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ITV has appointed Rick Mitz as senior vice president, American programming for ITV Channels.In this new role Mitz will be working as part of director of acquisitions, Jay Kandola’s team to bring the best of US acquired programming to ITV’s portfolio of channels.Mitz, who is based in Los Angeles, has spent the last 13 years… Continue reading ITV Appoints Head Of American Programming

A range of measures have been announced in response to the premium rate phone-in debacle, with ICSTIS saying that it will introduce systematic monitoring of broadcasters and a licensing regime for premium rate service providers.The ICSTIS chairman, Sir Alistair Graham, said his priority was to ensure viewers got a “fair deal” from broadcasters, after the… Continue reading ICSTIS Outlines Plan To Tackle Phone-In Controversy

The Guardian is to invest £15 million in its websites over the coming 18 months, as it aims to ensure its digital services keep pace with change.Speaking at the Online Publishers Association conference, the Guardian Media Group chief executive, Carolyn McCall, announced the planned investment and said that it was imperative if the organisation was… Continue reading Guardian To Invest £15 Million In Its Websites

Five made a €1 million (£680,000) loss in 2006, with its owner, RTL, putting this down to the slowdown in the advertising market and the cost of launching the two digital channels, Five Life and Five US.Five’s revenues were down to £318 million in 2006, from £324 million in 2005, whilst its share of the… Continue reading Five Makes €1 Million Loss

On ITV1 last night, the shocking truth about size zero models was revealed when Louise Redknapp went on a strict diet to see if she could make her frame even smaller.The Truth About Size Zero, on for an hour and a half from 9pm, attracted a peak audience of 5.4 million adult viewers, a 26.2%… Continue reading Millions Tune In To Shocking Size Zero Show

Lauren Libbert has been appointed as editor of woman’s monthly magazine, New Woman, effective on her return to Emap Consumer Media from maternity leave in May.Libbert has worked in a number of roles across ECM, including editor of Top Sante, assistant editor at New Woman, acting deputy editor at More and news editor at Closer.… Continue reading New Woman Gets New Editor To Boost Title’s Appeal

Five has become the latest broadcaster to suspend programming involving premium rate phone-ins, after Endemol UK told the channel about issues surrounding its quiz show Brainteaser.As well as the daily quiz show, the suspension will affect Quiz Call on Five and Five US and competitions in and around programming.“We are shocked and disappointed and wish… Continue reading Five Suspends Brainteaser Amidst Phone-In Controversy

Channel 4’s reality behemoth, Big Brother, has lost its £3 million a year Carphone Warehouse sponsorship, after the telecoms giant pulled the plug on the deal following the much publicised racism row.Carphone Warehouse, which has held the sponsorship for three years, pulled all of its sponsorship I-dents from around Celebrity Big Brother in January (see… Continue reading Carphone Warehouse Hangs Up On Big Brother

Channel 4 has announced its Spring 2007 schedule, which includes US imports, comedy and some home-grown drama.The broadcaster will be airing Studio 60, the US show which fared rather badly Stateside (see US Imports – The Hits & Misses), starring Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford, as well as the new Calista Flockhart vehicle Brothers and… Continue reading Channel 4 Unveils Spring Schedule

The Guardian newspaper’s move to integrate its print and digital operations could lead to significant job losses as the group looks at cost cutting to help finance more than 100 new jobs in digital media operations.The group, which owns The Guardian, The Observer and the Guardian Unlimited network of websites, is preparing for a “24/7… Continue reading Job Losses Expected As The Guardian Integrates Digital And Print Operations