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Will X Factor wild cards win back viewers?
This weekend’s X Factor will see 12 acts through to the live shows, however in a bid to entice viewers back to the show, ITV bosses have employed the use of wild cards – the reappearance of acts...
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Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile could be subtitled ‘All that is...
And why those who covered up Savile’s alleged abuse should be tried for aiding and abetting a paedophile As you’re probably aware, ITV1 is airing a documentary tonight that examines claims that the...
View ArticleShould we boycott The X Factor?
Well it’s been a couple of days now and the furore has died down a little bit but the outrage still remains that accuses The X Factor of yet again being a fixed TV show. Thousands of fans have stated...
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ITV sees drop in ad revenue during London 2012 Olympics
ITV reported this week lower than usual ad revenue for the third quarter due to the London 2012 Olympics coverage on the BBC over the summer. The Olympics blunted ITV’s ratings and ad momentum but the...
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Morning Briefing
Lord Sugar fires Amy Lord Sugar has fired Amy Corrigan from Young Apprentice this week following the rare items task. The 17-year-old was brought into the boardroom by her team leader Steven Cole...
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ITV reveals first details of major rebrand
ITV today shared the first details of its major, business-wide rebrand – which will see a new unifying brand identity for ITV plc, ITV Network, and ITV’s content and distribution businesses, domestic...
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ITV and Channel 5 to have licences renewed
Culture secretary Maria Miller has confirmed that both ITV and Channel 5 will have their licences renewed as expected after their current agreements expire in 2014. But Miller warned that both...
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ITV launches new-look logos
ITV has refreshed its family of channels this week, launching its new look logos and identities. ITV1 is now known simply as ‘ITV’ and has a fresh new logo and colour scheme to go with its name change....
View ArticleVideo: Pug gets a bath in new ITV ident
ITV are looking to play the cuteness card with one of their new branding idents featuring a pug getting a bath. The clip is one of a number of new identities that broadcaster has rolled out today as...
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ITV acquires London Television Centre for £56m
ITV has acquired the freehold ownership rights to the London Television Centre in London. The 2.5 acre site, which is the home of the broadcaster, was purchased for £56 million from Coal Pension...
View ArticleITV to launch high definition digital channels on Sky
ITV has agreed a pay-television deal with Sky to launch high definition versions of its successful digital channels as a subscription service on the Sky platform. ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD, and ITV4 HD will...
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Would you pay for ITV?
Lets face it – ITV is rubbish isn’t it? If it wasn’t for Simon Cowell, the occasional Champions League match and Corrie, no-one would watch the channel. And so, with ITV making a move to pay-TV with...
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ITV to charge to watch online
Beleaguered ITV are looking at ways of making more money. They weighed up having commercial breaks that lasted one hour at a time, but that wasn’t feasible. So they’re looking at the internet to make...
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ITV recruits new Daytime creative talent
ITV today announces two new creative talents set to join the award winning daytime team from this September. Creative Director of Big Brother, SHARON POWERS, is set to join Loose Women as Executive...
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MGM and ITV renew James Bond movie franchise
MGM Worldwide Television has signed a multi-year renewal agreement with ITV for the James Bond movie franchise. The deal will keep the most successful film franchise of all time on ITV and its family...
View ArticleNew ITV.com managing director appointed
Robin Pembrooke has been appointed as the new Managing Director of ITV.com, it was announced today (Tuesday). Pembrooke joins from Global Radio where he spent three years as Group Director, Online and...
View ArticleITV Player to launch on PlayStation 3
ITV today announced a deal to make the ITV Player available on Sony’s PlayStation®3 (PS3™) consoles by the end of 2010. The deal, the first of its kind with a UK commercial broadcaster, will see the...
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ITV commissions major adaptation of award-winning best-seller The Suspicions...
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher – the best-selling book by Kate Summerscale about an infamous murder in a Victorian country house – has been adapted for ITV by Hat Trick Productions. The two hour drama...
View ArticleITV announces three new drama commissions for 2011
ITV today announced three major new drama commissions for 2011, written and created by three of the UK’s leading screenwriters Peter Morgan, Anthony Horowitz and Sally Wainwright. Injustice stars James...
View ArticleDaybreak talks exclusively with Prince Charles
In an exclusive interview with ITV1’s Daybreak, His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, gave a stark warning on the environment: act now, or pay the consequences. Speaking to Adrian Chiles and...
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