http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ing-drive.html


Sorry Tom
I got the info from here.

It's not surprising ITV's in the crapper it hasn't had any new good hits in ages, they rely too much on bad copies of other programs.

Not surprising, most of ITV's shows flop anyway. They must lose loadss.

HOW SOON WILL I SEE A DIFFERENCE AS A VIEWER?

ITV hopes you won't notice very much. Some regional news bulletins have been cut, but News at Ten will soon be on five nights a week rather than four.

ITV's idea is to protect its programmes by cutting costs in a way that won't be seen on the screen. That's why it's closing the main Leeds studio - and moving Countdown, made by Granada for Channel 4, to Manchester - because it says it can't afford to maintain two large studios in the north of England.

Even so, it is cutting £65 million off its network programme budget and that could mean more repeats.

IF ITV IS SHORT OF MONEY WILL THERE BE MORE ADVERTS?

Character from The Bill
The Bill will lose one of its two weekly hour long episodes
Selling more adverts doesn't really help. In fact it makes things worse because the more airtime there is, the less advertisers have to pay for their slots. But peak-time programmes already carry as much advertising as they're allowed.

One way ITV is getting round it is by selling sponsorship and it would also like to introduce "product placement", where companies pay for their products to be seen in programmes. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham is against that - but ITV is still lobbying the government to relax the rules.

WILL THERE BE FEWER EPISODES OF CORONATION STREET AND EMMERDALE?

Not of those programmes - because they pay their way. They get big audiences and lots of advertising even now.

But The Bill is being cut back to one episode a week, which will reduce its production costs.

ITV is looking at every possible way of making programmes more efficiently.

WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMME WILL SUFFER?
Dancing on Ice contestants
Dancing on Ice is one of the big entertainment shows doing well for ITV

It's expected that one hour a week of drama programming will be cut. Expensive dramas such as the star-laden adaptation of a A Passage to India have been cut.

Sharpe and Wire In The Blood are not expected to return. Heartbeat and The Royal are being "rested" after the current production run because lots of episodes have already been made. Arts series The South Bank Show may get fewer slots.

But middling sorts of shows could also suffer because they don't attract a big enough audience and aren't cheap enough to fill the quiet parts of the schedule.

ARE THERE GOING TO BE MORE REPEATS?

Probably - because ITV has got to make its budget go further. But repeats aren't necessarily a bad thing if they're scheduled cleverly to let people catch up with programmes they missed.

On the BBC's iPlayer and the ITV Player every programme is a repeat, and people don't complain about that.

Michael Grade has said he will try not have too many repeats in peaktime.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY LOCAL NEWS?

Some regional news bulletins have been dropped during the day and ITV is rationalising bulletins in England and the Scottish Borders from 17 separate programmes to nine.

Ofcom has acknowledged that the current way of funding regional news isn't working and is looking to new companies - such as Reuters, ITN and regional newspaper groups - to see if they can help fill the gap.

HOW WILL IT AFFECT ITV'S RIGHTS TO SHOW SPORTS?

Sports rights are expensive - but can be worthwhile because they draw a large male audience which is attractive to advertisers.

ITV1 is now concentrating on football, having dropped Formula 1 and the Boat Race. It has denied reports that wants to renegotiate its FA Cup deal with the Football Association but says it has asked if the payments can be spread more evenly.

WILL ITV HAVE TO CLOSE ITS DIGITAL CHANNELS?
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton's British Best Friend and Gossip Girl both air on ITV2

Unlikely. This is ITV's way into the multichannel world, where viewers can find niche channels tailored to their interests, such as sport, business, music and documentaries.

Advertisers like niche audiences too because they can target their commercials to them.

ITV2 attracts younger audiences and ITV3 earns money by showing ITV's classic drama programmes.

REALITY SHOWS ARE CHEAP AND GET BIG AUDIENCES - WILL WE SEE MORE OF THEM?

Some reality shows are hits - but there are a lot of copycat shows. ITV will certainly hope to have some more reality successes but its track record is better in big entertainment shows.

