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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

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

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

Christmas ads rise has ITV celebrating early

05.11.09
ITV today cheered the City with forecasts of a strong upturn in advertising in the run up to Christmas as it emerged that corporate finance heavy hitter Bob Wigley is front runner to become the broadcaster’s next chairman ... more

ITV pledges to get back in tune

13.10.09
“Normal service has been resumed,” commercial broadcaster ITV claimed today as it announced a raft of measures to bolster its balance sheet and said the slump in TV advertising could be ending ... 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 comes under pressure over new chief exec

17.09.09
ITV comes under renewed pressure to appoint a chief executive, amid reports of a boardroom split over a bumper multi-million pound incentive scheme for the leading candidate ... more

City Spy: No fun at ITV in this Ball game

11.09.09
Just how wide is the opposition to Tony Ball being made ITV's next chief executive within the higher reaches of the broadcaster? Very, is the answer.... more

ITV execs urge new search for CEO

10.09.09
Senior executives at ITV have launched a desperate last-minute attempt to prevent former BSkyB boss Tony Ball being appointed chief executive of the commercial broadcaster ... more

Funding fight to pay for news

05.06.09
Latest in a series looking at key issues in the Digital Britain Report. The argument simmering over in the media is, how should public-service broadcasting be funded - particularly news in the regions? ... 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

Balkan troubles for Oleg Deripaska

15.05.09
It's not getting any better for Oleg Deripaska. He’s already lost the bulk of his fortune - now the government of Montenegro is seeking to nationalise his giant aluminium plant because his workers haven’t been paid since February.. ... 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

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

If it was that bad for Gordon Ramsay then, what's it like now?

05.03.09
A mere seven months late, chef Gordon Ramsay has finally filed his accounts for his main company, Gordon Ramsay Holdings... 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

ITV axes 430 regional jobs in bid to save £40m

30.09.08
ITV will axe 430 employees from its regional news service, it has announced... 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

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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