Category: DN: ATV Today News Archive 2002 – 2019

Long running talk show ‘Trisha’ has been axed by its current network, Channel Five. The show, fronted by Trisha Goddard, began life on ITV in 1998 when previous host Vanessa Feltz defected to the BBC after a row over pay. At the time production company Anglia Television said Vanessa had made a “completely unrealistic” pay demand of £2.75m. Vanessa’s BBC […]

  Find out what happens in second episode of ITV’s new supernatural drama series, Demons.   Demons [Week Three] Episode Two: ITV1, Saturday 10th January. 7.20pm   In the second episode six-year-old Madge (Kizzy Mee) might think her sister has been ‘taken up to heaven by an angel’ but Galvin (Philip Glenister) suspects otherwise. Everything points to half-life involvement and […]

  Find out what happens in next week’s episodes of Dexter and the opening instalment of the seventh season of 24.   24 [Week Three] Episode One: Sky One, Monday 12th January. 9pm.   Jack is back. 24 returns with its seventh and most explosive season. In an unmissable double bill, an old face becomes Jack new enemy. Two years […]

It formed part of the BBC’s festive hits, however the remake of classic tale ‘The 39 Steps’ has been met with a backlash of complaints from keen-eyed viewers. A highlight of the Christmas schedule the programme has been branded a disappointment due to the production team’s lackluster commitment to historic accuracy. While many may have enjoyed the piece as pure […]

Independent production companies have suggested that BBC Radio 4’s new commissioning policy is ‘starving’ the indies of programme slots. Under the changes to the system it is believed that the commissioning process will see more programming issued to fewer companies. Currently Radio 4 hires production companies on a programme by programme basis. However the new plans will see content contracts […]

Now that speculation over who’ll play the 11th Doctor is over the press have turned their attention towards the all important role of his new companion. Over the next weeks and months everyone under the sun will probably be linked to the role with Rachel Stevens, Kelly Brooke and Lilly Allen already featuring amongst tabloid speculation. So we’ve decided to […]

The BBC’s iPlayer service had its most successful month ever in December thanks to an impressive line-up of programmes on the BBC over the Christmas period. The BBC’s iPlayer service had its best month in December since it launched in 2007. The biggest month for the service was the result of an impressive line-up of programmes over the Christmas period […]

Several ex-soap stars are amongst the line-up of “celebrity” contestants in the fourth series of ITV’s Dancing On Ice. The 13 contestants for the forthcoming fourth season of Dancing On Ice have been confirmed by ITV and there are several ex-soap stars amongst them. Tabloid favourite and Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallet, who will soon leave the Yorkshire Soap, is one […]

Taking over from David Tennant would be a hard act for any actor as the actor has made the role of the Tom Baker as the 4th DoctorDoctor, well the 10th Doctor, his own. Not since Tom Baker has an actor in the role developed such a loyal following from his fans or attracted so much press attention and praise. […]

Cable network HBO, which has produced some of America’s most acclaimed drama, is developing an American version of the C4 Bafta winning drama series Shameless. USA cable network HBO is developing there own version of Paul Abbotts’ C4 drama series Shameless. HBO has signed a deal with writer and producer John Wells, who has worked on ER and The West […]