Old ATV and TV-am Name for ITV Breakfast – Daybreak
A name first registered to ATV Network in 1979 is to be used as ITV’s new breakfast show title – Daybreak.
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No One Show return for Christine Bleakley
It’s been announced that Christine Bleakley will NOT return to BBC One’s magazine programme The One Show when it returns from a break next week. Bleakley will be replaced on the popular series by guest presenters until the corporation has found a new replacement. It’s been announced that Christine Bleakley will NOT return to BBC One’s magazine programme The […]
Read moreBrian Austin Green in talks to join Desperate Housewives
Actor Brian Austin Green is in talks to join the ABC soapy/drama series Desperate Housewives as a new love interest for the housewives. Actor Brian Austin Green is in talks to join the ABC soapy/drama series Desperate Housewives as a new love interest for the housewives. According to the Hollywood Reporter talks between the actor and producers are near […]
Read morePauline Quirke – The ITV Years
As we reported in May, television actress Pauline Quirke is joining the cast of Emmerdale. The one time ATV Beasts and Shine On Harvey Moon star has just started recording episodes of the long running Yorkshire based soap. ATV takes a flick through some of her more well known work at ITV – going as far back as 1973! […]
Read moreThree Housemates Join Big Brother 11
Tomorrow Channel 4 will be adding three new housemates to the Big Brother House. During the 9pm show host Davina McCall will unleash the latest contestants to Big Brother 11 literally from the skies. Tomorrow Channel 4 will be adding three new housemates to the Big Brother House. During the 9pm show host Davina McCall will unleash the latest contestants […]
Read moreDoctor For Coronation Street
Actor Oliver Mellor has joined the cast of Coronation Street, ITV has confirmed. Mellor, who has already begun filming with the Manchester-based soap, will appear as Gail Platt’s new medical centre boss Dr Matt Carter from next month. The character will be involved in the ongoing storyline involving Natasha Blakeman played by Rachel Leskovac. He is currently contracted […]
Read moreEastEnders Special On The Murdering Lucas
Religious lunatics aren’t new to soap opera. Brookside and Crossroads had their fair share of them over the years; from the 1969 Crossroads cult which lured Jill Richardson and Diane Lawton into the world of witchcraft to Simon Howe who in Brookside turned number 5 into a base of religious bliss, only to blow the place up after converting Terry […]
Read moreCBBC To Target Teens
CBBC will target teenagers through extending its broadcasting hours to 9pm and airing programmes it hopes will attract audiences following the closure of Blast, the BBC’s previous strand of programmes for teen audiences. When the BBC announced it was closing Blast, its strand of teen orientated programmes, it said it was leaving Channel Four to serve the audience group. […]
Read moreBBC Daytime hoping for budget boost
BBC Daytime bosses are hoping for a budget boost to produce more original and diverse programming following criticism of its schedules by the BBC Trust. According to Broadcast the BBC are planning to boost its daytime budget to produce more original and diverse programming following criticism of the schedules by the BBC Trust. A report by the Trust criticised […]
Read moreABC planning to cancel Brothers & Sisters?
Could the forthcoming fifth season of ABC’s soapy family drama Brothers and Sisters be its last? Could the forthcoming fifth season of ABC’s soapy family drama Brothers and Sisters be its last? There’s certainly rumours to that affect thanks to the network renewing the series for 18 episodes instead of the traditional 22 and also because of the departures […]
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