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ITV
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DLT hires ex-Twofour, BBC execs
Transatlantic producer DLT Entertainment has hired former BBC comedy and Twofour Group producers to join…
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Walker to take ITVSGE COO post
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has named its finance and operations director Duncan Walker as its…
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Studio Lambert holiday format lands at ITV
A humorous Studio Lambert-created holiday format is set to go out on UK broadcaster ITV….
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ITV Studios on track for £100m 2014 revenue boost
The content arm of ITV is on course to grow revenues by £100 million (US$157.5…
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Carnival King
Gareth Neame’s Carnival Films was bought by NBCUniversal in 2008 for about £30 million (US$49…
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Sky slams ITV over retrans calls
BSkyB has slammed UK commercial broadcaster ITV for allegedly failing to provide “concrete details” about…
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The British are coming – and not before time.
The way we sell British content abroad is changing – for the better, says Hugh…
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NBC reworks ITV Saturday variety show
US broadcaster NBC is working on its own version of ITV’s British variety show Ant…
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ABC to remake UK’s Wire in the Blood
US broadcast network ABC has called on Endemol Studios to adapt British drama procedural Wire…
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News brief: ITV reveals Secrets from the Sky
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a 6x30mins factual series from its affiliated prodco Shiver. Secrets…
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ITV2 acquires CBS drama Scorpion
UK digital channel ITV2 has bought exclusive broadcast and SVOD rights to Scorpion, CBS Studios…
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DreamWorks sale talks ‘stall’
Discussions that may see Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation sold to Japan’s SoftBank Corp. have “cooled”,…
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Canadian, Oz buyers reach Gracepoint
Canada’s Global TV and Australian pay TV provider Foxel have acquired Gracepoint, the US remake…
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ITV hitched to Bridezillas for new channel
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired Bridezillas and spin-off series Marriage Boot Camp for its new…
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ITV scraps Rising Star ahead of launch
ITV has scrapped its version of the Rising Star format before it has launched. The…
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ITV makes Believe with digital prodco investment
UK broadcaster’s latest investment in the US is in digital producer Believe Entertainment Group. ITV…
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UK retrans debate widens as government eyes regulation cut
UK culture secretary Sajid Javid has pledged to take a “long hard look” at retransmission…
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C4 boss slams US studios’ UK takeovers
Channel 4’s CEO David Abraham has slammed the growing number of US studios owning UK…
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Canal+ secures new electric motorsport coverage
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured rights to Formula E motorsport, the new category…
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ITV Studios gets Possessed by new UK indie
ITV Studios and UK producer Glenn Hugill are setting up a new UK indie, Possessed…
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Analysis: Will ITV get its way on UK retransmission fees?
ITV says the wider industry will back its aggressive to push to get the UK’s…
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Crozier reignites UK retransmission row
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has said that the company and the wider industry will…
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ITV to sell Kevin Lygo’s BBC drama
ITV Studios’ programme sales arm will take international rights to Walter, the upcoming Kevin Lygo…
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ITV remains a takeover target, say analysts
ITV will remain a takeover target and speculation about a sale will drive its share…
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ITV Studios posts profit, revenue gains
ITV reported strong first half revenue and profit gains, helped by its coverage of the…
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YouView secures future
UK connected TV platform YouView has secured completion of an agreement between its shareholders that…
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ABC rebrands flagship Oz channel
Australian pubcaster ABC has followed suit from ITV in the UK and rebranded its main…
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Liberty pays £481m for 6.4% stake in ITV
Liberty Global has bought a 6.4% stake in UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV for £481 million…
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ITV Studios sales VP to exit
ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s north-western Europe sales boss David Wilcox is leaving the distributor, TBI…
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Godwin’s BriteSpark lands development chief, ITV docu-soap
Argonon-backed factual producer BriteSpark Films has hired former Dragonfly exec Will Robson as head of…