For the three months ended March 31, British broadcaster ITV saw a 3% drop in revenues to £731M ($948.1M) while production arm ITV Studios experienced a 7% jump, lifting to £343M ($445M). The earnings report comes a week after it was announced that boss Adam Crozier is … Read entire story.
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Hot on the heels of a season finale that scored its largest audience ever, Line Of Duty producer World Productions has been acquired by ITV. The British broadcaster has taken a majority stake in the company which is also responsible for such programs as The Bletchley Circle, Dark Angel, In … Read entire story.
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Kenneth Branagh has been set to receive the Special Award at the Olivier Awards on April 9 in London. The honor is being presented in recognition of his outstanding contribution to British theater. Branagh has a long history with the Oliviers, first receiving the Best Newcomer statue in 1982. Most recently, the … Read entire story.
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ITV has commissioned STV Productions to make 20 episodes of Armoza Formats’ game show Babushka, a high-stakes prime time game show. Set to transmit this year, the deal marks the first time STV has partnered with Armoza. Show sees contestants presented with 10 giant Russian babushka dolls, eight of which must … Read entire story.
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Brit actress Sheridan Smith is set to star in new six-part drama series Clean Break for ITV. The drama, which is produced by Sister Pictures, focusses on an ordinary working class woman who is caught between two worlds – the everyday life of a devoted and loving mother and … Read entire story.
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