WHAT WILL ITV LOOK LIKE IN FIVE YEARS' TIME?

That is a question everyone is asking, not least the government, which is preparing a Digital Britain report to look at how Britain can preserve - and build on - the best of its television, radio and internet content in the digital age.

ITV and Channel 4 are both likely to look very different - probably with new owners and fewer staff. But no one can predict that far ahead with any confidence.


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Also, even though some ITV shows may be a flop, remember, they are made here in the UK, by UK people, and bring a lot of jobs to the country, which is what we need right now, Reality TV doesnt bring a lot of jobs to anyone, and American imports bring none

Also Local ITV News web sites are to close.


And I was watching Morse on ITV4 at 2AM
the other day and guess what no Adverts
just ads for ITV2 and 3.

That tells you they can not get Adverts booked
for 2AM.

So No
it will not mean more ads.



As for the Bill
I will prefer the one only New 9PM slot when it comes
I want more Blood on Cop Dramas
Keeping it real.

Like Taggart has some good Murd-ers

I may get murdered for saying this......but....call in quiz shows?

No he had to stop them after that corruption
Chewy stop going backwards, mate.

but whats forwards? They need to find a new way of getting income, maybe some more Corrie spin off DVD's, the last one got to #1 in the TV DVD charts, so they're a hit

The Future will come soon.

You do not need Spin Offs.

The Bill - doing very well.

Law and Order :UK - doing well

Lewis - doing well , starts New Series later this month.

Taggat - doing very well even though it was 90mins
and now is 60mins

ITV2 Comedy hour 10PM tonight : Celeb Juice & FM - doing well.

You have a great passion for ITV
I join you in that

but its all over the place
like on Richard and Judy flop on a channel
not enough visit.


So I say set them up on ITV again.

Yeah, maybe replace Goldenballs and try and beat Paul O'Grady again
Apparently they are gonna be doing some ITV books, on shows like


I like ITV due to its main strongpoint being in Manchester, near where I live

Yes I do not like Golden Balls
but some do.


The Point is Michael Grade (on SkyNews in 10mins)
is doing a good job
in the New Labour Depression.



You never say never in TV
so anything can come back later
if they want it.

Law and Order lost over 600,000 viewers. Yes, it's doing very well. :rolleyes:

Over all ,so far ,it is doing well.

And is on ITVHD
on FreesatHD



The biggest loss of viewers was Richard and Judy
on a channel not many go on.

yeah, Heartbeat can probably return when ITV is on its feet again

Do you know
they have 2 years of New Episodes of Heartbeat
still to be shown.


Sundays I guess.

Yeah, and by the time the two years have passed, we will be out of the recession, hopefully

This is a Depression from New Labour.
Never seen like this in their lifetime.

SkyNews
with Jeff Randall on now.

Just showed the Golden Days with Lew Grade.
Now Michael Grade is talking.

From the sounds of the measures taken today, ITV is going to be able to survive now

I still hate Henry.

Don't be horrid Posted...

Grade on Sky News, now is Right
the Regulators are holding ITV back.

A Conservative Media MP said it needs to be changed.


Get New Labour out
Then Grade can run as a business not under New Labour Control.

On SkyNews Live
just now Eamon Holmes
said he and his Wife Ruth are not able to do
This Morning - during the summer
as it will not be on.



I hope Ch4 /Endemol give us Live Feed 24/7

Told you Chewy
ITV now confirms they are keeping their Manchester division
and studios.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009...anchester-home

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009...-placement-ban


There you go Chewy
100% Proof that Stinking New Labour is Killing ITV
Fact.

ITV WILD AT HEART
 

How on earth can itv even think of stop filming a great program like Wild at Heart. There are six of us in my family ranging from the ages 85 to 7 and we all religously sit around the tv on a Sunday evening to watch this program. My youngest is aloud to stay up later on this night just to watch it. We all adore seeing the animals and my children have shown so much interest in Africa and there way of lives. He even recently mentioned in a topic at school! Please don't get rid of it, its the only program of its kind on itv that has not been duplicated. The cast are brilliant and the setting is amazing.