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Jul 8 2016
ITV has commissioned a local version of Talpa format Dating in the Dark, which previously aired in the UK on pay TV channel Sky Living. The UK broadcaster, which owns Talpa, has tapped another of its companies, UK firm Twofour, to produce the series (6×60′) and will air it on ITV2. Dating in the Dark […]
Jul 6 2016
ITV and Channel 4 have been told they should not expect payment from operators such as Virgin Media and Sky for carrying their channels, despite the government closing a legal loophole that had previously prevented charging retransmission fees. The law was introduced in the 1980s to encourage the growth of the cable-TV industry, but the […]
Jun 17 2016
ITV will switch off all of its channels for an hour during the next August Bank Holiday weekend in association with the National Lottery’s “I am Team GB” event. On Saturday 27th August, ITV’s channels will stop showing programmes between 9:30am and 10:30am to support the event being run in conjunction with the British Olympic […]
May 31 2016
ITV has axed celebrity adventure series Bear Grylls: Mission Survive after two seasons. The show, produced by Bear Grylls Ventures, US prodco Electus and Discovery-owned Betty, saw eight celebrities face a 12-day survival mission, battling difficult terrain and weather as they build shelter and scavenge for food. The second season returned earlier this year but […]
May 16 2016
The BBC’s plans launch a Netflix rival have gained significant momentum after proposals in the UK Government’s White Paper on the future of the BBC included provisions for the Corporation to launch a new paid-for subscription service. BBC chiefs are understood to have held talks with potential partners, including ITV and NBCUniversal, about launching such […]
May 5 2016
Equity analysts at investment bank Deutsche Bank are not impressed with the UK’s major commercial broadcaster’s latest results. Indeed, the woes at ITV might arguably be replicated at most of Europe’s free-to-view commercial channels. First up, Deutsche Bank admits that the current UK pre-occupation with an upcoming ‘In/Out’ referendum on its European membership might be […]
Apr 1 2016
ITV’s director of drama Steve November is leaving the network after 16 years, it was announced today. November had been responsible for ITV drama since April 2013, during which time he oversaw the continuing success of ITV hits such as Downton Abbey, Doc Martin and Broadchurch, alongside new commissions including Cilla and The Lost Honour […]
Mar 25 2013
ITV Choice rebranded across Asia and the Middle East at 5pm Hong Kong time today. The new modern unifying brand identity aligns the channel more closely with its parent company ITV, who rebranded earlier this year, and is linked to the company’s overall Transformation Plan. ITV rebranded in January this year across all five ITV […]
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Aug 11 2016
ITV axes UTV Live Tonight
TV has announced it’s axing UTV Northern Ireland’s late news programme as it brings its newly-acquired station in line with the rest of the ITV Network. UTV Live Tonight, broadcast most weeks from Monday-Thursday after News At Ten in a 30 minute slot, will be axed at the end of September, just weeks after it’s […]
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By Expat • ITV, UK Media News • Tags: ITV, UTV, UTV Live Tonight