    Big Ben dropped from News At Ten

    2009-10-23T11:16:00Z

    ITV’s News At Ten is undergoing a revamp, which will see the image of the Big Ben clock face dropped from the title sequence.

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    Kay to front Royal Variety show

    2009-10-23T08:44:00Z

    Comedian Peter Kay will host 2009’s Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, with a little help from Hollywood superstars Bette Midler and Whoopi Goldberg.

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    Tonight feels force of ITV shake up

    2009-10-21T17:04:00Z

    ITV’s premier current affairs strand, Tonight, is losing around two thirds of its in-house production team in an overhaul that will see a reduction in both the number of episodes and budgets.

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    STV unveils new programme slate

    2009-10-20T10:31:00Z

    STV has unveiled a raft of original new shows and acquisitions, including Lorraine Kelly helping people with emotional health issues and an observational documentary about Scottish troops in Afghanistan.

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    ITV orders Ant & Dec Christmas show

    2009-10-15T16:00:00Z

    Ant & Dec will front a Christmas variety show for ITV1 made by their indie, Gallowgate.

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    Grade attacks ITV coverage

    2009-10-15T08:00:00Z

    Michael Grade has hit out at the “febrile” speculation over ITV’s difficulties in recruiting new leaders, insisting that the broadcaster is merely going through the typical “ups and downs” of senior recruitment.

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    Dannii's X Factor 'outing' sparks nearly 4,000 complaints

    2009-10-14T15:06:00Z

    Almost 4,000 viewers have contacted Ofcom to complain about Dannii Minogue’s on-air “joke” about X Factor contestant Danyl Johnson’s sexuality.

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    Ross back as Comedy Awards host

    2009-10-14T08:57:00Z

    ITV has revealed that Jonathan Ross is to return as host of the British Comedy Awards, after he pulled out last year following his BBC suspension over a prank phone call to actor Andrew Sachs.

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    Horror ads in Britain's Got Talent censured

    2009-10-14T08:49:00Z

    Horror film trailers shown during ITV’s hit show Britain’s Got Talent were screened too early in the evening, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

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    ITV points to advertising improvement

    2009-10-13T10:05:00Z

    ITV has revealed that the improvement in the TV ad market is gathering momentum - but has warned there is no recovery yet.