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Simon Cowell quits X Factor

18.04.11
X Factor supremo Simon Cowell will not be "a weekly judge" on the new series of the show, according to ITV1 boss Peter Fincham... more

Row over ad changes shows ITV still cuts ice

21.02.11
Dangerous, disappointed, bemused - those were just some of the words being used by advertisers after the House of Lords called for TV regulation to be relaxed... more

E4 boss Angela Jain is tipped for BBC3 job

10.11.10
In The Air: Who will succeed Danny Cohen as controller of BBC3? There's a whisper that Angela Jain might be that person... more

BBC director-general Mark Thompson to challenge critics

27.08.10
BBC director-general Mark Thompson is expected to deliver a 'head-on' challenge to the corporation's critics in a keynote speech tonight... more

Christine Bleakley signs for ITV so she can reunite with Adrian Chiles

21.06.10
Christine Bleakley is looking forward to working with her "old friend" Adrian Chiles again after it was announced she has signed a deal to move to ITV. ... more

‘Disappointed’ Adrian Chiles quits BBC for GMTV and World Cup

19.04.10
Adrian Chiles is quitting BBC1's The One Show for a new four-year deal with ITV, it was announced... more

ITV axes The Bill after 27 years of policing from Sun Hill

26.03.10
Long-running police drama The Bill is to be axed by ITV after more than a quarter of a century... more

Harry Hill signs two-year deal with ITV

11.03.10
Harry Hill has signed a two-year deal with ITV to make TV Burp and You've Been Framed.... more

BBC fails to see the joke in game show that fakes the news

17.02.10
BBC accused of lacking a sense of humour after banning its journalists from taking part in a game show that features fake news clips... more

Top post at ITV for Royal Mail’s cost-cutting chief Adam Crozier

28.01.10
ITV poaches Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier, a man with no broadcasting experience, to be its new chief executive... more

Remote controllers: The power of the indie TV chiefs

27.11.09
As his production firm Endemol swallows up more competitors, it’s time to ask: is Tim Hincks the most powerful man in independent TV?... more

ITV seizes full ownership of GMTV

26.11.09
ITV finally took full control of the morning broadcaster GMTV, buying Disney's 25% stake for £22.25 million... more

Here’s a double act that could be a winner for ITV

19.11.09
Jedward and upward: Archie Norman and John Cresswell could hit the right note... more

Ex-Asda boss faces daunting trial in ITV jungle

18.11.09
So Archie Norman is going to sumbit himself to the Bushtucker Trial that is chairing ITV. Formerly an MP, Tory chief executive and Asda chairman, he says the challenge of overseeing the I’m A Celebrity and X-Factor broadcaster is “irresistible” ... more

Ant and Dec take pay cut but still claim £20m game show deal

06.11.09
Ant and Dec have signed a new, exclusive two-year deal with ITV, thought to be worth around £10 million each to the presenters... more

Pity Britain's TV bosses: friends in desperate need

18.09.09
The crisis facing UK broadcasting is like a long-running soap series — except that it cannot be allowed go on... more

Channel 4 chief quits after drop in revenue leaves £150m shortfall

16.09.09
Channel 4’s chief executive Andy Duncan resigned after failing to financially safeguard the future of the broadcaster... more

ITV to axe South Bank Show after three decades as Bragg steps down

06.05.09
The South Bank Show is to be axed by ITV after more than 30 years as the channel’s flagship arts programme, it was announced... more

ITV shake-up sees Grade take back-seat role this year

23.04.09
Broadcaster ITV has ruled out an immediate rights issue, put its digital broadcasting system up for sale and said executive chairman Michael Grade would take a back-seat role before the end of this year... more

Ross told: cut out smut and swearing

24.11.08
Jonathan Ross will be bound by a series of strict rules, including a ban on swearing and sexual innuendo, when he returns to the BBC next year ... more

Jungle air turns a shade blue...

19.11.08
TV presenters Ant and Dec caused controversy with a foul-mouthed conversation live on air.... more

ITV launches leaner, fitter schedule with dramatic twists

18.11.08
ITV has unveiled details of a major new campaign to tackle obesity in Britain, as part of a new season of programmes dominated by big drama commissions and the return of popular shows ... more

Upbeat ITV stopping the rot over advertising

05.11.08
Media: Michael Grade, chairman of broadcaster ITV, declares that his turnaround strategy is starting to work... more

Cut the swearing on our screens, says ITV's Grade

03.11.08
The chief executive of ITV has called for less swearing in British broadcasting in the wake of the BBC phone row... more

Television and Radio

08.10.08
London still exports hit formats all over the world and is a hothouse for the use of new technologies in tandem with traditional creative talents. ... more

Some media shares don't belong on the stock market

20.08.08
It is easy to see ITV's problems as a microcosm of the whole media sector, says Gideon Spanier... more

ITV will bring back variety shows to win Saturday night ratings battle

14.08.08
ITV is to bring back variety shows for its autumn season in a bid to win the Saturday night prime-time ratings war.... more

ITV has still got Talent so that's why buyers are sniffing around

23.04.08
Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster is, in fact, Britain's biggest broadcasting nightmare... more

Peter Fincham comeback with a top role at ITV

28.02.08
Michael Grade has shaken up ITV, appointing the man who resigned as controller of BBC1 after the controversial clip of the Queen which appeared to show her storming out of a photo shoot... more

£20 million Xtra for Cowell

18.12.06
X Factor winner Leona Lewis may have landed herself a £1 million record contract but Simon Cowell was revealed to be the real winner of the show after signing a multi-million deal with ITV. ... more


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