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Identity

What should we make of Identity, ITV1's big new police thriller series? It stars another refugee from The Wire, Aidan...

Posted by Adam Bowie on July 5, 2010 10:18 PM

To Watch and Listen To Between the Football

A few things that caught my eye this week: By far the best World Cup package surrounding the games must...

Posted by Adam Bowie on June 18, 2010 10:10 PM

Dropping The Ball

I know that a million and one other people have already talked about ITV's nightmare last night (yes - I'm...

Posted by Adam Bowie on June 13, 2010 8:28 AM

Sky One After Harry Hill... Again

I don't blame a presenter trying to maximise their value, but if reports are true, then Harry Hill is shortly...

Posted by Adam Bowie on January 13, 2010 11:28 AM

Ross Quits

The big news today is that Jonathan Ross has quit his job at the BBC. Although he'll be staying...

Posted by Adam Bowie on January 7, 2010 1:33 PM

Stripping

Is stripping a good idea? I mean the television scheduling practice of course. Tonight on ITV1, the first episode of...

Posted by Adam Bowie on January 4, 2010 8:11 PM

A Night With ITV(1)

Here's a strange thing: I just spent this evening watching ITV. At least, I spent 9pm to 11.45pm watching the...

Posted by Adam Bowie on December 28, 2009 11:57 PM

The Force

There's a lot of rubbish on televison. Most of it in fact. But once in a while there's something good....

Posted by Adam Bowie on October 14, 2009 10:30 PM

Watching Football on the Internet

And so it has come to pass - this weekend's dead rubber between the Ukraine and England, will only be...

Posted by Adam Bowie on October 5, 2009 2:01 PM

Smart Scheduling Decisions

Or perhaps they're not so smart. This week, Channel 4 starts showing a couple of hot(tish) new(ish) shows from HBO....

Posted by Adam Bowie on October 4, 2009 9:13 PM

All The Broadcast News That's Fit To (Re)Print

As the Edinburgh Television Festival approaches, and Autumn line-ups begin are announced and begin, this week's Broadcast magazine is chock...

Posted by Adam Bowie on August 27, 2009 11:40 AM

STV plc v ITV plc

Back in the summer of 2008, the radio station I work for was then called Virgin Radio which in turn...

Posted by Adam Bowie on August 26, 2009 5:54 PM

Comic Relief - The Other Channels

This Friday is Comic Relief night, and I shan't go on my usual rant about all the plugs that amount...

Posted by Adam Bowie on March 9, 2009 2:04 PM

When TV (or Radio) Uses Your Workplace

This Wednesday, ITV2 launches that rarest of things, a new sitcom. Actually, that's a bit unfair, as ITV has been...

Posted by Adam Bowie on February 22, 2009 8:48 PM

Too Demanding For Watch

There's a wonderful story in this week's Broadcast magazine. In a piece that explains how UKTV chanel "Watch" is having...

Posted by Adam Bowie on January 15, 2009 9:56 PM

The Prisoner - Free In Places

Good news - in the lead up to the ITV/AMC remake of The Prisoner appearing on our screens later this...

Posted by Adam Bowie on January 7, 2009 8:31 AM

Some Recent TV

If there's one thing clear in recent times, it's that ITV really needs to up its drama quotient. So I...

Posted by Adam Bowie on January 5, 2009 9:30 PM

Recent TV Bits

So a few interesting things are going on in television at the moment. I'm going to come back to Kangaroo...

Posted by Adam Bowie on December 10, 2008 2:34 PM

Televised Sport Update

Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided that it wouldn't award the EBU the rights to the 2014 winter...

Posted by Adam Bowie on December 10, 2008 1:55 PM

ITV

Far too much has been written about Kerry Katona and her behaviour on This Morning a couple of days ago....

Posted by Adam Bowie on October 24, 2008 6:24 PM