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'Slaughter’ in advertising drives ITV into the red Things will get worse before they get better, ITV boss warns Michael Grade quits ITV opening way for Berlusconi to expand his media empire Upbeat ITV stopping the rot over advertising Pay deals for top presenters in jeopardy as ITV profits fall by £36m ITV to axe jobs after warning on ad revenues ITV ahead of market on adverts income, says Michael Grade

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

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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

Norman is the surprise choice for ITV chair

18.11.09
ITV named Archie Norman, the former Tory shadow cabinet member and chief executive of Asda, as its new chairman ... more

Change at top for Marks & Spencer and ITV

18.11.09
New bosses were hired at Marks & Spencer and ITV today in moves expected to bring huge changes to the high street and television... more

New crisis at ITV as Bishop turns down the top job

12.10.09
ITV was thrown into turmoil once again as Sir Michael Bishop became the second candidate to rule himself out as its new chairman, and chief operating officer John Cresswell said he will quit in the near future... more

ITV lacks talent… but it could be saved by nationalisation

01.10.09
It was back in May I admitted I was so fed up with the corporate shennanigans at ITV that I had resorted to watching Britain's Got Talent... more

'Slaughter’ in advertising drives ITV into the red

06.08.09
A dramatic slump in advertising revenues plunged ITV into the red as the search for a chief executive to succeed Michael Grade continued... more

Sky is not the limit for ITV's man in waiting

03.06.09
Tony Ball may not be happy to see this article. The former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB is quietly campaigning to be the next boss of ITV. His fans - and there are a good number in the City - say he looks like the man to beat in the race to succeed Michael Grade... more

Our banks need to change -and the feeling's mutual

28.05.09
On the face of it a 69% fall in annual pre-tax profits or even the slightly more modest 50% drop in underlying profits by Nationwide does not immediately present itself as the strongest argument for mutuality... more

Things will get worse before they get better, ITV boss warns

14.05.09
ITV warned that the spiralling fall in its advertising revenues is set to get worse before it gets better ... more

This cars idea might be fit for the scrap heap

24.04.09
Just how brilliant is the car “scrappage” scheme in the Budget? It’s designed to stimulate the car industry but only £1000 of the £2000 paid to the owner of an old banger trading it in against a brand-new model, comes from the taxpayer; the rest is provided by the car industry... 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

Michael Grade quits ITV opening way for Berlusconi to expand his media empire

23.04.09
The future of ITV was thrown into turmoil when Michael Grade announced that he is to quit day-to-day running of the broadcaster... more

It’s going to take more than buckets full of charisma to make the grade at ITV

05.03.09
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Grade scraps targets as ITV dives into red

04.03.09
ITV boss Michael Grade tore up the promises he made after he was parachuted into the Coronation Street broadcaster two years ago... more

Television dream has gone wildly out of focus

04.03.09
"Reshaped, revitalised and redeployed" was Michael Grade's declaration when he got his feet firmly under the table at ITV in September 2007 ... more

ITV slashes jobs and top dramas

04.03.09
ITV spending on prime-time dramas such as Sharpe and Wire In The Blood is to be slashed in the biggest cutbacks in the broadcaster's 54-year history... more

Now Sir Fred enters hall of shame in US

25.02.09
Well done, Fred the Shred. Even the Americans are holding you responsible for the credit crunch.... more

ITV inundated with complaints after broadcasting howler

05.02.09
ITV have been inundated with complaints from angry viewers after it showed adverts at the crucial moment the only goal was scored in an FA Cup replay... 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

Pay deals for top presenters in jeopardy as ITV profits fall by £36m

06.08.08
Presenters' pay and big-budget dramas could be sacrificed at ITV after the broadcaster's profits slumped by more than a quarter.... more

Comment: Magic formula eludes Mr Charisma

06.08.08
When Michael Grade took over at ITV just over 18 months ago, there was rare euphoria... more

ITV to axe jobs after warning on ad revenues

06.08.08
The broadcaster's September advertising revenues will be “way down”, chairman Michael Grade warned ... more

Sister Piers ... and a school show that's really got talent

28.06.08
They are known for passing judgment on nervous amateur entertainers in Britain’s Got Talent. But this is the moment Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan took to the stage themselves – at a remarkably star-studded school show.... more

ITV ahead of market on adverts income, says Michael Grade

15.05.08
Michael Grade says ITV is set to outperform the rest of the television industry for the first time in eight years... more

Why the HBOS bosses have little to smile about

01.05.08
From chairman Lord Stevenson and chief executive Andy Hornby downwards, the HBOS directors deserve sore heads. They should be ashamed of themselves... 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

Why it will be tough to make the Grade at ITV

06.03.08
Michael Grade is charismatic, highly regarded in the media industry and articulate, but he's either a rotten businessman or an unlucky one... 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

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