Historic drama rocks ITV: Profits plummet 93% as pandemic triggers historic drop in advertising sales By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 ITV profits plummeted by 93 per cent in the first half of the year after the pandemic triggered a historic … Read more
ITV confirms I’m A Celebrity will return this year for 20th series after COVID-19 threw its future into question It was previously unclear whether or not the show would go ahead later this year after the TV industry was thrown into chaos by coronavirus By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 12:10 BST, 30 July 2020 … Read more
ITV’s chief executive was today forced to defend ITV for letting the Jeremy Kyle show run for 15 years until a guest killed himself. Dame Carolyn McCall was forced to defend the longevity of the Jeremy Kyle Show while giving evidence to MPs about how Covid-19 has affected the channel. The show was axed in … Read more
Love Island bosses ‘cut footage of late stars Mike Thalassitis and Sophie Gradon from new special highlights show out of respect for their families’ If you have been affected by this story, you can call the Samaritans on 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 01:49 BST, 11 July 2020 | … Read more
‘She’s relatable to viewers as a working mum’: Billie Faiers ‘is being lined up by ITV bosses’ for the next series of Dancing On Ice By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 20:26 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 20:26 BST, 5 July 2020 Billie Faiers is said to be in talks to appear in the … Read more
Sir Trevor McDonald comes under fire in animal rights row after visiting camel wrestling event that ‘legitimises cruelty’ on ITV show Sir Trevor McDonald was criticised for visiting ‘camel wrestling’ on a ITV show Animal rights campaigners have argued that the programme ‘legitimises’ cruelty Sir Trevor says it is ‘natural behaviour’ by camels, who fight in … Read more
Educational kids TV show How – later re-branded How 2 – is said to be getting a reboot. The ITV show first aired in 1966 and was on and off the air for the subsequent five decades before being axed in 2006. Fronted over the years by the likes of Fred Dinenage, Gareth Jones, Carol Vorderman, Gail … Read more
Former ITV wrestling star Jim ‘Cry Baby’ Breaks, 83, is ruled unfit to stand trial due to dementia over the death of his British ex-girlfriend in Gran Canaria Jim Breaks was accused of fatally punching his ex-girlfriend in Gran Canaria The former wrestling star was facing a potential 15-year sentence in prison Donna Cowley, 47, … Read more
Centrica, Easyjet and ITV face relegation from FTSE 100 after coronavirus pandemic sends their shares plunging By Hugo Duncan And Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 Some of Britain’s biggest business names face relegation from the FTSE 100 after the Covid-19 pandemic … Read more
Ruth Langsford broke down in tears after she won £33,000 for charity as she took part in a gameshow alongside Eamonn Holmes. The TV personality, 60, appeared on a celebrity edition of Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow on Saturday, where she played a modernised version of Play Your Cards Right. And after winning the big money-prize … Read more