Michael Wolff: Why Is the U.K.s ITV on a Hollywood Buying.
ITV, Britains largest commercial television group, always has offered schlock TV ��� the precursor to Threes Company, called Man About the House, for instance, originated there. Vast, popular, lowest-common-denominator��.
Farewell Andy Townsend, its been a pleasure. For me, at least
All things must come to an end and so it is with Andy Townsends role as a co-commentator on ITV. The Euro 2016 qualifier between Slovenia and England on Sunday will be his last game for the channel. He is going out at��.
Holly Willoughby makes a stealthy arrival at the ITV studios.
DESPITE her This Morning return not planned until September, Holly Willoughby was spotted arriving at ITV today on the back of a motorbike.
Prince George steals the limelight at charity polo match
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ITV bids farewell to the Champions League: 10 moments to.
After 23 seasons, ITVs live rights to the Champions League comes to an end on Saturday night with the final in Berlin, here are 10 highlights from its coverage.
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RTL Not Tuning in to ITV, C.E.O. Says
Gerhard Zeiler, the chief executive of the RTL Group, said on Monday that he was not in talks with ITV plc at the moment. In his keynote speech at the European Media Leaders Summit in London on Monday, Mr. Zeiler brushed aside questions about RTLs interest in ITV as speculation, but added that a brand like ITV is still the most successful broadcaster in the U.K. Why should it not have a future?. Gerhard Zeiler, the chief executive of the RTL Group, said on Monday that he was not in talks with ITV plc at the moment. In his keynote speech at the European Media Leaders Summit in London on Monday, Mr. Zeiler brushed aside questions about RTLs interest in ITV as speculation, but added that a brand [.]
Rival’s Purchase in ITV Angers Branson
Richard Branson asked Britain’s Office of Fair Trading to intervene when a rival, British Sky Broadcasting, purchased a stake in the national broadcaster ITV.
ITV hires ex-BBC Panorama editor to head current affairs.
ITV hires ex-BBC Panorama editor to head current affairs. Tom Giles, who was looking into the future of corporations own output, will have control of series such as Exposure and The Agenda. Tom Giles, formerly of BBCs��.
BBC and ITV should not buy World Cup rights, says shadow.
BBC and ITV should not buy World Cup rights, says shadow culture secretary. Until Fifa is reformed and the 2018 and 2022 bids rerun it would be inappropriate for broadcasters to pay for rights, says Chris Bryant in Commons.
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Tom Bradby tipped to front News at Ten in ITV shakeup.
ITV News understood to be in talks over revamp of 10pm bulletin, with reshuffle of presenters in other slots.
Britain: ITV Rejects Branson-Backed Bid
ITV, Britain’s biggest commercial broadcaster, rebuffed a £4.73 billion ($8.98 billion) offer from the cable television operator NTL, saying the bid was too low and there was no advantage in a merger. The rejection is the second blow to NTL and its biggest shareholder, Richard Branson. British Sky Broadcasting Group, led by Rupert and James Murdoch, bought a 17.9 percent stake in the London-based ITV on Friday, eight days after NTL expressed interest in a takeover. Mr. Branson called on regulators to block British Sky Broadcasting’s purchase of ITV shares, while BSkyB said Mr. Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, “seems to believe he and NTL have the unique right to acquire ITV.”.
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: NTL Gives Up On Its Bid For ITV
NTL, the cable television company, abandoned a £4.73 billion ($9.35 billion) bid for ITV, ending a month of wrangling between the billionaires Rupert Murdoch and Richard Branson. NTL said it was unlikely to reach a deal after ITV, a commercial broadcaster, rejected the bid and the British Sky Broadcasting Group bought a 17.9 percent stake last month. Mr. Murdoch is chairman of BSkyB, and Mr. Branson is the biggest shareholder in NTL. NTL said that BSkyBs stake presented serious competition and public interest issues and that it had submitted its views to the Office of Fair Trading and the communications regulator Ofcom. ITV said last month that NTLs offer was too low and that it saw no advantage in a merger.. NTL ends 4.73 billion pound ($9.35 billion) bid for ITV, saying it is unlikely to reach suitable deal after month-long battle between Rupert Murdoch, who controls British Sky Broadcasting Group, and NTLs largest shareholder Richard Branson (S)
Euro 2016 qualifier: Watch Slovenia v England LIVE on ITV
England will be looking to make it six wins out of six in qualifying when they visit Slovenia on Sunday. Roy Hodgson admitted his side were flat in last weekends friendly against Ireland, and will be hoping for much more from his side in todays Euro.
Couple found dead in Bradford park
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ITV Parts With Friends Reunited for Good
ITV has sold its Friends Reunited Web site to the Scottish publisher DC Thomsons Brightsolid unit for £25 million ($42 million), The Daily Telegraph reported.. ITV has sold its Friends Reunited Web site to Scottish publisher DC Thomsons Brightsolid unit for 25 million pounds ($42 million), The Daily Telegraph reported. That sale price is a 150 million pound loss based on what ITV paid for it four years ago.
