ITV news for the Isle of Man is being switched from Border Television to Granada. With the merger of the Border and Tyne Tees Television regions ITV Local have announced that the Isle of Man will be switched to the Granada Television region rather than also being covered by the new wider ITV North service. Dr Carmel McLaughlin, director […]
Read moreConflicting reports suggest that Countdown figures have improved since the new-look show aired, while others suggest the ratings for the game show are severely lower than the former series.
Read moreActor John Thomson is to return to Coronation Street for a longer stint following a brief appearance in the ITV soap late last year. It’s been confirmed that John Thomson will return to Coronation Street later this year for a longer stint following the actor’s brief appearance, as Jesse, late last year. The character is set to rekindle his romance […]
Read moreDemons actor Christian Cooke admits to being happy that Echo Beach, the flop ITV drama he had a role in, was axed. In an interview with The Daily Star actor Christian Cooke admits to being happy that ITV decided to axe flop series Echo Beach. The drama launched last January with much fanfare by ITV and was accompanied by companion […]
Read moreAfter months of the British public telling Ofcom they like local ITV, the regulator put profit above viewers once more. You just have to tune to the BBC’s Your News each week to see people complaining that local programming isn’t regional enough, isn’t relevant to them. Viewers want better local programmes, better local news. However under the guise of the […]
Read moreAs reported back in October of 2008 on the Alan Turnbull Emmerdale Fan Site, the old farm is for sale. The Daily Mail and such have taken three months to realise this and its suddenly become a ‘big’ story again. Rather than re-do the story, here is a link to our original article from October…
Read moreGerard Glaister produced some of the most memorable drama’s of the last thirty years from wartime drama’s such as Colditz and Secret Army to business drama’s such as The Brothers and Howard’s Way. We take a look back on the career of man who created some of Britain’s most memorable dramas. Gerard Glaister was born John Leslie Gerald Glaister in […]
Read moreThe Dutch company behind Big Brother, Endemol, has bought Australian company Southern Star which owns the international distribution rights to Home And Away, Blue Hellers and Wire in the Blood. Endemol, the Dutch company behind Big Brother, has bought the Australian company Southern Star, the company owns international distribution rights for Australian shows drama’s such as Water Rats, Blue Hellers […]
Read moreThere’ll be two new characters making their mark on the village of Emmerdale when they arrive on-screen in February. Nathan (Lyndon Ogbourne) and Maisie Wylde (Alice Coulthard) cause an immediate stir when they arrive in style to their dad Mark’s (Maxwell Caulfield) extravagant birthday party, hot on the heels of their younger brother Will (Oscar Lloyd) who arrives a day […]
Read moreLast week we looked back at the former Countdown presenters, Richard Whiteley, Carol Vorderman, Des Lynam and Des O’Connor. This week we turn to the new arrivals at the long-running Channel 4 game show; Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley.
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