ITV Discussion Thread

ITV have produced their Programme Review 2007 and Statement of Programme Policy 2008

ITV Network Programming

ITV English Regions and ITV Border Programming

ITV Wales Programming

stv now have their 2007 Review and 2008 Statement online, although the design of them is very plain:

2007 Review

2008 Statement

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/19/itv.television


Can't say there is much in the Spring/Summer line up which stands out - and that Karaoke things sounds awful. It's pretty much the third show of it's kind in a year - that one with JK and Joel last year on ITV, Don't Forget the Lyrics which is coming to Sky and now this Fever Pitch - all pretty much the same show, and all pretty much based on a crap premise.

Uninspiring. No wonder Shaps has been let go.

It looks fairly strong considering Spring/Summer is always less impressive than Autumn and Winter. At least there is no major reality series like Love Island planned

I agree, and unlike Channel 4 they arent showing the same reality tv show every summer for years on end.

Also I did enjoy that show with JK and Joel - not the best Saturday night show but it was something different and entertaining.

Looking at the ITV Wales programme statement its interesting to see they are co producing 4 regional programmes with other regions - 2 with Granada and 2 with Central.

Not the best week for ITV1 then (not to make this sound like an anti-ITV post, even though it probably sounds like it);

- Further CITV reductions announced
- Tweaked website launched which still doesn't work properly
- Loss of F1 from 2009

though probably all worth it if they secure the Champions League rights. If they don't though it will be a very bad week indeed, and make ditching the F1 look extremely foolish.

"ITV merges regional management roles":
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a91984/itv-merges-regional-management-roles.html

There is now only one regional manager in "super-regions":

• Border and Tyne Tees
  
• Granada and Central
  
• Yorkshire and Anglia
  
• (plus West & Westcountry)
  

Well, with this announcement I think the channel could re-remould its schedule. Clearly Tuesday is now free for solid programming.



As you asked so nicely:

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Changes:
- Corrie gains a Tuesday and Thursday (8.30) episode and loses its Wednesday episode as well as the second Friday episode.
- Tonight brought back to once a week
- News at Ten five nights
- The Bill at 7.30 on Tuesday and Thursday, up against EastEnders.
- Two-hour dramas like Marple, Midsomer premiere Fridays at 8.
- Wednesday is the 'filler day' of the week with one off documentaries, regional shows, and Millionaire.

That was weird, there was just a trailer for a regional programme after Coronation Street. First time I've seen one in prime time for ages

Wales showed one just before we went to Part 2 of Coronation Street as well whilst everyone else had a Pushing Daisies trailer.