Mar 2 2016
Analysts, including JP Morgan and Citi Group, have predicted strong growth for ITV. This follows a recent management reshuffle, in which Kevin Lygo replaced Peter Fincham as director of television and outgoing Arts Council chairman Sir Peter Bazalgette was unveiled as the replacement for chairman Archie Norman. The new senior management team are set to […]
Mar 1 2016
UTV and UTV Ireland’s 250 staff are now part of ITV’s global television business, while managing director Michael Wilson will remain at the helm of the Ireland business. The company’s television division was sold in October in a £100m transaction, in a deal first revealed in August. Adam Crozier, chief executive of ITV said UTV has […]
Feb 19 2016
UK commercial giant ITV has completed its acquisition of Northern Irish broadcaster UTV after securing government approval for the deal. A £100m (US$154m) conditional agreement was reached last October following the poor performance of UTV Ireland since its launch in January 2015. The channel made an £11.5m loss in its first year. The Broadcasting Authority […]
Feb 16 2016
Beowulf, ITV’s £17m attempt to capitalise on the phenomenal success of fantasy hit Game of Thrones, looks set to be axed after just one series. ITV had high hopes for the TV adaptation of the epic poem but Beowulf: Return to Shieldlands, has failed to resonate with viewers. So far seven episodes of the 12-part […]
Feb 12 2016
ITV PLC has commissioned STV Group PLC’s STV Productions to make a second series of comedy panel show ‘Safeword’, which airs on the ITV2 channel. STV Productions will work on the series with co-production partners GroupM Entertainment. The show centres around a celebrity guest who has their social media accounts ‘hijacked’ and used to embarrass […]
Feb 1 2016
ITV has reached a settlement with the Writers Guild of America East in a long-running labour dispute – but has accused the US union of spinning the deal into a “victory.” A court hearing had been scheduled for today after the US government’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upheld complaints filed in 2014. The case […]
Jan 28 2016
ITV director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell is stepping down after seven years with the UK broadcaster. Bedell, whose credits include entertainment and comedy shows such as Britain’s Got Talent, The X Factor and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, will leave ITV at the end of February. The announcement of her […]
Jan 19 2016
ITV’s director of television Peter Fincham is due to step down after eight years at the company and will be replaced by Kevin Lygo, the UK broadcaster has confirmed. Lygo takes on the post after five years at ITV’s international production division, ITV Studios. ITV Studios UK managing director Julian Bellamy will succeed Lygo as […]
Jan 4 2016
From 2017, ITV will be the exclusive home of British Horse Racing, taking over from Channel 4 in a deal that sees ITV showing nearly 100 days of racing each year, including all the marquee events on ITV’s main channel, such as the Cheltenham Festival, the Grand National from Aintree, The Derby from Epsom Downs, […]
Oct 19 2015
UTV Media has agreed to sell its television stations and brand to ITV for £100m. The media company has operated in Northern Ireland since 1959 when it became the first commercial television channel in Ireland. It launched a station in the Republic of Ireland in January this year. However, the new Dublin station struggled to […]
Oct 19 2015
BBC and ITV have acquired the UK television rights to the next two editions of the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020. Under the deal, all 51 matches from Euro 2016 and Euro 2020 will be broadcast live across the BBC and ITV, with coverage on respective online, digital and mobile services. The agreement […]
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Mar 2 2016
Coronation Street creator Tony Warren dies
Coronation Street creator and writer Tony Warren has died aged 79, it has been announced. A message on the show’s Twitter account said: “It’s with great sadness that Coronation Street confirms legendary creator and writer Tony Warren, MBE has passed away.” In a statement, ITV said the award-winning scriptwriter had died following a short illness. […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Coronation Street, ITV, Tony Warren dies