Planning your return? Holly Willoughby makes a stealthy arrival at ITV in.
Holly had also been filming the ITV show the previous day, and tweeted a picture of her father with Phil Vickery. She captioned the photo: Hi @Phil_Vickery thank you for being so wonderful tonight on @SurpriseITV��� You also made my dads year!.
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: ITV Rejects Branson-Backed Bid
ITV, Britains biggest commercial broadcaster, rebuffed a £4.73 billion ($8.98 billion) offer from the cable television operator NTL, saying the bid was too low and there was no advantage in a merger. The rejection is the second blow to NTL and its biggest shareholder, Richard Branson. British Sky Broadcasting Group, led by Rupert and James Murdoch, bought a 17.9 percent stake in the London-based ITV on Friday, eight days after NTL expressed interest in a takeover. Mr. Branson called on regulators to block British Sky Broadcastings purchase of ITV shares, while BSkyB said Mr. Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, seems to believe he and NTL have the unique right to acquire ITV.. World Business
Holly Willoughby makes a stealthy arrival at the ITV studios.
DESPITE her This Morning return not planned until September, Holly Willoughby was spotted arriving at ITV today on the back of a motorbike.
ITV close to announcing acquisition of TV production.
The deal, which could be announced as early as this week, would be a major addition to ITVs ongoing strategy of snapping up production houses in the UK and overseas, notably the US. Analysts believe such acquisitions��.
TV Pick of the Day: Vicious, ITV, June 15
Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen are two of Britains most respected and experienced actors, who are just as home in Shakespearean stage productions as they are in Hollywood blockbusters. So, youd think playing Stuart and Freddie in the ITV sitcom.
ITV drama Home Fires will return for a second series
Fans may be disappointed to wave goodbye to the women of Great Paxford but theyll meet again when Home Fires returns for a second series. The ITV Drama was such a hit with viewers (an average 6.2 million tuned in) that ITV has recommissioned it, .
Arsenal target to make decision of future
Porto forward Jackson Martinez will make a decision in the coming days on where he will play his football next season. The Colombia international has been linked with a move away from the Estadio Dragao this summer, with top European clubs including .
JOYCE BERG MARRIED TO KENNETH SOMMER
JOYCE BERG MARRIED TO KENNETH SOMMER
ITV, NTL Telewest in Merger Talks
British television network ITV and the nations largest cable operator, NTL Telewest, have entered into merger talks. The news sent ITVs shares sharply higher in London trading. Richard Branson, the largest shareholder of NTL, has expressed support for such a deal, Reuters reported, citing an undisclosd source. ITV previously rejected a bid by Goldman Sachs and Apax.. British television network ITV and the nations largest cable operator, NTL Telewest, have entered into merger talks. The news sent ITVs shares sharply higher in London trading. Richard Branson, the largest shareholder of NTL, has expressed support for such a deal, Reuters reported, citing an undisclosd source. ITV previously rejected a bid by Goldman Sachs [.]
BETTINE MOORES PLANS; She Will BeWed to William T. Close Saturday in Greenwich
BETTINE MOORES PLANS; She Will BeWed to William T. Close Saturday in Greenwich
ITV plc 22.9% Potential Upside Indicated by Liberum Capital
ITV plc using EPIC code LON:ITV had its stock rating noted as Reiterates with the recommendation being set at BUY today by analysts at Liberum Capital. ITV plc are listed in the Consumer Services sector within UK Main Market. Liberum Capital have.
Britain: BSkyB Buys Stake in ITV
BSkyB, the satellite television company affiliated with the News Corporation, has bought a 17.9 percent stake in ITV, Britain’s biggest commercial broadcaster, in a move that could thwart the ambitions of Richard Branson, the Virgin Group entrepreneur, to strengthen his position in the British media market. Mr. Branson had hoped to combine ITV with a cable company, NTL, in which he owns an 11 percent stake. The battle for ITV is rooted in a struggle for control of living rooms in Britain, which has one of the highest rates of digital TV and broadband Internet use in the world. BSkyB is the country’s biggest pay-TV operator, with more than eight million subscribers to its satellite system. NTL hoped to use the Virgin brand name and the ability to sell a “quadruple play” of television, broadband, fixed-line phone service and cellphone service to gain an edge on Sky.
ITV Takes Full Ownership Of Poldark Producer Mammoth.
Prolific scripted indie Mammoth Screen was established in 2007 with ITV holding a 25% equity stake since that time. The acquisitive UK group has now picked up the remaining 75% of the producer of BBC/Masterpieces��.
Ballet Shoes
Emma Watson (Hermione from Harry Potter) stars in Ballet Shoes, a heartwarming and uplifting film based on the beloved, best-selling novel by Noel Streatfeild and featuring an award-winning cast that includes Emilia Fox, Victoria Wood, Richard Griff
Exposure - Jihad: A British Story
In Exposure - Jihad: A British Story, I investigate the roots of Islamic extremism in the UK, speaking to many reformed extremists as well as ordinary young Muslims to answer the burning question of why some young British Muslims join fanatical jihadi.
