Finally. ITV has managed to fill one of its senior management roles after months of dithering and indecision. The broadcaster has hardly covered itself in glory in the whole shambolic episode but at least it has now managed to find someone to fill its chairman position. So what does Archie Norman bring...
For the first time in probably twenty years I watched The Bill on ITV last night. I'd actually pretty much forgotten that is existed but a story in yesterday's Mirror that said that its scriptwriters were looking to hire Caroline Quentin in a bid to boost flagging ratings reminded me of its existence...
Rolling news services have changed television viewing for ever for news junkies like me. Rather than having to wait to get an evening fix delivered by an authoritative gentlemen speaking to a grateful nation, live news feeds are available all day long and we have Sky News to thank for pioneering this...
Just when broadcasters had hoped that the TV voting scandal was consigned to history along with Britannia High , Ofcom hits Channel TV with a £80,000 fine for breaching broadcasting rules in the British Comedy Awards . Students of TV premium rate services may remember that in 2005 the People's Choice...
There. I think that's all the TV management-related cliched headlines that are wheeled out with disappointing regularity. Personally I'm sorry that Tony Ball won't be joining ITV. While the remuneration package that he reportedly was demanding looked eye-wateringly out of touch with the mood...
In a move that will shock the city and the media industry alike, ITV has announced Tony Ball is no longer in the running to be its next chief executive , after a failing to reach agreement over terms and conditions. The eleventh hour collapse throws ITV into chaos and follows rumours of Ball demanding...
Naughty ITV but clever old Steve Hewlett. In yesterday's Guardian, the former head of programming at Carlton TV asks whether ITV has been misleading advertisers. After trawling through the Competition Commission's report on CRR - something that journalists used to do - he observed that ITV was...
I'm really enjoying ESPN's coverage of Italian "Serie A" football. Primarily because it's totally stripped down. Seemingly opting for the budget option, ESPN has no studio filled with pundits but goes straight into the action and then runs a bunch of ads for Bet 365 and trails at...
Ashamed to say that I tried to participate in Derren (sic) Brown's mind trick on Channel 4 on Friday night - an insight into my exciting weekend - and that like everyone else I've encountered, it failed. Even more ashamed to say that I was disappointed so rewinded and tried again before deciding...
