Big changes at ITV

Expect the return of
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
The X Factor

Drama:
'Vincent' starring Ray Winstone
'Jericho' starring Robert Lindsay
'Class of '76' starring Robert Carlyle
'Walk Away and I Stumble' starring Tamzin Outhwaite
'Secret Smile' starring David Tennant
'Cold Blood' starring Matthew Kelly

Documentary:
Tourette's Camp
Britain's Youngest Boozers
Supersize Surgery
Real Families season

Movies
Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets

Also
A new long-running hospital drama to rival BBC's Casualty & Holby City.
New installment of '49 Up'

New channels/other
ITV4, from November
ITV Broadband
Return to digital marketplace, learning from mistakes of the doomed ITV Digital

Identity
Entire channel lineup to be refreshed in Late 2005 with new on-screen presentation.

Add a second series of the awful Celebrity Love Island to that list




Well they all sound fascinating! Looks like ITV is really upping the quality of its documentaries! *note sarcasm*



Oh goody, another suedo soap set in a hospital. How many have we now then? Casualty, Holby City, ER, House...

I know, are they mad! I was shocked with that news. If they came up with an original, non trashy, non celebrity, reality TV show to rival BB then that would be okay, but pur-lease! I will not be watching this rubbish!

Good to see this back on ITV again!

Why is this thread called 'Big Changes at ITV'?

No Brian Conley...

Refreshed? It's supposed to be be a Rebrand.

Looks like more drama, less celebrity reality TV. Good stuff.

tvfreak As you know what programs are going to be shown do you know more about the presentation?

ITV have announced their autumn schedule today, see various outlets for that.

I think the original poster has just added other non-programme info that we already know and the rebrand speculation themselves and for some reason decided to focus on that rather than what has been announced today!

What's the odds on this being axed after three episodes?


The annoying thing with ITV1 is they have some bloody good drama - but alot of them are one off drama premieres.

If they redirected there efforts into more drama series they could have some weekly ratings bankers back in their schedule.

Oh, dear. I just thought it would be nice to discuss the changes at ITV.

And there have been changes. Not only about the impending rebrand, but with new decisions such as ITV4, the ITV Broadband service and of course the programming that's been comissioned to sort out ITV1.


I agree, and then maybe cut down on the soaps to make way for the new shows! Hope ITV give this new medical drama a chance, they axed Steel River Blues in a heartbeat and that had potential.