Britains Got Talent should have made stunt double dog.
ITV boss Peter Fincham has admitted that viewers should have been told that a stunt double dog was used by the winner of Britains Got Talent, prompting hundreds of complaints from viewers. The makers of the Simon Cowell��.
Parents given advice on how to respond if child starts sexting
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Teen thought to be youngest British suicide bomber
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ITV staff strike over pay - Business Insider
ITV staff are staging a 24-hour strike over pay. , protesting a 2% wage rise that they say is not enough, BBC reports. The British broadcaster said viewers would be unaffected by the action. The revolt comes as ITV reported a��.
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KATHERINE STEIN TO WED; Will Be Bride of Lieut. Albert IVI. Fenster of Fort Jackson
KATHERINE STEIN TO WED; Will Be Bride of Lieut. Albert IVI. Fenster of Fort Jackson
Financial Crisis May Sideline Part of Englands Soccer Tradition
It is a Saturday afternoon ritual across England. Crowds of people in their team colors and stripes swarm the streets of towns and cities, and they stream -- often with detours through pubs -- toward the stadiums where local soccer teams are playing. In past decades, the English game was sometimes better known for its riots in the stands than for its play on the field. But today it has become a hearty, family-friendly weekend outing that fills stadium seats with scarf-waving, chanting fans.. Many of Englands much-loved soccer teams face bankruptcy because ITV Digital says it cannot pay $260 million it promised English Football League this year for broadcasting its games; financial crisis does not affect top teams like Manchester United, which easily attract millions of television dollars; it does affect lower-division clubs, and focuses attention on their roles in their communities; many local soccer teams assist programs and projects that were once concerns of unions, business groups and crusading town newspapers; they have recreation programs for thousands of local youths (M)
Royal Family to attend Magna Carta celebrations
Events are being held across the South to celebrate the eight hundreth anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta. The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Cambridge and Princess Royal will be among three thousand people attending a rededication .
Home Fires last in the series on ITV tonight with Samantha Bond, Claire.
Home Fires last in the series on ITV tonight with Samantha Bond, Claire Rushbrook, Ed Stoppard, Francesca Annis and Fenella Woolgar. By Scunthorpe Telegraph | Posted: June 14, 2015. HOME_FIRES_EP6_08. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in your .
Another Wireless PC-to-TV Idea
Watching Internet video on your living room TV shouldnt be hard. The stuff already plays on your laptop, so why not just connect your laptop to your TV? A new $99 gadget called Veebeam, introduced a few days ago, promises to make that easy to do.. Video content already plays on your laptop, so why not just connect your laptop to your TV? A new $99 gadget called Veebeam promises to make that easy to do.
Prince George steals the show at Trooping the Colour
It was the Queens official birthday today but Prince George stole the show on just his second public appearance. The toddler joined his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to watch the traditional fly-past.
Jeremy Corbyn thanks social media for his success
Jeremy Corbyn, who scraped through to the next round of the Labour leadership contest just two minutes before the deadline, has said that his success marks the launch of a broader anti-austerity movement. Hailing the role social media played in his .
SISTER MARY FLORIAN; Newark School Principal Was in Benedictine Order 30 Years
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Buyout Chatter Surrounds ITV
The British broadcaster ITV got an initial lift Monday on weekend reports that a British private equity group, Apax could return to bid for the company.. The British broadcaster ITV got an initial lift Monday on weekend reports that a British private equity group, Apax could return to bid for the company. But while ITV shares initially rose about 3 percent, doubts soon set in and the shares lost much of those gains, slipping 0.9 pence to 95.3 pence by the [.]
ITV Walk Away from Weinstein Company Deal | Deadline
ITV appears to be walking away from a potential deal to acquire the Weinstein Companys TV division, though neither side will confirm. The two companies were believed to be in talks over a staggered deal worth anywhere��.
Top Gear stars Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard.
Top Gear stars Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond took a step closer to moving to ITV after it emerged the three presenters held talks with its programme chief Peter Fincham along with the shows former��.
ITV rounds up Brendan Cole and Tony Blackburn for.
Stars including Strictly Come Dancings Brendan Cole and DJ Tony Blackburn have signed up to a new ITV celebrity competition based in the world of sheepdog trials. Blackburn and Cole are among eight stars to sign up for a��.
A TV Station on the Verge of a Takeover in Thailand
Thailand is poised to take over a television station once controlled by its former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a coup in September.
ITV Stokes Home Fires; Suits Tailored For Korea; Karlovy.
ITV has ordered a second season of WWII drama Home Fires from ITV Studios. The show currently airs on Sunday evenings, comfortably winning its slot with a consolidated average rating of 6.2M viewers to date and a 24%��.
Nationwide customers accounts vanish
A spokesperson for Nationwide told ITV News that it was a problem solely with online banking and card payments and cash withdrawals remained unaffected. The firm apologised for any inconvenience caused after the issue was eventually resolved.