Anthony Brown is a researcher at ITV's daytime show, This Morning.
Here he explains that it is best to avoid pitching an idea that has already been discussed on Good Morning Britain and the types of stories which appeal to the programme.
Good evening. I’d like to start with an apology to Monica and Karen, our two signers tonight. They maybe from Signpost - our multi-award winning Gateshead-based signing business - but I bet they’ve not signed Anglo Saxon before….until tonight. Standby for a speech that can link Ant and Dec to the West Germanic version of Old English…yes, really.
What is the secret of producing a show like Coronation Street year after year, leaving audiences waiting for more, filling endless columns of news print, staying fresh and winning countless awards?
The answer? Meticulous planning.
ITV will merge their website, TV outlets and on-demand service under the ITV Hub.
The service will give viewers the ability to watch and catch up on shows in one place.
This will also be the first time that episodes of Family Guy and American Dad will be available on-demand without subscription.
Figures from ITV reveal that 30% of their online usage is from live streaming, which will be the main service of the Hub.
The RTS Cambridge Convention 2015 took place from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 September, seeing senior leaders from the television industry on both sides of the Atlantic converge on the city.
The topics covered over the three days ranged from the importance of the BBC worldwide, to a debate about the lessons learnt from the General Election 2015, to the continued challenge that the television industry faces with the rise of video content emerging on digital platforms.
ITV's Rugby World Cup is already the most watched sporting event of 2015.
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Television and radio presenter Alice Levine finds girls who complete computer coding in a male dominant industry. She takes Ellie, Daisy, Neelam, Tolani and Arooj to meet the UK’s most powerful women in technology. The girls are given a five-day task to invent a start up piece of technology.
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The worldwide hit TV drama based on the Crawley family and those who serve them is set to close its doors for the final time this September.
In a new promo video, this time set in 1925, of the prospect of not an entirely happy ending.
Downton Abbey is the highest rated UK television drama in the past decade, averaging 11 million viewers over the last five series.
The global phenomenon and BAFTA-winning show is produced by Carnival Films.
Filmmaker Marcus Plowright meets members of the clandestine gay Asian (‘Gaysian’) community, who often struggle to publically reconcile their sexuality with their culture and religion.
Keeley Hawes is set to lead new ITV drama The Durrells.
The actress, who previously appeared in Line of Duty and Ashes to Ashes, is set to play Louisa Durrell the upcoming six-part series.
Set in 1935, the series is based on Gerald Durrell’s classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs including much-loved My Family and Other Animals.
